The Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy @lispop.bsky.social · 18/06/2026There’s a problem here: StatsCan defines a dwelling as any kind of structure that can house people. A massive suburban McMansion and a shoebox condo are both equally dwellings. When we unpacked this data, the number of single-detached homes per 1k adults has been steadily declining since 2000. 100
The Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy @lispop.bsky.social · 18/06/2026With the decline of single-family homes available, it means that the availability of homes most desirable for families are stifled. The PBO found that the number of Canadian households in 2021 would have been 631,000 higher if attainable housing existed. www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/publicati...pbo-dpb.caHousehold Formation and the Housing Stock 100
The Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy @lispop.bsky.social · 18/06/2026The reason that more attainable housing doesn’t exist is because the number of new constructions of single-family homes has steadily declined since 2004, while apartments and other units have been on the rise. 100