Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP)

Legal type of property owner, category

Legal Type refers to the legal organization of entities included in the classification of 'business and government' (such as corporations, governments, sole proprietorships and partnerships, and other legal types). An organization's legal type determines who is entitled to profits, as well as who is responsible for debts and business-related obligations.

Property owner refers to a person or an entity included in the classification of 'business and government' (such as corporations, governments, sole proprietorships and partnerships, and other legal types) that has property title transferred to, recorded in, registered in, or otherwise carried in their name.
A property may have more than one owner or an owner may have more than one property, therefore the count of owners and properties can differ.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

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