British Columbia has the highest proportion of renters spending more than half of their income on rent and utilities in Canada, according to new data released Monday.
The latest edition of the Canadian Rental Housing Index, a database of rental housing statistics developed by the B.C. Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA), in partnership with Vancity, found that 16 per cent of renters in B.C. spent more than 50 per cent of their income to cover rent and utilities, a number that puts them at an increased risk of homelessness.
Ontario and Nova Scotia were close behind with 15 and 13 per cent, respectively.
The index looked at data from
