Opened: October 2025
Introduction
In an important step towards solving Canada’s housing crisis, Statistics Canada is evaluating ways to collect more comprehensive and precise housing data. The Residential Building Occupancy (RBO) Project aims to address gaps and limitations in how housing construction-related information is collected and reported across Canada. It focuses on enhancing timeliness, accuracy, and integration of data sources to better inform decision-making.
The scope of the RBO project is to improve the process of how this data is captured, standardized, and compared across jurisdictions. The project will develop more streamlined approaches and explore automated solutions. The aim is to increase efficiency in data collection and improve usability for both data providers and data users.
As part of this initiative, a GCform was created to gather feedback from municipalities on the type, format, and availability of residential building occupancy data they currently collect.
How to get involved
To obtain more information on this engagement initiative or to participate, please contact us by email at consultativeengagement-mobilisationconsultative@statcan.gc.ca
Statistics Canada is committed to respecting the privacy of consultation participants. All personal information created, held, or collected by the agency is kept strictly confidential; it is protected by the Privacy Act. For more information on Statistics Canada's privacy policies, please consult the privacy notice.
Results
Summary results of the engagement initiatives will be published online when available.