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 Year of Construction by Provinces

  Before 1960 1960 - 1979 1980 - 1999 2000 or Later Total
Canada 1.7 a 1.6 a 1.0 a 1.5 a 1.5 a
Newfoundland and Labrador ** 1.6 c 1.2 a 1.0 a 1.6 c
Prince Edward Island 1.7 c 1.3 d 0.9 a 0.6 a 1.0 a
Nova Scotia 2.4 c 1.3 a 0.8 a 0.5 a 1.1 a
New Brunswick 2.4 c 1.9 b 1.5 b 0.7 a 1.5 a
Quebec 1.5 c 1.6 b 0.3 a 1.4 a 1.3 a
Ontario 1.9 a 1.7 a 1.8 a 1.9 a 1.7 a
Manitoba 3.3 b 1.8 a 2.0 a 1.4 a 2.0 a
Saskatchewan 3.7 b 2.8 a 2.0 a 1.0 a 2.4 a
Alberta 2.1 c 2.1 a 2.0 a 2.1 a 2.1 a
British Columbia 0.8 a 1.2 a 1.2 a 1.5 a 1.2 a
Yukon Territories ** ** ** ** **
Northwest Territories ** 4.1 c 4.2 c 1.8 a 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)