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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  1. Provinces
  2. Historical Time Periods

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Canada — Vacancy Rates by Bedroom Type by Provinces

  Bachelor 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom + Total
Canada 2.7 a 2.4 a 2.0 a 2.1 b 2.2 a
Newfoundland and Labrador 4.8 d 2.5 b 1.1 a ** 1.8 a
Prince Edward Island ** 0.8 d 0.7 a 0.6 a 0.7 a
Nova Scotia 1.5 c 2.5 a 1.8 a 1.5 b 2.0 a
New Brunswick 3.0 d 2.2 b 1.9 a 1.7 c 2.0 a
Quebec 2.2 a 1.8 a 1.5 a 2.4 c 1.8 a
Ontario 3.8 a 3.0 a 2.5 a 1.5 a 2.7 a
Manitoba 1.5 a 1.8 b 1.6 a 1.7 a 1.7 a
Saskatchewan 3.3 b 3.2 a 2.3 a 3.3 b 2.7 a
Alberta 3.6 c 3.8 a 3.4 a 2.3 a 3.4 a
British Columbia 2.2 a 1.8 a 2.1 a 2.0 a 1.9 a
Northwest Territories 0.0 c 1.2 a 2.8 c 1.4 a 1.9 b
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)