June 29, 2017
CBC News
Robson Fletcher
Calgary outpaces Toronto and Vancouver as Canada’s least-affordable city for low-income residents
Calgary is the least-affordable city in Canada — if you’re poor.
That’s according to a new analysis that looked at decades’ worth of data on rental costs and social-assistance rates.
Average housing costs may be higher in Vancouver and Toronto, but it’s actually harder for single parents living on a low income to afford a low-end apartment in Calgary, said economist Ron Kneebone, who produced the analysis.