Primary Rental Market
Vacancy Rate (%)

By:

  1. Bedroom Type
  2. Year of Construction
  3. Structure Size
  4. Rent Ranges
  5. Rent Quartiles

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  2. Historical Time Periods

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Canada — Vacancy Rates by Bedroom Type by Provinces

  Studio 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom + Total
Canada 3.5 a 3.5 a 2.9 a 2.1 a 3.1 a
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.8 a 1.9 b 2.2 b 4.3 d 2.1 a
Prince Edward Island ** 1.1 a 2.5 b 0.6 b 2.0 b
Nova Scotia 2.7 c 3.3 b 2.3 a 1.9 b 2.6 a
New Brunswick 3.2 d 2.5 a 3.0 a 3.6 d 2.9 a
Quebec 3.0 b 3.2 b 2.6 a 1.9 b 2.7 a
Ontario 4.1 a 3.7 a 2.9 a 2.0 a 3.2 a
Manitoba 3.0 b 2.8 a 3.0 b 3.2 b 2.9 a
Saskatchewan 4.1 b 4.0 a 2.9 a 2.3 a 3.3 a
Alberta 4.4 b 4.2 a 4.4 a 3.6 a 4.2 a
British Columbia 3.8 a 3.7 a 3.0 a 3.0 b 3.5 a
Yukon Territories ** ** ** ** **
Northwest Territories 0.0 d 2.1 c 0.8 a 0.7 b 1.3 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).
Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey (opens in new window)