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A new report from Statistics Canada is looking into what kind of Canadian adults are living with their parents.
Around 1.9-million Canadians between the ages of 25 and 64 lived with at least one parent in 2017, according to a release put out today.
That’s more than double the number in 1995 and nearly 9% of the population.
Close to three-quarters of those people have never lived apart from their parents, including 60% of those aged 55 to 64.
In addition, 70% of those living with their parents reported that they were single, meaning they were unmarried and had no common-law partners.
They’re not just sitting at home on the couch though.
While students make up a good chunk of them, 74% were employed with paying jobs.
Culture also seems to play a role in people living with their parents, as 21% of them identify themselves as South Asian while another 19% are of Chinese descent.
According to the StatsCan report, these groups "may have cultures which value intergenerational living arrangements."
The 2016 census noted that multi-generational living arrangements were common among immigrant population.
With files from the Canadian Press.