Primary Rental Market
% Change of Average Rent

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Canada — % Change of Average Rents by Bedroom Type by Provinces

  Bachelor 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom + Total
Canada 7.5 a 8.1 a 7.9 a 6.5 a 7.9 a
Newfoundland and Labrador 3.8 c 4.2 c 7.6 b 13.2 d 6.7 b
Prince Edward Island ++ ++ ** ** 2.3 c
Nova Scotia 11.3 c 12.1 c 10.3 c 9.6 c 11.0 c
New Brunswick 10.8 c 8.9 b 7.7 b 7.2 c 7.7 b
Quebec 7.3 a 7.3 a 7.7 a 6.9 b 7.4 a
Ontario 7.7 a 8.3 a 8.0 a 5.7 a 8.1 a
Manitoba 3.1 c 4.1 b 4.1 b 4.0 c 4.0 b
Saskatchewan 7.3 a 8.5 a 8.4 a 6.5 b 8.3 a
Alberta 7.8 b 9.1 a 9.2 a 7.7 a 9.1 a
British Columbia 7.9 a 9.7 a 8.9 a 7.5 b 9.2 a
Yukon Territories ** ** ** ** **
Northwest Territories 2.9 b 2.2 a 2.0 b 1.2 a 2.1 a
Notes:
  • The following letter codes are used to indicate the reliability of the estimates: a — Excellent, b — Very good, c — Good, d — Poor (Use with Caution))
  • ** — Data suppressed to protect confidentiality or data not statistically reliable
  • ++ — Change in rent is not statistically significant. This means that the change in rent is not statistically different than zero (0). (Applies only to % Change of Average Rent Tables).
  • Percentage (%) change of average rent is from a fixed sample (existing structures only). This is a measure that estimates rent level movement. The estimate is based on structures that were common to the survey sample for both the previous year and the current year.
Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey (opens in new window)