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Does Canada have enough housing? Let's do a [[housing supply analysis]] using census data.
==Housing shortage==
Canada has a [[housing shortage]].


==All of Canada==
Single adults [[shortage of single-person homes|outnumber single-person homes]] by more than 3 to 1. This leads to some people being stuck living with relatives or roommates they don't get along with, or even ex-partners. Of the single people who ''can'' afford to live alone, it's common to live alone in a multi-bedroom home; this leads to a shortage of housing for families as well.


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See [[/Analysis|analysis]] for details.


==Custom region==
{{pn|TODO: also write about [[homelessness]] and lack of [[walkability]]}}
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* option 1: elaborate under the same ''housing shortage'' heading, and add more to the ''solutions'' list
* option 2: append the page with new headings for each problem, each with their own solutions list. issue: solutions overlap
* option 3: just have 2 main headings: ''problems'' and ''solutions''; put the problems as subheadings under ''problems''; let the ''solutions'' list address all the problems at once.
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Download the 2021 census data for that region. Do the following calculations:
===Solutions===
 
* '''[[Increase housing supply]]'''
Supply:
* '''[[subdivide housing|Subdivide ''some'' units into smaller ones]]'''
// TODO
Demand:
s0 = find("Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data");
c0 = find("Married couples","Without children") + find("Common-law couples","Without children");
// TODO: finish this
 
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Latest revision as of 14:55, 20 April 2024

Housing shortage

Canada has a housing shortage.

Single adults outnumber single-person homes by more than 3 to 1. This leads to some people being stuck living with relatives or roommates they don't get along with, or even ex-partners. Of the single people who can afford to live alone, it's common to live alone in a multi-bedroom home; this leads to a shortage of housing for families as well.

See analysis for details.

TODO: also write about homelessness and lack of walkability

Solutions