This dataset includes three tables which were custom ordered from Statistics Canada. There is a table each for Vancouver CMA, Montreal CMA, and Toronto CMA, and the tables contain variables regarding dwelling characteristics, tenure, and shelter cost.
The dataset is in Beyond 20/20 (.ivt) format. The Beyond 20/20 browser is required in order to open it. This software can be freely downloaded from the Statistics Canada website: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/public/beyond20-20 (Windows only).
For information on how to use Beyond 20/20, please see:
http://odesi2.scholarsportal.info/documentation/Beyond2020/beyond20-quickstart.pdf
https://wiki.ubc.ca/Library:Beyond_20/20_Guide
Custom order from Statistics Canada includes the following dimensions and variables:
Geography: Montreal CMA, Vancouver CMA, Toronto CMA to the census tract level
Total Shelter Cost: Under $500 to over $3000 in $500 intervals
Shelter Cost to-Income Ratio: Spending less than 15%, 15-30%, 30-50%, 50% or more
Tenure: Owner (including presence of mortgage), renter, subsidized housing, not subsidized housing
Condominium Status: Condominium, not a condominium
Household Size: 1 person, 2 persons, 3 or more people
Number of Bedrooms: No bedroom or 1 bedroom, 2 or more bedrooms
Structural Type:
-Single detached house
-Apartment with 5 or more stories
-Semi-detached house, row house or other single detached house
-Apartment or flat in a duplex
-Apartment, building with fewer than 5 stories
Household Income: Median income and average income only
Original file names:
EO3091_Table1_Montreal.ivt
EO3091_Table1_Toronto.ivt
EO3091_Table1_Vancouver.ivt