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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by core housing need: Renters

All 13 provinces and territories with data in Core housing need by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2018.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 46-10-0056-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-10-26

National value: 23 (Canada).

Lowest: 14.4 to 19.8 %
Group 2: 19.8 to 24 %
Group 3: 24 to 26 %
Group 4: 26 to 27 %
Highest: 27 to 49 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Nunavut	49
2	Yukon	30
3	British Columbia	27
4	Newfoundland and Labrador	26
4	Ontario	26
4	Manitoba	26
4	Saskatchewan	26
8	Nova Scotia	24
9	Alberta	21
10	Northwest Territories	20
11	New Brunswick	19.8
12	Quebec	16.4
13	Prince Edward Island	14.4

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 46-10-0056-01: Core housing need, by tenure including first-time homebuyer and social and affordable housing status. Reference period: 2018.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by core housing need: Renters (2018). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 46-10-0056-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-26. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-core-housing-need-renters/

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