born between 1946 to 1965, were coming of age as young adults — it took a typical young personfive years of full-time work to save a 20 per cent down payment on an average-priced home in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Metro Vancouver and many parts of Canada, according to Generation Squeeze, a non-partisan Canadian organization that advocates on behalf of young adults.
Homeownership dreams dashed for many young Canadians as house prices soar Flash-forward to today and home prices have skyrocketed while people’s earnings have lost ground relative to inflation by thousands of dollars.For example, a millennial (someone born between 1981 and 1996) needs to work on average 14 years in Canada, 24 years in the GTA and 28 years Metro Vancouver.