The majority of the residential real estate stock in Canada classed as private dwellings occupied by usual residents was single-detached houses in 2022. A considerable part of homes were apartments (about 34 percent), of which the most were apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys. Meanwhile, 1.3 percent of the homes were movable dwellings, such as tents, recreational vehicles, travel trailers, houseboats or floating homes.
Distribution of residential real estate units in Canada in 2021, by building type
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Excluding collective dwellings, such as dwellings offering services for children or minors, persons with psychological disabilities, physical challenges or disabilities, developmental disabilities.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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