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 5.7 a 5.3 a 5.5 a 5.1 a 5.4 a
Newfoundland and Labrador 6.4 b 6.0 b 5.1 b 4.7 c 4.8 b
Prince Edward Island ++ 4.8 d ++ 2.9 c ++
Nova Scotia 8.8 c 7.3 b 8.7 b 8.2 c 8.3 a
New Brunswick 6.9 b 6.5 b 7.3 a 5.2 c 7.0 a
Quebec 5.1 b 5.0 a 5.4 a 4.6 b 5.1 a
Ontario 6.6 b 5.8 a 6.3 a 5.8 b 6.0 a
Manitoba 2.5 c 1.9 a 1.7 a 2.8 b 1.9 a
Saskatchewan 6.7 b 3.9 a 3.4 a 3.5 b 3.6 a
Alberta 3.7 b 3.9 a 3.3 a 2.4 a 3.5 a
British Columbia 6.3 a 6.7 a 6.0 a 6.7 b 6.5 a
Yukon Territories ** ** ** ** **
Northwest Territories 2.3 c 1.3 a 1.4 a 0.7 a 1.1 a
Notes:
  • The following letter codes are used to indicate the reliability of the estimates: a - Excellent, b- Very good, c - Good, d - Fair (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).
  • - No units exist in the universe for this category
  • n/a: Not applicable
  • 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)