Standing Senate Committee on National Finance (NFFN) (May 28, 2024)
ANNEX E: FCAC data on homeowners with/without mortgages and renters (graphs)

Figure 1. Percentage of Canadians who owned their home with a mortgage, owned their home without a mortgage or who rented their home

Line graph: Percentage of Canadians who owned trheir home with a mortgage, owned their home without a mortgage or rented their home
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Table 1: Percentage of Canadians who owned their home with a mortgage. owned their home without a mortgage or who rented their home
  *March - May 2019 Aug - Oct 2020 Nov 2020 - Jan 2021 Feb - April 2021 May - July 2021 **Aug - Dec 2021 Jan - March 2022 April - June 2022 July - Sept 2022 Oct - Dec 2022 Jan - March 2023 April - June 2023 July - Sept 2023 Oct - Dec 2023 Jan - March 2024
Homeowners without a mortgage 28.4% 26.9% 25.5% 24.6% 22.7% 21.9% 22.1% 21.8% 21.7% 22.3% 21.6% 21.9% 27.1% 26.4% 26.9%
Homeowners with a mortgage 39.9% 40.1% 39.4% 38.3% 34.6% 32.7% 32.0% 33.8% 33.2% 35.6% 33.4% 32.1% 38.4% 37.4% 34.2%
Renters 31.8% 33.0% 35.1% 37.1% 42.7% 45.5% 45.9% 44.4% 45.0% 42.1% 45.0% 46.0% 34.5% 36.1% 38.9%

*These results come from the 2019 Canadian Financial Capability Survey.

** Data were not collected during September and October 2021 because of rthe federal election.

Figure 2. Percentage of Canadians who kept up with their financial commitments without any problems

Picture 2: Line graph - Percentage of Canadians who kept their financial commitments without any problems
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Table 2: Percentage of Canadians who kept up with their commitments without any problems
  **March - May 2019 Aug - Oct 2020 Nov 2020 - Jan 2021 Feb - April 2021 May - July 2021 ***Aug - Dec 2021 Jan - March 2022 April - June 2022 July - Sept 2022 Oct - Dec 2022 Jan - March 2023 April - June 2023 July - Sept 2023 Oct - Dec 2023 Jan - March 2024
Homeowners without a mortgage 80.2% 74.4% 74.3% 76.0% 69.5% 66.7% 64.9% 62.9% 60.7% 55.8% 62.1% 64.9% 70.1% 63.0% 64.5%
Homeowners with a mortgage 56.0% 56.9% 54.9% 51.7% 51.2% 49.3% 45.4% 44.4% 41.4% 35.9% 41.9% 34.7% 40.8% 37.1% 38.7%
Renters 50.1% 45.4% 48.4% 43.0% 45.5% 41.6% 39.2% 36.6% 32.3% 30.8% 36.9% 31.9% 37.1% 34.2% 32.6%

 

* Among Canadians who had financial commitments (97.0% in the MFWBM, 98.7% in the 2019 CFCS).

** These results come from the 2019 Canadian Financial Capability Survey.

*** Data were not collected during September and October 2021 because of rthe federal election.

Figure 3. Percentage of Canadians who needed to draw on their savings because of economic conditions    

Figure 3: Line graph - Percentage of Canadians who needed to draw on their savings because of economic conditions
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Table 3: Percentage of Canadians who needed to draw on their savings because of economic conditions
  Aug - Oct 2020 Nov 2020 - Jan 2021 Feb - April 2021 May - July 2021 *Aug - Dec 2021 Jan - March 2022 April - June 2022 July - Sept 2022 Oct - Dec 2022 Jan - March 2023 April - June 2023 July - Sept 2023 Oct - Dec 2023 Jan - March 2024
Homeowners without a mortgage 23.4% 24.8% 23.7% 29.2% 31.1% 31.5% 30.1% 35.4% 42.3% 41.9% 39.6% 33.8% 35.9% 33.2%
Homeowners with a mortgage 35.0% 32.3% 36.2% 33.2% 39.9% 36.5% 41.0% 51.5% 56.5% 54.5% 62.6% 57.1% 56.9% 48.6%
Renters 46.2% 41.7% 51.9% 51.3% 50.1% 51.2% 55.0% 58.5% 62.9% 58.5% 68.3% 59.5% 62.4% 59.5%

* Data were not collected during September and October 2021 because of rthe federal election.

Figure 4. Percentage of Canadians who spent more than they earned

Figure 4: Line graph - Percentage of Canadians who spent more than they earned
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Table 4: Percentage of Canadians who spent more thant they earned
  *March - May 2019 Aug - Oct 2020 Nov 2020 - Jan 2021 Feb - April 2021 May - July 2021 **Aug - Dec 2021 Jan - March 2022 April - June 2022 July - Sept 2022 Oct - Dec 2022 Jan - March 2023 April - June 2023 July - Sept 2023 Oct - Dec 2023
Jan - March 2024
Homeowners without a mortgage 10.9% 14.5% 16.7% 11.2% 18.0% 23.6% 16.0% 20.9% 20.6% 22.2% 22.6% 19.4% 24.6% 22.1% 19.1%
Homeowners with a mortgage 18.2% 20.7% 19.6% 16.1% 21.0% 25.5% 23.6% 26.2% 26.6% 33.2% 29.4% 29.5% 30.4% 28.3% 27.2%
Renters 21.2% 23.2% 23.2% 21.7% 26.5% 29.1% 27.8% 32.1% 24.9% 36.3% 29.5% 34.7% 32.3% 30.5% 31.4%

*These results come from the 2019 Canadian Financial Capability Survey.

** Data were not collected during September and October 2021 because of rthe federal election.

Figure 5. Percentage of Canadian who borrowed money to pay for daily expenses

Figure 5. Line graph - Percentage of Canadians who borrowed money for their daily expenses
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Table 4: Percentage of Canadians who borrowed money to pay for daily expenses
  *March - May 2019 Aug - Oct 2020 Nov 2020 - Jan 2021 Feb - April 2021 May - July 2021 **Aug - Dec 2021 Jan - March 2022 April - June 2022 July - Sept 2022 Oct - Dec 2022 Jan - March 2023 April - June 2023 July - Sept 2023 Oct - Dec 2023 Jan - March 2024
Homeowners without a mortgage 10.2% 9.8% 10.1% 12.2% 16.3% 17.4% 14.6% 15.8% 17.7% 22.1% 15.4% 18.0% 12.9% 14.0% 14.4%
Homeowners with a mortgage 30.7% 27.3% 28.5% 31.3% 30.1% 31.9% 32.4% 34.0% 36.8% 39.1% 38.0% 41.4% 34.6% 38.2% 37.3%
Renters 39.0% 41.5% 37.4% 39.6% 38.1% 42.0% 44.9% 44.6% 45.9% 49.8% 44.7% 51.2% 43.9% 44.4% 44.9%

*These results come from the 2019 Canadian Financial Capability Survey.

** Data were not collected during September and October 2021 because of rthe federal election.

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