The figures were calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ using data from Statistics Canada as the number of minus the number of new families formed that year. The number of families formed that year was calculated as the in a given year minus the number of families in the previous year.
The figures on the number of families include census families, such as couples with or without children and single parents, and not in census families, such as single people without children.
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Housing shortage in Canada 2016-2022, by metropolitan areas
The metropolitan area of Toronto had *** of the largest housing shortages between 2016 and 2022. Just in 2022, there were ** housing completions less than new families were formed or registered in the Toronto. Meanwhile, the metro area of the city of Quebec saw more housing completions than families throughout that period, with the exception of 2021.
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