Who is more likely to use air conditioners? Statistics Canada reveals survey results
The summer heat is more likely to be a problem for renters and people with lower incomes, a new survey suggests.
The survey, released Tuesday by Statistics Canada, found that renters had less access to air conditioners (52 per cent) than homeowners (76 per cent).
Households with higher incomes, or those earning more than $150,000 before taxes, were more likely to report using an air conditioner at 82 per cent.
Among households with lower incomes, or those earning less than $50,000 before taxes, 55 per cent had air conditioners.
Use of cooling equipment, including air conditioning, during the summer rose slightly to more than two-thirds (68 per cent) of Canadian households in 2025 compared to 64 per cent in 2021.
Moreover, if you live in a newer home, you're more likely to have an air conditioner. The survey found that 80 per cent of homes built in 2001 or later had an air conditioner, compared with 58 per cent of homes constructed before 1960.
Statistics Canada used data from the Canadian Social Survey collected between Feb. 14 and April 6.
It involved people at least 15 years old who live off-reserve in Canada's 10 provinces.
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