Primary Rental Market
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Canada — Rental Market Statistics Summary by Provinces

  Vacancy Rate (%) Availability Rate (%) Average Rent ($) Median Rent ($) % Change Units
Canada 3.1 a ** 1,488 a 1,400 a 5.2 a 2,474,297
Newfoundland and Labrador 2.1 a ** 1,118 a 1,040 a 5.0 b 6,808
Prince Edward Island 2.0 b ** 1,261 a 1,100 b 3.3 d 9,577
Nova Scotia 2.6 a ** 1,666 a 1,650 a 6.6 b 74,066
New Brunswick 2.9 a ** 1,307 a 1,263 a 5.7 b 46,868
Quebec 2.7 a ** 1,232 a 1,135 a 7.3 a 1,019,745
Ontario 3.2 a ** 1,730 a 1,670 a 3.8 a 754,038
Manitoba 2.9 a ** 1,366 a 1,329 a 2.0 a 90,195
Saskatchewan 3.3 a ** 1,378 a 1,379 a 4.6 a 44,802
Alberta 4.2 a ** 1,574 a 1,545 a 2.6 a 201,761
British Columbia 3.5 a ** 1,823 a 1,750 a 3.4 b 224,121
Yukon Territories ** ** ** ** ** 5
Northwest Territories 1.3 a ** 2,036 a 1,975 a 5.7 b 2,311
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).
Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey (opens in new window)