Owners in core housing need, 2024: Canadian provinces ranked
Measure: Owner households in core housing need, 2024 (%). All 10 provinces and territories with data in Households in core housing need by province, 2024, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.
National value: 5.7 (Canada).
- Lowest: 1.8 to 3.6 %
- Group 2: 3.6 to 5.2 %
- Group 3: 5.2 to 6.5 %
- Group 4: 6.5 to 7.8 %
- Highest: 7.8 to 8.1 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: Canadian Housing Survey 2024; Canada is 'provinces only' (territories are not in this series). This is a different series from the site's 2018 core-housing-need table.
| 1 | British Columbia | 8.1 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alberta | 7.8 |
| 3 | Nova Scotia | 7.7 |
| 4 | Ontario | 6.5 |
| 4 | Saskatchewan | 6.5 |
| 6 | Manitoba | 5.2 |
| 7 | New Brunswick | 4.3 |
| 8 | Prince Edward Island | 3.6 |
| 9 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 2.7 |
| 10 | Quebec | 1.8 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 46-10-0085-01: Households and persons in core housing need, Canada, provinces and selected census subdivisions, by tenure including first-time homebuyer and social and affordable housing status. Reference period: 2024.
Cite this ranking
Canadian provinces and territories ranked by owner households in core housing need, 2024 (%) (2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 46-10-0085-01: Households and persons in core housing need, Canada, provinces and selected census subdivisions, by tenure including first-time homebuyer and social and affordable housing status; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-14. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-owner-households-in-core-housing-need-2024/