Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021
Tenure
Tenure
Definition
Tenure refers to whether the household owns or rents their private dwelling. The private dwelling may be situated on rented or leased land or be part of a condominium. A household is considered to own their dwelling if some member of the household owns the dwelling even if it is not fully paid for, for example if there is a mortgage or some other claim on it. A household is considered to rent their dwelling if no member of the household owns the dwelling. A household is considered to rent that dwelling even if the dwelling is provided without cash rent or at a reduced rent, or if the dwelling is part of a cooperative.
For historical and statutory reasons, shelter occupancy on Indian reserves or settlements does not lend itself to the usual classification by standard tenure categories. Therefore, a special category, 'dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band,' has been created for census purposes.
Statistical unit(s)
Classification(s)
Reported in
2021 and 2016 (25% sample); 2011Footnote 1 (30% sample); 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1986Footnote 2 and 1981Footnote 3 (20% sample). For availability prior to 1981, refer to Appendix 2.1.
Reported for
Private households
Question number(s)
Direct variable: Questions E1, E1a) and E1b)
Responses
Owned; Rented; Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band
Remarks
Not applicable
Note(s)
Related 2021 data products
- Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population (98-316-X2021001)
- Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population (98-404-X2021001)
- Census Program Data Viewer (CPDV) (98-507-X2021001)
- Acceptable housing by tenure: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (98-10-0246-01)
- Acceptable housing by tenure: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations (98-10-0249-01)
- Age of primary household maintainer by tenure: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (98-10-0232-01)
- Age of primary household maintainer by tenure: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations (98-10-0231-01)
- Core housing need by tenure including presence of mortgage payments and subsidized housing: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (98-10-0247-01)
- Core housing need by tenure including presence of mortgage payments and subsidized housing: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations (98-10-0248-01)
- Dwelling condition by tenure: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (98-10-0233-01)
- Dwelling condition by tenure: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations (98-10-0234-01)
- Family characteristics of seniors by housing indicators: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations (98-10-0250-01)
- Family characteristics of seniors by total income statistics: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations (98-10-0251-01)
- Housing suitability by tenure, with household type including census family structure: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (98-10-0238-01)
- Housing suitability by tenure: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (98-10-0237-01)
- Housing suitability with bedroom shortfall by tenure, with household size: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations (98-10-0235-01)
- Housing suitability with bedroom shortfall by tenure: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations (98-10-0236-01)
- Shelter cost by tenure including presence of mortgage payments and subsidized housing: Canada, provinces and territories and census subdivisions affiliated with First Nations or Indian bands (98-10-0254-01)
- Shelter cost by tenure including presence of mortgage payments and subsidized housing: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations (98-10-0253-01)
- Shelter-cost-to-income ratio by tenure including presence of mortgage payments and subsidized housing : Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (98-10-0255-01)
- Shelter-cost-to-income ratio by tenure: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations (98-10-0252-01)
- Structural type of dwelling by tenure: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (98-10-0240-01)
- Structural type of dwelling by tenure: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations (98-10-0239-01)
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