Owner shelter-cost burden: Canadian provinces ranked (2021)
Measure: Owners 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: 14.8 (Canada).
- Lowest: 7.3 to 8.7 %
- Group 2: 8.7 to 9.7 %
- Group 3: 9.7 to 10 %
- Group 4: 10 to 16 %
- Highest: 16 to 19.3 %
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 | 19.3 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ontario | 17.7 |
| 3 | Alberta | 16 |
| 4 | Yukon | 11.7 |
| 5 | Saskatchewan | 11.1 |
| 6 | Quebec | 10 |
| 7 | Manitoba | 9.9 |
| 8 | Nova Scotia | 9.7 |
| 9 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 8.9 |
| 10 | Prince Edward Island | 8.8 |
| 11 | Northwest Territories | 8.7 |
| 12 | New Brunswick | 7.5 |
| 13 | Nunavut | 7.3 |
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 owners 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-owners-spending-30-pct-or-more-on-shelter/