Selected housing characteristics, low income indicators and knowledge of official languages, by visible minority and other characteristics for the population in private households

Proportion of the population living: in a dwelling owned by some members of the household; in core housing need and; in suitable dwelling, proportion of the population living alone, poverty rate (MBM), prevalence of low income (LIM-AT) and (LIM-BT), knowledge of official languages, by visible minority and selected characteristics (gender, age group, first official language spoken, immigrant status, period of immigration, generation status and highest certificate, degree or diploma).

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 17:25 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 16:19 (UTC)
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open_canada_date_published	2023-01-23 08:30:00
open_canada_keywords	{"fr": ["autre contenu lié au faible revenu et l'inégalité", "autre contenu lié à l'utilisation des langues", "faible revenu et inégalité", "immigration et diversité ethnoculturelle", "langues", "logement", "logement et situation dans le ménage", "revenu pensions dépenses et richesse", "tableau", "utilisation des langues"], "en": ["housing", "housing and living arrangements", "immigration and ethnocultural diversity", "income pensions spending and wealth", "languages", "low income and inequality", "other content related to low income and inequality", "other content related to use of languages", "table", "use of languages"]}
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title_fr	Certaines caractéristiques du logement, indicateurs de faible revenu et connaissance des langues officielles, selon la minorité visible et d'autres caractéristiques pour la population dans les ménages privés
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