This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (247 items: Carbonear; Newfoundland and Labrador; Corner Brook; Newfoundland and Labrador; Grand Falls-Windsor; Newfoundland and Labrador; Gander; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Type of structure (4 items: Apartment structures of three units and over; Apartment structures of six units and over; Row and apartment structures of three units and over; Row structures of three units and over ...), Type of unit (4 items: Two bedroom units; Three bedroom units; One bedroom units; Bachelor units ...).

Number of townhome and apartment rentals in urban centres with at least 10,000 people. Organized by province, number of bedrooms and building size. Drawn from CMHC’s Rental Market Survey, this data table helps industry professionals make informed rental market decisions.

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (37 items: Census metropolitan areas; Saguenay; Quebec; Calgary; Alberta; Edmonton; Alberta ...).

Note: This dataset as of March 14th, 2025, now contains data on all 12 data elements. The only outstanding data is 2SLGBTQ+ households in table "Data_Element_ 3" which will be updated once the to-be-received custom census order has been provided to us. Any further updates will be noted below.

Update 1 (March 14, 2025): Tables "Data_Element_1a" and "...1b" have been updated to exclude some non-rail rapid transit stops that were erroneous included, notably in Winnipeg.

For more information, please visit HART.ubc.ca.

Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)

This database was created to accompany the dashboard on HART's website called the "Federal Housing Needs Assessment Template." URL: https://hart.ubc.ca/federal-hna-template/.

This dashboard presents housing-related data to help communities complete the Housing Needs Assessment template requested by the Government of Canada as a requirement for certain funding applications. For more information on that template, please visit the Government of Canada's website (https://housing-infrastructure.canada.ca/housing-logement/hna-ebml/template-modele-eng.html).

This dataset represents the underlying data used to populate HART's dashboard. The data contains some public and custom data from Canada's Census of Population (author: Statistics Canada), public data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) regarding it's Rental Market Survey as well as it's Starts and Completions Survey, private data from the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada, and data created by Licker Geospatial Consulting Co. specifically for this dashboard. Due to the variety of sources, the dataset is not complete for every CSD.

The full list of data elements, their sources, and any methodological considerations can be found in the attached file "Federal-HNA-Template-Methodology.pdf".

The other attached files have been named to correspond with the Data Elements listed in the methodology document on page 2. Each file contains data on all available geographies. Some files will have a letter after he number (i.e. "1a" and "1b") if there was more than one data table associated with a given data element. Some data will not be available until March 14, 2025, namely elements 3, 5, and 11.

Data Elements:

1. Counts and percentages of households within 800m and 200m of rail/light-rail transit station (applies only to municipalities with 2021 population of 30,000+, excluding BC and Quebec) (HICC Section 3.1.1)
2. Changes to headship rates 2016-2021 & Household Suppression by age of Primary household maintainer following the Province of British Columbia’s HNR methodology (HICC Section 3.3)
3. (Part 2, March 14) Provide priority groups by core housing need status (Youth age 18-29, 2SLGBTQ+, People dealing with mental health and addictions issues, Veterans) (HICC Section 4.1)
4. Number of secondary rental units (HICC Section 5.2.1)
5. (Part 2, March 14) The number of affordable units for low and very low-income households built, and the number lost (HICC Section 5.3)
6. Change in Average rents (HICC Section 5.4)
7. Change in Vacancy rates (HICC Section 5.5)
8. Changes in core housing need over time in both tenant and owner-occupied households (HICC Section 5.6)
9. Number of housing units that are subsidized (HICC Section 5.7.1)
10. Number of housing units that are below market rent in the private market (HICC Section 5.7.1)
11. (Part 2, March 14th) Number of co-operative housing units (HICC Section 5.7.1)
12. Housing starts by structural type and tenure (HICC Section 5.9.2)

Each "Data_Element_#" file has the geography indicated as a 7-digit geocode (e.g. 1001101). This geocode is drawn from Statistics Canada's Standard Geographical Classification (SCG) which provides standard names and codes for the geographical regions of Canada.

Each geocode may have multiple rows of data. For example, in the file Data_Element_6 each geography has three rows:

1. % Change in Avg Rent,
2. Avg Monthly Rent, and
3. Change in Avg Rent.

(2025)

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (13 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Atlantic provinces ...), Housing estimates (3 items: Housing starts; Housing under construction; Housing completions ...), Type of unit (6 items: Total units; Multiples; Single-detached; Semi-detached ...), Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonally adjusted at annual rates ...).

Housing Starts in Canada decreased to 229.03 Thousand units in February from 239.32 Thousand units in January of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Canada Housing Starts - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (47 items: Canada; Atlantic provinces; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Type of unit (6 items: Total units; Single-detached units; Multiples; Semi-detached units ...).