The housing situation and needs of recent immigrants in the Toronto CMA

This research report examines in detail the housing situation and needs of immigrants in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) in 2001. The authors examine the history of immigration in the Toronto area and recent trends in the Toronto housing market to understand the social and housing circumstances that immigrants encountered in Toronto upon arrival. The housing conditions of immigrants living in the CMA in 2001 are reviewed before the incomes and social characteristics of Toronto residents who are experiencing affordability problems are examined. The final section explores how very recently-arrived immigrants find housing and the extent to which their initial housing situations are affordable, adequate, and suitable.