From 2015 to 2022, Canada’s population increased by 3.3 million compared to only 1.6 million housing completions.
housing affordability
July 4, 2023
11:17AM
From 2013 to 2022, Canada’s population grew by 427,439 people annually yet only 196,872 housing units were completed annually.
April 13, 2023
10:05AM
Among Canada’s largest metropolitan areas, the three with the fewest housing units per 1,000 were in Ontario.
February 17, 2023
4:00AM
The country's rental vacancy rate fell to 1.9 per cent—the lowest it’s been since 2001.
February 15, 2023
10:30AM
Calgary's rental vacancy rate for purpose-built rental units fell from 5.1 per cent to 2.7 per cent.
January 3, 2023
8:48AM
Toronto plans to overhaul zoning and housing approvals by early this year.
December 16, 2022
10:46AM
In the 1970s roughly one home was built annually for every 1.2 new Ontarians compared to 2.4 new Ontarians in the most recent decade.
April 29, 2022
9:03AM
The best way to increase housing affordability is to build more homes.
February 10, 2022
9:32AM
Toronto had 360 housing units per 1,000 residents in 2020, well below the national average of 424.
August 3, 2021
1:37PM
There are 360 homes for every 1,000 GTA residents—well below the Canadian average.