A new study by Statistics Canada reveals that one in seven Canadian households are unable to maintain a comfortable temperature in their homes due to high energy bills. The survey highlights the challenges faced by Canadians in heating and cooling their homes amidst rising inflation. Additionally, the study found that a small percentage of households reported medical issues due to extreme temperatures. Despite recent funding initiatives in British Columbia, the disparity between the cooling methods used by the poorest and richest households in Canada remains significant.
One in seven Canadian households have kept their homes at an “unsafe or uncomfortable” temperature due to unaffordable energy bills , a new Statistics Canada study has found.
Whatever impact such programs have, the national gap between how Canada's poorest and richest households cool themselves remains significant. According to the StatCan survey, more than a quarter of Canadian households reported not having an air conditioner or some other cooling equipment over the past year.
The hardest-hit group, revealed the survey — one-parent families. They were three times more likely to cut back on basic needs to pay for an energy bill than couples without children. Those gaps were most likely driven by higher income households living in single-detached family homes, where gas was more prevalent, StatCan said.
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