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 Rent Range by Provinces

  Less Than $750 $750 - $999 $1,000 - $1,249 $1,250 - $1,499 $1,500 + Non-Market/Unknown Total
Canada 1.1 a 1.0 a 1.8 a 1.5 a 1.6 a 5.1 b 1.5 a
Newfoundland and Labrador ** 1.5 c 1.0 a 1.3 d ** 0.7 b 1.6 c
Prince Edward Island 2.4 c 1.2 a 1.0 d 0.1 b 0.4 a 0.0 c 1.0 a
Nova Scotia 1.9 c 0.8 a 1.3 a 0.7 a 0.8 a 4.0 d 1.1 a
New Brunswick 1.5 a 1.8 b 2.0 c 0.8 a 0.7 a 5.8 d 1.5 a
Quebec 0.8 a 0.4 a 2.1 c ** 2.5 a 8.9 c 1.3 a
Ontario 2.0 b 2.0 a 1.5 a 1.4 a 1.5 a 3.3 b 1.7 a
Manitoba 2.2 b 2.3 a 1.9 a 1.4 a 1.5 a 8.3 c 2.0 a
Saskatchewan 4.9 b 4.3 a 2.1 a 0.9 a 0.9 a 14.3 d 2.4 a
Alberta 5.0 c 3.0 a 1.9 a 1.4 a 2.0 a 3.8 c 2.1 a
British Columbia 1.9 a 1.4 a 0.9 a 1.2 a 1.2 a 0.7 b 1.2 a
Northwest Territories ** ** ** 2.4 c 3.0 b ** 3.4 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)