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Canada Day Special 2010

June 28, 2010

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While British Columbians enjoy the most square footage, one could argue Newfoundlanders are the most in need of the extra space—more than half of young adults still live under a parent’s roof.


New house size
B.C.: 2,500 sq. feet	Quebec: 1,300 sq. feet
Existing house prices
B.C.: $497,371	P.E.I.: $145,113
Have you bought a new car recently? % of the total population
Newfoundland: 1.2%	Manitoba: 0.74%
Adult children living at a parent’s home % of those aged 20-29
Newfoundland: 52.2%	Saskatchewan: 31.7%
Holders of gun licences as a % of total population
Newfoundland 14%	Ontario: 3%
Sources: House sizes (2010, single detached): Canadian Home Builders’ Assoc.; house prices (Average sale price of existing houses, May 2010): Canadian Real Estate Assoc.; vehicle sales (Jan.-March 2010): Statistics Canada; Adult child at home (2006): StatsCan census; Valid gun licences (March 2010): RCMP’s Canadian Firearms Program, StatsCAN

HIGHEST

LOWEST

New house size
B.C.
Ontario
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Atlantic provinces
Quebec


B.C.
Alberta
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Newfoundland and Labrador
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
P.E.I.


Newfoundland and Labrador
Alberta
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Ontario
P.E.I.
Manitoba
B.C.


Saskatchewan
Alberta
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
P.E.I.
B.C.
Ontario
Newfoundland and Labrador


Newfoundland and Labrador
Alberta
Quebec
Nova Scotia
New Brunskwick
Saskatchewan
Ontario
P.E.I.
B.C. and the territories
Manitoba

2,500 sq. feet

2,000 sq. feet

1,800 sq. feet

1,600 sq. feet

1,500 sq. feet

1,300 sq. feet

Existing house prices

$497,371

$364,303

$352,523

$252,558

$237,618

$235,986

$229,813

$218,129

$166,057

$145,113

Have you bought a new car recently? (% of the total population)

1.20%

1.18%

1.15%

1.08%

1.01%

0.97%

0.92%

0.80%

0.74%

0.73%

Adult children living at a parent’s home (% of those aged 20-29)

31.7%

31.8%

38.7%

39.6%

39.9%

44.2%

44.4%

51.5%

52.2%

Holders of gun licenses (% of total population)

1.19%

1.18%

1.15%

1.09%

0.97%

0.92%

0.80%

0.74%

The full province-by-province breakdown:

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