CMHC says 6.1 per cent of Canadian homes need major repairs

A report by CMHC chief economist Mathieu Laberge says the 2021 figure puts existing housing supply at risk. Homes needing repair are 13 times more likely to have mould or mildew.

Local-government and First Nation housing

36.8 % needing major repairs

More than a third of dwellings provided by local governments or First Nations, 36.8 per cent, needed major repairs.

Renters were more likely than owners to live in a home needing major repairs, at 7.3 per cent against 5.3 per cent.

Major repairs needed, territories

1. 1 Nunavut: 26.6%
2. 2 Northwest Territories: 18.4%
3. 3 Yukon: 12.3%

The territories had far higher rates, led by Nunavut with 26.6 per cent. Laberge said repairing older homes is a "critical strategy" for affordability.