Housing, wealth and debt: How are young Canadians adapting to current financial and housing pressures?

Barriers to important milestones and traditional adulthood transitions have intensified in Canada. Sustained food inflation, elevated housing prices, and increasingly unaffordable rental costs across much of the country are casting a shadow over the middle-class dream for many households—and, in par...

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Main Authors: James Gauthier, Carter McCormack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Statistics Canada 2024-03-01
Series:Economic and Social Reports
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Online Access:https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/36-28-0001/2024003/article/00004-eng.htm
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description Barriers to important milestones and traditional adulthood transitions have intensified in Canada. Sustained food inflation, elevated housing prices, and increasingly unaffordable rental costs across much of the country are casting a shadow over the middle-class dream for many households—and, in particular, for young families. This article provides an overview of household balance sheets and key financial metrics for young families as they adjust to current market conditions and begin to build financial resilience.
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Housing, wealth and debt: How are young Canadians adapting to current financial and housing pressures?
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New housing price indices
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Family expenses
Household spending
Living expenses
Corporate balance sheets
title Housing, wealth and debt: How are young Canadians adapting to current financial and housing pressures?
title_full Housing, wealth and debt: How are young Canadians adapting to current financial and housing pressures?
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title_short Housing, wealth and debt: How are young Canadians adapting to current financial and housing pressures?
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topic New housing price indices
Family expenditures
Family expenses
Household spending
Living expenses
Corporate balance sheets
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