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Vancouver had the least affordable housing market in Canada by 1980; the average home cost 5.7 times the average family income. [h] [160]: 16–17 O' Toole calculated that given the high interest rates in 1980, "an average family would have to devote more than 70 percent of its income to pay off a mortgage on an average home in 30 years."
Land is owned in Canada by governments, Indigenous groups, corporations, and individuals. Canada is the second-largest country in the world by area; at 9,093,507 km 2 or 3,511,085 mi 2 of land (and more if fresh water is included). It occupies more than 6% of the Earth's surface.
[101]: 55 From 2007 to 2014, there was a sharp increase to 50% from 30% of children in households with two parents living in rented homes rather than homes they own. [ 101 ] : 55 During the same period there was a decrease in the number of children living in "poor homeowner families" from 52.6% in 2007 to 45.5% in 2014, despite low-mortgage rates.
The 2021 Canadian census enumerated a total population of 36,991,981, an increase of around 5.2 percent over the 2016 figure. [5] It is estimated that Canada's population surpassed 40 million in 2023 and 41 million in 2024. [6] Between 1990 and 2008, the population increased by 5.6 million, equivalent to 20.4 percent overall growth. [7]
Nova Scotia is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada, with an estimated population of over 1 million as of 2024; it is also the second-most densely populated province in Canada, and second-smallest province by area. [ 11 ] The province comprises the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island, as well as 3,800 other coastal islands.
Its border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both meteorologic and geological regions. It is a sparsely inhabited country of just over 41 million people, the vast majority residing south of the 55th parallel in urban areas.
Ontario (/ ɒnˈtɛərioʊ / ⓘ on-TAIR-ee-oh; French: [ɔ̃taʁjo]) is the southernmost province of Canada. [ 9 ][ note 1 ] Located in Central Canada, [ 10 ] Ontario is the country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it is home to 38.5 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area ...
US$122.9 billion (July 2024) [31][32] All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. The economy of Canada is a highly developed mixed economy, [33][34][35] with the world's tenth-largest economy as of 2023, and a nominal GDP of approximately US$ 2.117 trillion. [6] Canada is one of the world's largest trading nations, with a highly ...