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New insights on affordability : update on housing hardship from the 2021 Census.: NH18-33/85-2024E-PDF

"Housing affordability is a complex issue that can be viewed from many different angles. The shelter-cost-to-income ratio (STIR) is a metric often used to assess housing affordability. When this ratio exceeds 30%, it suggests that households may struggle to afford other necessities like food, clothing, and transportation. However, it doesn’t directly address whether housing expenses leave a household with enough income for those necessities"--Page [1].

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Publication information
Department/Agency
  • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, issuing body.
TitleNew insights on affordability : update on housing hardship from the 2021 Census.
Series title
  • Research insight
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Caption title.
  • "Housing research."
  • "70484 20240527-002A."
  • Issued also in French under title: Nouveau regard sur l’abordabilité : mise à jour sur les difficultés de logement selon les données du Recensement de 2021.
  • The publication in PDF format was removed on 25 November 2025 at the request of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information
  • Ottawa, ON : CMHC = SCHL, [2024].
  • ©2023
Description1 online resource (6, A1 pages) : graphs, photographs.
Catalogue number
  • NH18-33/85-2024E-PDF
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