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Table 5
Percentage of population living in crowded dwellings and in dwellings in need of major repairs, Canada and selected cities, 2006
Selected cities	Percentage of population living in crowded dwellings¹		Percentage of population living in dwellings in need of major repairs²
Selected cities	Aboriginal population	Non-Aboriginal population	Aboriginal population	Non-Aboriginal population
Notes: 'Crowding' is defined as more than one person per room. Not counted as rooms are bathrooms, halls, vestibules and rooms used solely for business purposes. Dwellings in need of major repairs are those that, in the judgement of the respondent, require major repairs to such things as defective plumbing or electrical wiring, and/or structural repairs to walls, floors or ceilings, etc. Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006.
Canada	11	3	23	7
Prince Albert	11	1	14	7
Saskatoon	9	1	12	5
Regina	9	1	14	7
Edmonton	8	2	14	5
Winnipeg	5	3	16	8
Vancouver	4	5	15	6
Toronto	3	7	12	6
Montréal	2	3	14	8
Calgary	2	2	11	5
Ottawa - Gatineau	1	2	14	6