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Table 6.3.1.1.1
Number of occupied dwellings misclassified as unoccupied dwellings for various characteristics, 2006 Census

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Characteristics Number of unoccupied dwellings Occupied dwellings misclassified as unoccupied
Estimated number Standard error Estimated rate (%) Standard error (%)
Canada 934,565 162,897 10,915 17.4 1.2
Urban > 50,000 495,781 127,404 10,052 25.7 2.0
Rural 438,784 35,493 3,900 8.1 0.9
Atlantic provinces 119,899 12,937 983 10.8 0.8
Newfoundland and Labrador 34,267 2,510 344 7.3 1.0
Prince Edward Island 9,077 711 160 7.8 1.8
Nova Scotia 45,298 6,765 825 14.9 1.8
New Brunswick 31,257 2,953 379 9.4 1.2
Quebec 192,297 40,479 3,796 21.1 2.0
Ontario 363,808 58,111 8,837 16.0 2.4
Prairies 139,653 21,078 2,308 15.1 1.7
Manitoba 35,126 3,755 838 10.7 2.4
Saskatchewan 43,899 4,377 696 10.0 1.6
Alberta 60,628 12,946 2,035 21.4 3.4
British Columbia 118,087 30,154 4,511 25.5 3.8
Territories 821 137 24 16.7 2.9
Yukon Territory 307 72 9 23.5 2.9
Northwest Territories 514 65 22 12.6 4.3
Selected CMAs
Montréal 52,642 17,882 2,314 34.0 4.4
Toronto 78,696 18,358 4,021 23.3 5.1
Vancouver 35,457 9,040 1,941 25.5 5.5
Type of private dwelling
Single-detached 328,775 57,151 3,999 17.4 1.2
Apartment in a building
with five or more storeys		 66,867 26,492 5,294 39.6 7.9
Other type of dwelling 207,406 79,254 6,623 38.2 3.2
Not in housing stock1 331,517 … … … …
…not applicable

Note: 

  1. These dwellings were originally classified as unoccupied dwellings. They are actually dwellings that are not in the housing stock. Therefore, none of them are misclassified occupied dwellings.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Dwelling Classification Survey.
Date Modified: 2020-10-16

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