A fair path to own should sit beside good homes to rent. Track who owns their main home, and be clear about who the survey counts.
Time covered: 1999 — 2023
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Main earner under 35
44.4Last point · 2023 · Share of family units owning their main home (%)Main earner aged 35–44
63.3Last point · 2023 · Share of family units owning their main home (%)Main earner aged 55–64
71.8Last point · 2023 · Share of family units owning their main home (%)Share of family units owning their main home (%) · The marks show the survey’s 95% range of doubt.
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Dots show six survey years by the main earner’s age. Marks show the source’s 95% ranges. No values are filled in between surveys.
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| Time | All ages of main earner | Low end of the range | High end of the range | Main earner under 35 | Low end of the range | High end of the range | Main earner aged 35–44 | Low end of the range | High end of the range | Main earner aged 45–54 | Low end of the range | High end of the range | Main earner aged 55–64 | Low end of the range | High end of the range | Main earner aged 65 and up | Low end of the range | High end of the range |
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| 1999 | 59.6% | 58.6% | 60.5% | 35.7% | 33.7% | 37.7% | 62.1% | 60.2% | 64.1% | 72.1% | 69.9% | 74.1% | 73.9% | 71.2% | 76.4% | 66.9% | 64.6% | 69.2% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | 60.2% | 63.6% | 31.9% | 28.4% | 35.6% | 68.5% | 64.3% | 72.5% | 74.5% | 70.9% | 77.8% | 76.7% | 71.7% | 81.1% | 69.2% | 65.5% | 72.6% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | 61.2% | 63.8% | 37.4% | 34.4% | 40.4% | 65% | 61.1% | 68.7% | 71.2% | 68.4% | 74% | 72.7% | 69.3% | 75.9% | 70.8% | 68.4% | 73.2% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | 60.8% | 62.6% | 35% | 32.8% | 37.2% | 64% | 61.3% | 66.7% | 69.7% | 67% | 72.3% | 77.2% | 75% | 79.3% | 66.9% | 64.7% | 69% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | 60.9% | 62.9% | 35.8% | 33.2% | 38.5% | 60.5% | 57.6% | 63.4% | 71.9% | 69% | 74.6% | 72.8% | 70.2% | 75.3% | 70.1% | 67.9% | 72.2% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | 63.7% | 65.8% | 44.4% | 41.5% | 47.3% | 63.3% | 60.4% | 66% | 72.9% | 70.4% | 75.3% | 71.8% | 69.3% | 74.2% | 70.3% | 68.4% | 72% |
Ownership can help people build wealth. We want the path to be open to more people, without treating renters as a failure or promising a sure return.
Allow small homes, flats and safe ways to split lots. Track the full cost to buy and rent. Give people real choices near work and daily needs.
WAKE UP CANADA
Help more people see the facts and the plan.
A fair path to own should sit beside good homes to rent. Track who owns their main home, and be clear about who the survey counts.
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What this does not show: This is not the share of all young adults who own. An adult living with parents can count in the parents’ family. The survey leaves out the territories, reserves, other Indigenous settlements and some group homes and institutions. Read the source for all exclusions. Groups change between surveys. The rates do not show buying costs or prove a policy’s effect.
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