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Elie: /* Housing shortage */

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Housing shortage

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	Canada has a [[housing shortage]].		Canada has a [[housing shortage]].

	Single adults ~~outnumber~~ [[single-person homes]] by more than 3 to 1. This leads to some people being stuck living with relatives or roommates they don't get along with, or even ex-partners. Of the single people who ''can'' afford to live alone, it's common to live alone in a multi-bedroom home; this leads to a shortage of housing for families as well.		Single adults [[shortage of single-person homes\|outnumber single-person homes]] by more than 3 to 1. This leads to some people being stuck living with relatives or roommates they don't get along with, or even ex-partners. Of the single people who ''can'' afford to live alone, it's common to live alone in a multi-bedroom home; this leads to a shortage of housing for families as well.

	See [[/Analysis]] for details.		See [[/Analysis\|analysis]] for details.

	{{pn\|TODO: also write about [[homelessness]] and lack of [[walkability]]}}		{{pn\|TODO: also write about [[homelessness]] and lack of [[walkability]]}}

Elie: /* Housing shortage */

2024-02-24T10:47:55Z

Housing shortage

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	Canada has a [[housing shortage]].		Canada has a [[housing shortage]].

	Single adults outnumber [[single-person homes]] by more than 3 to 1. This leads to some people being stuck living with relatives or roommates they don't get along with, or even ex-partners. Of the single people who ''can'' afford to live alone, it's common to live alone in a ~~place with multiple bedrooms~~; this leads to a shortage of housing for families as well.		Single adults outnumber [[single-person homes]] by more than 3 to 1. This leads to some people being stuck living with relatives or roommates they don't get along with, or even ex-partners. Of the single people who ''can'' afford to live alone, it's common to live alone in a multi-bedroom home; this leads to a shortage of housing for families as well.

	See [[/Analysis]] for details.		See [[/Analysis]] for details.
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	TALK: in what way should the 3 problems be presented together?		TALK: in what way should the 3 problems be presented together?
	* option 1: elaborate under the same ''housing shortage'' heading, and add more to the ''solutions'' list		* option 1: elaborate under the same ''housing shortage'' heading, and add more to the ''solutions'' list
	* option 2: ~~add another h2-level heading~~ for ~~the other problems~~, ~~and give them~~ each their own solutions list. issue: solutions overlap		* option 2: append the page with new headings for each problem, each with their own solutions list. issue: solutions overlap
	* option 3: ~~h2-level~~ headings: ''problems'' and ''solutions''; ~~then~~ put the 3 subheadings under ''problems''		* option 3: just have 2 main headings: ''problems'' and ''solutions''; put the problems as subheadings under ''problems''; let the ''solutions'' list address all the problems at once.
	BTW also mention high housing prices somewhere, as it leads to [[overworking]]		BTW also mention high housing prices somewhere, as it leads to [[overworking]]
	-->		-->

Elie at 10:35, 24 February 2024

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-:<small>{{pn|''TODO: Refactor this page to put the main conclusions & observations first, and the data further down in some subsection.''}}</small>
+==Housing shortage==
-Does Canada have enough housing? This page is a (somewhat incomplete) [[housing supply analysis]] using [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/index-eng.cfm Canadian census data].
+Single adults outnumber [[single-person homes]] by more than 3 to 1. This leads to some people being stuck living with relatives or roommates they don't get along with, or even ex-partners. Of the single people who ''can'' afford to live alone, it's common to live alone in a place with multiple bedrooms; this leads to a shortage of housing for families as well.
-==All of Canada==
+See [[/Analysis]] for details.
-{|class="wikitable"
+{{pn|TODO: also write about [[homelessness]] and lack of [[walkability]]}}
-|''code''
+<!--
-|''count''
+TALK: in what way should the 3 problems be presented together?
-|''definition''
+* option 1: elaborate under the same ''housing shortage'' heading, and add more to the ''solutions'' list
-|-
+* option 2: add another h2-level heading for the other problems, and give them each their own solutions list. issue: solutions overlap
-!colspan="3"|Supply
+* option 3: h2-level headings: ''problems'' and ''solutions''; then put the 3 subheadings under ''problems''
-|-
+BTW also mention high housing prices somewhere, as it leads to [[overworking]]
 -->
-The first thing to notice is there are a lot of single adults {{x|and also a lot of childless couples}}, and not very much single-person housing {{x|and also not enough housing made for childless couples}}. Thus, most singles end up either...
+===Solutions===
-* Living with roommates. {{x|In some cases, there is no other option but to find roommates on semi-anonymous websites. This comes with safety issues and difficulty trusting whether the roommate will even pay their part of the rent.}}
+* '''[[Increase housing supply]]'''
-* Living with parents, even in adulthood. {{x|Some of these single adults may not even be counted "s0" statistic above - some might be counted as "children" in families. The Canadian census defines "child" in a way that has no age cutoff.}}
+* '''[[subdivide housing|Subdivide ''some'' units into smaller ones]]'''

Elie at 00:11, 20 October 2023

2023-10-20T00:11:39Z

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	<~~!--~~ TODO: ~~refactor~~ this page to put the main conclusions first and the data further down in some ~~headings idk --~~>		:<small>{{pn\|''TODO: Refactor this page to put the main conclusions & observations first, and the data further down in some subsection.''}}</small>


	Does Canada have enough housing? This page is a (somewhat incomplete) [[housing supply analysis]] using [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/index-eng.cfm Canadian census data].		Does Canada have enough housing? This page is a (somewhat incomplete) [[housing supply analysis]] using [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/index-eng.cfm Canadian census data].

Elie at 00:09, 20 October 2023

2023-10-20T00:09:24Z

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			<!-- TODO: refactor this page to put the main conclusions first and the data further down in some headings idk -->


	Does Canada have enough housing? This page is a (somewhat incomplete) [[housing supply analysis]] using [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/index-eng.cfm Canadian census data].		Does Canada have enough housing? This page is a (somewhat incomplete) [[housing supply analysis]] using [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/index-eng.cfm Canadian census data].

Elie at 18:14, 12 March 2023

2023-03-12T18:14:21Z

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	Does Canada have enough housing? ~~Let's do~~ a [[housing supply analysis]] using census data.		Does Canada have enough housing? This page is a (somewhat incomplete) [[housing supply analysis]] using [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/index-eng.cfm Canadian census data].

	==All of Canada==		==All of Canada==
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	<q>More than 235,000 people in Canada experience homelessness in any given year, and 25,000 to 35,000 people may be experiencing homelessness on any given night.</q> - [https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/82-003-x/2021001/article/00002-eng.htm]		<q>More than 235,000 people in Canada experience homelessness in any given year, and 25,000 to 35,000 people may be experiencing homelessness on any given night.</q> - [https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/82-003-x/2021001/article/00002-eng.htm]

	The census data used earlier, doesn't include ''vacant'' homes. A quick estimate is that 1.3 million homes are vacant, or 8% of the [[housing]] stock. [https://betterdwelling.com/new-data-shows-canada-still-has-1-3-million-vacant-homes-some-improvements-seen/]		The census data used earlier, doesn't include ''vacant'' homes. A quick estimate is that 1.3 million homes are vacant, or 8% of the [[housing]] stock. [https://betterdwelling.com/new-data-shows-canada-still-has-1-3-million-vacant-homes-some-improvements-seen/] {{x\|This stat would benefit from having a more nuanced breakdown by ''type'' of vacancy, such as investment homes vs cottages etc.}}

	Also not included: [[office]] buildings, which ''could'' be [[Commercial to residential\|repurposed into housing as well]].		Also not included: [[office]] buildings, which ''could'' be [[Commercial to residential\|repurposed into housing as well]].

	''You can help expand this page by joining the {{talk}}.''		''You can help expand this page by joining the {{talk}}.''

Elie: /* All of Canada */

2022-10-29T00:16:16Z

All of Canada

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	{\|class="wikitable"		{\|class="wikitable"
	~~!colspan="2"~~\|~~Supply~~		\|''code''
			\|''count''
			\|''definition''
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~studio~~		!colspan="3"\|Supply
			\|-
			\|st
	\|132060		\|132060
			\|studio unit
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~1-bedroom~~		\|1b
	\|2124485		\|2124485
			\|1-bedroom unit
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~2-bedroom~~		\|2b
	\|3829965		\|3829965
			\|2-bedroom unit
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~3-bedroom~~		\|3b
	\|4982900		\|4982900
			\|3-bedroom unit
	\|-		\|-
			\|4b
			\|3909525
	\|4-bedroom or more		\|4-bedroom or more
	~~\|3909525~~
	\|-		\|-
	!colspan="2"\|Demand		!colspan="3"\|Demand
	\|-		\|-
			\|s0
			\|6850005
	\|Singles with '''no''' children		\|Singles with '''no''' children
	~~\|6850005~~
	\|-		\|-
			\|c0
			\|4286165
	\|Couples with '''no''' children		\|Couples with '''no''' children
	~~\|4286165~~
	\|-		\|-
			\|s1
			\|1019940
	\|Single parents with '''1''' child		\|Single parents with '''1''' child
	~~\|1019940~~
	\|-		\|-
			\|c1+
			\|4290420
	\|Couples with '''1 or more''' children		\|Couples with '''1 or more''' children
	~~\|4290420~~
	\|-		\|-
			\|s2+
			\|666400
	\|Single parents with '''2 or more''' children		\|Single parents with '''2 or more''' children
	~~\|666400~~
	\|}		\|}
	<small>Data source: <cite>Canadian Census 2021</cite> https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A000011124&SearchText=Canada<!-- TODO: upload the spreadsheet with the formulas that calculated these numbers --></small>		<small>Data source: <cite>Canadian Census 2021</cite> https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A000011124&SearchText=Canada<!-- TODO: upload the spreadsheet with the formulas that calculated these numbers --></small>

	The '''Supply''' includes all types of housing - including apartments, condos, townhouses and ~~single-detached~~ houses. Categorized by the number of bedrooms.		The '''Supply''' includes all types of housing - including apartments, condos, townhouses and houses. Categorized by the number of bedrooms.

			<!-- TODO: turn the table into a bar graph -->
			<!-- XXX: maybe include vacant units as a separate column in the above table, and add them in a lighter-but-similar color for each unit type in the bar graph? i can only do this if there is data on the number of bedrooms in vacant units -->
			<!-- TODO: make another table/graph with the same data shown as people and bedrooms.
			- be sure to show the total number of bedrooms and the total population
			- categorize people as "single", "in a couple with no children", "in a family of 2 (single parent + child)" "in a family of 3 (parent(s) + child(ren))", "in a family of 4 or more (parent(s) + children)"
			- categorize bedrooms as "studio", "in a 1-bedroom unit", "in a 2-bedroom unit", "in a 3-bedroom unit", "in a 4-or-more-bedroom unit", "in a vacant unit (number of bedrooms estimated)"
			- clarify again that units can be apartments or condos or houses etc.
			-->

	~~<!-- DRAFT:~~		The first thing to notice is there are a lot of single adults {{x\|and also a lot of childless couples}}, and not very much single-person housing {{x\|and also not enough housing made for childless couples}}. Thus, most singles end up either...
	The first thing to notice is there are a lot of single ~~people~~ {{x\|and couples ~~with no kids~~}}, and not very much single-person housing {{x\|and not ~~much '~~childless ~~couple'-sized housing either~~}}. ~~This leads to "forever compromising" in a few ways:~~		* Living with roommates. {{x\|In some cases, there is no other option but to find roommates on semi-anonymous websites. This comes with safety issues and difficulty trusting whether the roommate will even pay their part of the rent.}}
	* ~~Having to live~~ with roommates ~~- in many~~ cases, no other option but to ~~meet~~ roommates ~~as strangers~~ on ~~Craigslist, which may lead to trust problems or~~ rent ~~defaulting where one person has to bare the burden~~		* Living with parents, even in adulthood. {{x\|Some of these single adults may not even be counted "s0" statistic above - some might be counted as "children" in families. The Canadian census defines "child" in a way that has no age cutoff.}}
	* ~~Having to live~~ with parents, even in adulthood		* Hastily moving in with someone they ''just started dating'', before really knowing whether it's right.
	* ~~Pressure to hastily enter romantic relationships due to the need for housing~~		* Living alone in a bigger, and more expensive place than needed.
	* Living alone in a ~~place~~ bigger and more expensive than ~~one would otherwise need~~.

	The last one also takes away housing from families.		The last one also takes away housing from families.

	Solutions:		Solutions:
	* subdividing apartments into studios		* [[subdividing]] apartments into studios
	* subdividing suburban houses into duplexes		* [[subdividing]] suburban houses into duplexes
	Nuances:		Nuances:
	* ~~obviously~~ this doesn't mean subdividing ALL the homes - just enough to meet the demand ~~for housing for all the childless people~~.		* Obviously this doesn't mean subdividing ALL the homes - just enough to meet the demand.
	* ~~let~~'~~s be clear - this wouldn~~'t take housing away from families. It would make more housing available to families. ~~Maybe I need to draw some sort~~ of ~~diagram so people~~ can ~~understand why~~.		* Subdivision would ''not'' take housing away from families. It would make ''more'' housing available to families. {{p2\|(see why)\|Many of today's family-sized houses are inhabited by single adults who ''would'' sell their home and move into something smaller (i.e. 1-bedroom condo), but can't find an affordable one (because as the table shows, there simply aren't enough - today's high prices are the market's way of signalling that). By subdividing a few family-sized houses into three 1-bedroom condos, these single adults would move there, freeing up the other family-sized houses for families. Sorry if any of this seems unclear - I'll make a diagram soon.}}
	-->
	<!-- TODO: ==Custom region== : provide instructions how to use ~~the spreadsheet~~ in ~~regional other~~ data. ~~discuss future plans for making this easier~~ -->		<!-- TODO: ==Custom region== : upload the spreadsheet I used for ==All of Canada==, and provide some minimal instructions how to use it for other regions -->

			==More considerations==

			<q>More than 235,000 people in Canada experience homelessness in any given year, and 25,000 to 35,000 people may be experiencing homelessness on any given night.</q> - [https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/82-003-x/2021001/article/00002-eng.htm]

			The census data used earlier, doesn't include ''vacant'' homes. A quick estimate is that 1.3 million homes are vacant, or 8% of the [[housing]] stock. [https://betterdwelling.com/new-data-shows-canada-still-has-1-3-million-vacant-homes-some-improvements-seen/]

			Also not included: [[office]] buildings, which ''could'' be [[Commercial to residential\|repurposed into housing as well]].

			''You can help expand this page by joining the {{talk}}.''

Elie: /* All of Canada */

2022-10-21T05:50:24Z

All of Canada

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	<small>Data source: <cite>Canadian Census 2021</cite> https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A000011124&SearchText=Canada<!-- TODO: upload the spreadsheet with the formulas that calculated these numbers --></small>		<small>Data source: <cite>Canadian Census 2021</cite> https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A000011124&SearchText=Canada<!-- TODO: upload the spreadsheet with the formulas that calculated these numbers --></small>

	<!-- TODO: ==Custom region== -->		The '''Supply''' includes all types of housing - including apartments, condos, townhouses and single-detached houses. Categorized by the number of bedrooms.

			<!-- DRAFT:
			The first thing to notice is there are a lot of single people {{x\|and couples with no kids}}, and not very much single-person housing {{x\|and not much 'childless couple'-sized housing either}}. This leads to "forever compromising" in a few ways:
			* Having to live with roommates - in many cases, no other option but to meet roommates as strangers on Craigslist, which may lead to trust problems or rent defaulting where one person has to bare the burden
			* Having to live with parents, even in adulthood
			* Pressure to hastily enter romantic relationships due to the need for housing
			* Living alone in a place bigger and more expensive than one would otherwise need.

			The last one also takes away housing from families.

			Solutions:
			* subdividing apartments into studios
			* subdividing suburban houses into duplexes
			Nuances:
			* obviously this doesn't mean subdividing ALL the homes - just enough to meet the demand for housing for all the childless people.
			* let's be clear - this wouldn't take housing away from families. It would make more housing available to families. Maybe I need to draw some sort of diagram so people can understand why.
			-->
			<!-- TODO: ==Custom region== : provide instructions how to use the spreadsheet in regional other data. discuss future plans for making this easier -->

Elie: /* Custom region */

2022-10-21T05:28:45Z

Custom region

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	<small>Data source: <cite>Canadian Census 2021</cite> https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A000011124&SearchText=Canada<!-- TODO: upload the spreadsheet with the formulas that calculated these numbers --></small>		<small>Data source: <cite>Canadian Census 2021</cite> https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A000011124&SearchText=Canada<!-- TODO: upload the spreadsheet with the formulas that calculated these numbers --></small>

	==Custom region==		<!-- TODO: ==Custom region== -->

	~~Download the 2021 census data for that region. Do the following calculations:~~

	~~Supply:~~
	~~// TODO~~
	~~Demand:~~
	~~s0 = find("Total~~ - ~~Persons not in census families in private households~~ - ~~100% data");~~
	~~c0 = find("Married couples","Without children") + find("Common-law couples","Without children");~~
	~~// TODO: finish this~~

	~~{{aip}}~~