Giving housing professionals and researchers key household characteristics from across Canada. Find data on home equity, income, housing types, tenure, core housing need and demographics. These tables give housing professionals, researchers and stakeholders an in-depth look at the key characteristics of households across Canada. This includes data and analysis on home equity, household incomes, housing types and tenure, household demographics and core housing need.

The City of Toronto monitors food affordability every year using the Ontario Nutritious Food Basket (ONFB) costing tool. Food prices, among other essential needs, have increased considerably in the last several years. People receiving social assistance and earning low wages often do not have enough money to cover the cost of basic expenses, including food. As such, ONFB data is best used to assess the cost of living in Toronto by analyzing food affordability in relation to income, alongside other local basic expenses. The dataset describes the affordability of food and other basic expenses relative to income for 13 household scenarios. Scenarios were selected to reflect household characteristics that increase the risk of being food insecure, including reliance on social assistance as the main source of income, single-parent households, and rental housing. A median income scenario has also been included as a comparator. Income, including federal and provincial tax benefits, and the cost of four basic living expenses - rent food, childcare, and transportation - are estimated for each scenario. Results show the estimated amount of money remaining at the end of the month for each household. Three versions of the scenarios were created to describe: Income scenarios with subsidies: Subsidies can substantially reduce a households’ monthly expenses. Local subsidies for rent (Rent-Geared-to-Income), childcare (Childcare Fee Subsidy), and transit (Fair Pass) are accounted for in this file. Income scenarios without subsidies + average market rent: In this file, rental costs are based on average market rent, as measured by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Income scenarios without subsidies + current market rent: Rental costs are based on current market rent (as of October 2023), as measured by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). All values are rounded to the nearest dollar.

Get these housing statistics on housing conditions of Indigenous households living off-reserve. This table summarizes how many households are living in acceptable housing, and how many are in core housing need. The data covers: incidence of core housing need average household income average STIR The geographies covered: Canada provinces and territories census metropolitan areas census agglomerations Source: CMHC (Census-based and National-Household-Survey-based housing indicators and data).

Get these housing statistics on Indigenous households living on-reserve. The data covers: tenure average income living in or able to access adequate and suitable housing living below adequacy and suitability standards and unable to access suitable housing The geographies covered: Canada provinces and territories Source: CMHC (Census-based and National-Household-Survey-based housing indicators and data). Datasets available for download