Study: northern houses the most run-down in Canada

If you live in Canada’s North, you are far more likely than someone in the South to be living in a house that is in need of major repairs, says the Conference Board of Canada in an Oct. 6 release.

According to Statistics Canada’s 2006 census data, the proportion of residences that need repairs in every northern region in is higher than in the South.

In every province with a northern region, the single census division with the highest percentage of houses in need of major repairs is in the northern part of that province.

As well, all three territories have a higher proportion of homes requiring major repairs than even the worst-performing province.

In Nunavut’s Kitikmeot and Kivalliq regions, about one in four homes needs repairs. In Nunavik, about one in five homes need repairs.

Produced by the Conference Board of Canada’s Centre for the North, this map is part of a series of maps.

It’s designed to illustrate similarities and differences between Canada’s North and South, and between northern regions, and to provide policy-directed research to decision makers.

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At least one in five families in Nunavut and Nunavik live in homes which need repair, according to this map released Oct. 6 by the Conference Board of Canada.