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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.


{|class="wikitable"
See [[/Analysis|analysis]] for details.
!colspan="2"|Supply
|-
|studio
|132060
|-
|1-bedroom
|2124485
|-
|2-bedroom
|3829965
|-
|3-bedroom
|4982900
|-
|4-bedroom or more
|3909525
|-
!colspan="2"|Demand
|-
|Singles with '''no''' children
|6850005
|-
|Couples with '''no''' children
|4286165
|-
|Single parents with '''1''' child
|1019940
|-
|Couples with '''1 or more''' children
|4290420
|-
|Single parents with '''2 or more''' children
|666400
|}
<small>Data source: <cite>Canadian Census 2021</cite> https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A000011124&SearchText=Canada<!-- TODO: upload the spreadsheet with the formulas that calculated these numbers --></small>


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* option 1: elaborate under the same ''housing shortage'' heading, and add more to the ''solutions'' list
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* 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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===Solutions===
* '''[[Increase housing supply]]'''
* '''[[subdivide housing|Subdivide ''some'' units into smaller ones]]'''

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