Canadian Housing Survey (CHS)

Start your survey

Have you been invited to participate in this survey via email or mail? To log in to the survey, complete the following steps.

Step 1: Visit the electronic questionnaire portal and select Start my survey.

Step 2: Enter your secure access code (you will find this code in the invitation letter or email you previously received from Statistics Canada).

Step 3: Complete the survey.

Are you missing your secure access code, or do you need help?

Phone:

1-877-949-9492
(TTY: 1-800-363-7629)
Monday to Friday (except holidays) from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Eastern time

If you use an operator-assisted relay service, you can call us during regular business hours. You do not need to authorize the operator to contact us.

Email:

infostats@statcan.gc.ca

This survey collects information about housing needs and experiences from a sample of Canadian households. Data from the Canadian Housing Survey will be used to help understand and address issues such as access to affordable housing, and to improve housing conditions.

Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Collection period:

From October 28, 2024 to March 31, 2025

Collection methods:

Electronic questionnaire and telephone interview

Survey participation:

Voluntary

Confidentiality

Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19. Your information will be kept strictly confidential.

Data sharing agreements and record linkage

Record linkage

To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce response burden, Statistics Canada will combine the information you provide with data from:

  • longitudinal immigration database (IMDB)
  • personal tax data.

Statistics Canada may also combine the information you provide with data from other surveys or administrative sources.

Topics covered in the survey

The survey asks questions about

  • Housing affordability
  • Housing needs
  • Social and affordable housing
  • Subsidized housing
  • Forced moves
  • Satisfaction with dwelling and neighbourhood
  • Housing discrimination
  • Housing aspiration
  • Household’s social interactions with the community
  • Health
  • Homelessness
  • Socio-demographic characteristics

Published data

Statistics Canada publishes the results of its surveys in many formats. To find all the documents related to this survey, follow the links below and type the name of the survey in the search engine located at the left of your screen to filter the results.

Data: You will find tables, profiles of a community or region, thematic maps, public use microdata files, and data visualization tools.

Analysis: You will have direct access to Stats in brief (e.g., releases from The Daily, fact sheets), articles and reports, and journals and periodicals.

To see results from the Canadian Housing Survey (CHS), please visit on the following links:

Survey-specific questions

Why should I participate?

Your participation in this survey is voluntary. However, it is important in order to create a complete and accurate picture of housing in all regions of Canada. Your responses ensure that your type of household—single individuals, lone-parent families, retired couples, etc.—is well represented in the survey results and in the decisions that are made using those results.

Why are you collecting this information and what will it be used for?

Results from the Canadian Housing Survey (CHS) help provide a comprehensive picture of the state of housing in Canada, and fill important housing-related data gaps to support the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s National Housing Strategy (NHS).

The CHS is conducted biennially in partnership with the CMHC to support the development of the NHS. The CHS collects information about the housing needs and experiences of Canadians. The collected information supports policy decisions to improve housing conditions and access to affordable housing.

What type of housing does the survey cover?

We use the term “housing” to refer to where you live and that includes various types of structures and arrangements. Please speak to us about that place you call home (whatever that might be!) by participating in our survey.

When will the results for the survey be available?

Survey results are planned to be released in 2026. Once the survey data are verified and analyzed, the results are published in various formats. Survey highlights are published in Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin The Daily.

Why does Statistics Canada want to know personal information such as my age, gender or postal code?

When your data reaches Statistics Canada—whether from surveys or administrative sources—some of it is used to create a demographic profile. Then, we remove personal identifiers and only retain information such as age, gender, and geographical location. This data is merged with that of other people who share the same demographic profile (for example, groupings based on the same age, gender, or geographical location).

Even if questions related to personal information may seem irrelevant to the subject of the survey, they provide a deeper knowledge of respondents' characteristics, which allows us to create a representative sample of the Canadian population. By analyzing this large database, researchers are able to observe emerging patterns and trends and provide important information to governments, non-profit organizations, researchers, and the wider public.

How will you safeguard the confidentiality of my information?

As with all Statistics Canada surveys, any information provided will remain confidential pursuant to the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada takes the privacy of Canadians very seriously. Published data can never identify you or your household.

To find out more about the measures in place to safeguard the confidentiality of your information, visit Statistics Canada's Trust Centre.

Brochure
Brochure - Canadian Housing Survey (PDF, 646.55 KB)

Canadian Housing Survey

Housing information is key to overcoming housing challenges

The 2024 Canadian Housing Survey (CHS) collects valuable information about housing needs and experiences. Your information will be used to help understand and address issues such as access to affordable housing, and to improve housing conditions.

Statistics Canada conducts the CHS in partnership with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

Housing is more than just a roof over our heads

Learning about the housing needs and experiences of Canadians is a vital first step in finding solutions to some of our important challenges. To do that, Statistics Canada needs your help!

Share your experience, and participate in the CHS. Help us learn more about how housing relates to the well-being of Canadians and how affordable housing can help communities be inclusive and sustainable.

Specifically, the survey will help answer questions such as:

  • How do homes, neighbourhoods and communities meet the needs of those who live there?
  • Are those most in need able to access affordable housing?
  • What factors contributed towards locating and maintaining stable housing?
  • What are Canadian households’ short- and long-term housing goals?

Someone who is responsible for making housing decisions in your household should complete the 2024 CHS.

You can make a world of difference

Whether or not you are satisfied with your housing, your participation makes a difference.

By interviewing a cross -section of the population, Statistics Canada will deliver an up-to-date snapshot of the housing needs of Canadians and the state of Canada’s affordable housing.

This information will guide decisions about social and housing programs designed to meet the needs of Canadians.

Your answers are important, because they represent other Canadians like you. Every person who does not answer the survey impacts the quality of the results. Your participation is essential to ensuring the data is the best it can be!

Participating is easy

Statistics Canada is conducting this survey in the ten provinces . We know Canadians are busy, and we very much appreciate you taking the time to assist us with the CHS.

Please refer to the letter you received from Statistics Canada. It contains the information you need to access and complete the survey.

The information you provide is confidential

All information collected by Statistics Canada is strictly confidential and is protected by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada cannot release any information that would identify you or any member of your household without your consent. Furthermore, this information cannot be released under any other law, not even the Access to Information Act.

Need more information?

Visit www.statcan.gc.ca/CHS

For survey-related enquiries: 1-833-977-8287

For technical assistance or other enquiries: 1-877-949-9492

TTY (a telecommunications device for deaf people): 1-866-753-7083

Thank you for participating!

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