Primary Rental Market
Availability Rate (%)

By:

  1. Bedroom Type
  2. Year of Construction
  3. Structure Size

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Canada — Historical Availability Rates by Year of Construction

  Before 1960 1960 - 1979 1980 - 1999 2000 or Later Total
1990 October ** ** ** ** **
1991 October ** ** ** ** **
1992 October ** ** ** ** **
1993 October ** ** ** ** **
1994 October ** ** ** ** **
1995 October ** ** ** ** **
1996 October ** ** ** ** **
1997 October ** ** ** ** **
1998 October ** ** ** ** **
1999 October ** ** ** ** **
2000 October ** ** ** ** **
2001 October ** ** ** ** **
2002 October ** ** ** ** **
2003 October ** ** ** ** **
2004 October ** ** ** ** **
2005 October 4.2 a 4.2 a 3.0 a 5.6 a 4.1 a
2006 October 4.1 a 3.8 a 2.6 a 4.1 a 3.7 a
2007 October 3.9 a 3.8 a 2.8 a 4.5 a 3.7 a
2008 October 3.4 a 3.5 a 2.7 a 3.0 a 3.3 a
2009 October 4.2 a 4.6 a 3.6 a 4.4 a 4.3 a
2010 October 3.8 a 4.2 a 3.6 a 3.7 a 4.0 a
2011 October 3.6 a 3.5 a 3.1 a 3.4 a 3.4 a
2012 October 3.8 a 3.8 a 3.3 a 3.8 a 3.7 a
2013 October 3.8 a 4.0 a 3.5 a 4.3 a 3.9 a
2014 October 4.1 a 3.9 a 3.4 a 3.9 a 3.9 a
2015 October 4.7 a 4.6 a 4.1 a 4.7 a 4.5 a
2016 October 4.8 a 4.7 a 4.5 a 5.6 a 4.8 a
2017 October 4.0 a 3.8 a 4.1 a 4.7 a 3.9 a
2018 October ** ** ** ** **
2019 October ** ** ** ** **
2020 October ** ** ** ** **
2021 October ** ** ** ** **
2022 October ** ** ** ** **
2023 October ** ** ** ** **
2024 October ** ** ** ** **
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)