Canada's latest tranche of census data show more people are living alone than ever before, but the number of households where roommates live together or multiple generations of a family share a home is rapidly rising.
When Gina Athanasiou's father died in 2016, she realized her mother, who bounced between Canada and Greece for most of her life, didn't have a pension large enough to cover the soaring costs of a Toronto home.
While the figures show more people are living alone than ever before, the proportion of households where roommates live together or multiple generations of a family share a home is rapidly rising. "The lowest is in Quebec. It's five per cent, so that's reflecting different cultural preferences, as well as different housing and economic situations."
In April, the Vancouver marketing specialist moved into his fourth rental unit — the most expensive yet — since university and like many of his friends, is still far from his dream of home ownership. The 2021 census showed 39 per cent of Canadians between the ages of 20 and 34 lived without their parents but with a spouse, partner or child, down from almost 50 per cent in 2001.
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