Primary Rental Market
Vacancy Rate (%)

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  1. Bedroom Type
  2. Year of Construction
  3. Structure Size
  4. Rent Ranges
  5. Rent Quartiles

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Canada — Vacancy Rates by Structure Size (Apt. only) by Provinces

  3-5 Units 6-19 Units 20-49 Units 50-199 Units 200+ Units Total
Canada 1.0 a 1.6 a 1.5 a 1.6 a 2.0 a 1.5 a
Newfoundland and Labrador ** 1.6 c 0.5 b 1.4 a ** 1.5 a
Prince Edward Island ** 1.6 c 0.4 b 0.1 b ** 1.1 a
Nova Scotia 2.4 c 1.7 b 1.0 a 0.7 a 0.7 a 1.1 a
New Brunswick 2.7 c 1.7 b 0.7 a 1.3 a ** 1.5 a
Quebec 0.8 d 1.2 a 1.3 a 2.3 a 3.9 b 1.3 a
Ontario 2.0 a 2.6 a 1.8 a 1.6 a 1.5 a 1.7 a
Manitoba 4.0 c 2.3 a 2.1 a 1.7 a 1.7 a 2.0 a
Saskatchewan 6.7 c 3.4 a 2.2 a 1.0 a ** 2.4 a
Alberta 1.9 c 3.1 b 2.0 a 1.5 a 3.0 b 2.1 a
British Columbia 1.1 a 1.2 a 1.1 a 1.3 a 1.9 a 1.2 a
Yukon Territories ** ** ** ** ** **
Northwest Territories ** ** 4.8 c 3.2 c ** 3.5 c
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)