Households that spent 30% or more of income on shelter costs, Ontario, 2011 to 2021 ^{Footnote 1}^{Footnote 2}

Households that spent 30% or more of income on shelter costs, Ontario, 2011 to 2021 ^{Footnote 1}^{Footnote 2}
Census years	Percent of households that spent 30% or more of income on shelter costs
2011	27.0
2016	27.7
2021	24.2

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Footnote 1

The classification related to housing affordability is whether the occupants of the dwelling paid 30% or more of household total income towards shelter costs. In 1986, CMHC and the provinces agreed to use the 30% threshold to measure affordability for the purposes of defining need for social housing.

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Footnote 2

Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero in non-farm, off reserve private dwellings.

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Footnote 3

Suitable housing has enough bedrooms for the size and composition of private households according to the National Occupancy Standard.

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Footnote 4

Adequate housing refers to housing where the dwelling does not require major repairs.

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Footnote 5

Core housing need refers to whether a private household's housing falls below at least one of the indicator thresholds for housing adequacy, affordability or suitability, and would have to spend 30% or more of its total before‑tax income to pay the median rent of alternative local housing that is acceptable (attains all three housing indicator thresholds).

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Footnote 6

2021 is the first Census year in which shelter costs were derived for households living in dwellings provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band.

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Footnote 7

Shelter cost refers to the average monthly total of all shelter expenses paid by households.
Shelter costs for owner households include, where applicable, mortgage payments, property taxes and condominium fees, along with the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services. For renter households, shelter costs include, where applicable, the rent and the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services. For households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band, shelter costs include, where applicable, the monthly use or occupancy payment and the costs of electricity, heat, water and other municipal services.

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Footnote 8

Primary household maintainer refers to the first person in the household identified as someone who pays the rent or the mortgage, or the taxes, or the electricity bill, and so on, for the dwelling.

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Footnote 9

Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings.

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Footnote 10

Owner and renter households, and households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band, in non-farm private dwellings.

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Households that spent 30% or more of income on shelter costs, Ontario, 2011 to 2021 ^{Footnote 1}^{Footnote 2}

Households that spent 30% or more of income on shelter costs, Ontario, 2011 to 2021 Footnote 1Footnote 2

Households that spent 30% or more of income on shelter costs, Ontario, 2011 to 2021 ^{Footnote 1}^{Footnote 2}