Shelter-cost burden, all households: Canadian provinces ranked (2021)
Measure: Households spending 30% or more on shelter (%). All 13 provinces and territories with data in Households spending 30% or more on shelter by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2021.
National value: 20.9 (Canada).
- Lowest: 5.7 to 12.9 %
- Group 2: 12.9 to 16.1 %
- Group 3: 16.1 to 17.2 %
- Group 4: 17.2 to 21.2 %
- Highest: 21.2 to 25.5 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | British Columbia | 25.5 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ontario | 24.2 |
| 3 | Alberta | 21.2 |
| 4 | Nova Scotia | 17.9 |
| 5 | Manitoba | 17.3 |
| 6 | Saskatchewan | 17.2 |
| 7 | Yukon | 16.2 |
| 8 | Quebec | 16.1 |
| 9 | Prince Edward Island | 15.5 |
| 10 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 14.6 |
| 11 | New Brunswick | 12.9 |
| 12 | Northwest Territories | 11.9 |
| 13 | Nunavut | 5.7 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0252-01: Shelter-cost-to-income ratio by tenure, household income, household type, housing suitability and dwelling condition: Canada, provinces and territories. Reference period: 2021.
Cite this ranking
Canadian provinces and territories ranked by households spending 30% or more on shelter (%) (2021). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0252-01: Shelter-cost-to-income ratio by tenure, household income, household type, housing suitability and dwelling condition: Canada, provinces and territories; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-14. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-households-spending-30-pct-or-more-on-shelter/