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 1.5 a ** 1,314 a 1,200 a 7.9 a 2,307,577
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.6 c ** 1,004 a 950 a 6.7 b 6,724
Prince Edward Island 1.0 a ** 1,079 a 950 a 2.3 c 8,668
Nova Scotia 1.1 a ** 1,451 a 1,352 a 11.0 c 65,676
New Brunswick 1.5 a ** 1,120 a 1,067 a 7.7 b 40,965
Quebec 1.3 a ** 1,022 a 939 a 7.4 a 951,311
Ontario 1.7 a ** 1,609 a 1,500 a 8.1 a 717,887
Manitoba 2.0 a ** 1,229 a 1,180 a 4.0 b 83,076
Saskatchewan 2.4 a ** 1,194 a 1,175 a 8.3 a 41,756
Alberta 2.1 a ** 1,368 a 1,320 a 9.1 a 177,657
British Columbia 1.2 a ** 1,660 a 1,575 a 9.2 a 211,671
Yukon Territories ** ** ** ** ** 119
Northwest Territories 3.4 b ** 1,840 a 1,800 a 2.1 a 2,067
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)