Primary Rental Market
Average Rent ($)

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

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Canada — Historical Average Rent by Structure Size (Apartment only)

  3-5 Units 6-19 Units 20-49 Units 50-199 Units 200+ Units Total
1990 October 416 a 423 a 470 a 573 a 638 a 497 a
1991 October 438 a 439 a 492 a 594 a 674 a 519 a
1992 October 451 a 451 a 502 a 606 a 692 a 531 a
1993 October 456 a 457 a 508 a 620 a 700 a 539 a
1994 October 460 a 460 a 514 a 626 a 707 a 543 a
1995 October 472 a 468 a 521 a 637 a 718 a 553 a
1996 October 469 a 468 a 527 a 647 a 730 a 557 a
1997 October 473 a 470 a 533 a 653 a 737 a 562 a
1998 October 480 a 481 a 547 a 676 a 778 a 580 a
1999 October 490 a 490 a 554 a 699 a 803 a 595 a
2000 October 490 a 499 a 568 a 728 a 873 a 616 a
2001 October 509 a 515 a 591 a 760 a 915 a 641 a
2002 October 524 a 535 a 614 a 780 a 940 a 662 a
2003 October 540 a 545 a 628 a 791 a 933 a 672 a
2004 October 554 a 561 a 639 a 802 a 942 a 684 a
2005 October 574 a 574 a 650 a 811 a 947 a 696 a
2006 October 590 a 592 a 675 a 834 a 973 a 718 a
2007 October 611 a 615 a 708 a 865 a 982 a 737 a
2008 October 629 a 633 a 736 a 890 a 1,028 a 765 a
2009 October 638 a 646 a 752 a 904 a 1,023 a 773 a
2010 October 663 a 667 a 765 a 927 a 1,051 a 797 a
2011 October 678 a 686 a 784 a 951 a 1,080 a 817 a
2012 October 687 a 692 a 800 a 971 a 1,114 a 835 a
2013 October 706 a 706 a 822 a 999 a 1,143 a 853 a
2014 October 708 a 725 a 846 a 1,032 a 1,176 a 873 a
2015 October 736 a 738 a 865 a 1,065 a 1,227 a 898 a
2016 October 754 a 751 a 882 a 1,096 a 1,232 a 917 a
2017 October 761 a 765 a 904 a 1,135 a 1,307 a 947 a
2018 October 784 a 788 a 942 a 1,194 a 1,368 a 987 a
2019 October 827 a 824 a 984 a 1,255 a 1,450 a 1,040 a
2020 October 867 a 860 a 1,025 a 1,307 a 1,505 a 1,087 a
2021 October 882 a 903 a 1,059 a 1,349 a 1,534 a 1,124 a
2022 October 949 a 966 a 1,117 a 1,427 a 1,629 a 1,206 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
Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey (opens in new window)