Numerous end of year summary reports indicated that the Canadian real estate market effectively achieved a soft landing. Over the past year and half, the industry has experienced a seismic shift that has brought the astronomical prices of 2017 back down to Earth. Rising interest rates, foreign homeowner taxes and rising household debt have all been strong forces acting on the market.

All of these factors have created an environment where housing affordability measures are at all time highs, and are expected to increase. Many of the top cities in Canada are expected to see rental rates increase anywhere between 7-11% by the end of 2019, and despite the dip in buying prices, rental prices are showing no signs of slowing down.

RentSeeker.ca takes a look at the top 10 most and least expensive cities to rent in Canada.

Top 10 Most Expensive Cities For Rental Apartments in Canada

#1 – Yellowknife, NWT – Average Rent Price = $1581/month

Yellowknife is #1 on the list of the most expensive cities to rent in Canada!

#2 – Vancouver, BC – Average Rent Price = $1507/month

Vancouver comes in 2^nd place for most expensive cities to rent in Canada.

#3 – Toronto, ON – Average Rent Price = $1360/month

Toronto is the third most expensive city to rent an apartment.

#4 – Victoria, BC – Average Rent Price = $1264/month

Fourth is Victoria on our list.

#5 – Kingston, ON – Average Rent Price =  $1238/month

Kingston ranks fifth as the most expensive city to rent in Canada.

#6 – Ottawa, ON – Average Rent Price = $1214/month

Ottawa is the sixth most expensive city to rent an apartment.

#7 –  Barrie, ON – Average Rent Price = $1198/month

Barrie takes the 7^th spot on the most expensive list.

#8 – Oshawa, ON – Average Rent Price = $1153/month

Oshawa is the eight most expensive city in the country to rent an apartment.

#9 – Kelowna, BC – Average Rent Price = $1139/month

Kelowna is #9 on our list.

#10 – Edmonton, AB – Average Rent Price = $1125/month

Edmonton rounds out the list of the top 10 most expensive cities to rent an apartment in Canada

Top 10 Least Expensive Cities For Rental Apartments in Canada

#1 – Thetford Mines, QC – Average Rent Price = $461/month

Thetford Mines is the least expensive city to rent an apartment in Canada!

#2 – St. Georges, QC – Average Rent Price = $478/month

The 2^nd least expensive city to rent an apartment is St. Georges.

#3 – Victoriaville, QC – Average Rent Price = $506/month

Victoriaville is #3 on the list of least expensive cities in Canada to rent an apartment.

#4 – Edmundston, NB –  Average Rent Price = $511/month

The fourth least expensive city to rent an apartment is Edmundston.

#5 – Matane, QC – Average Rent Price = $514/month

Matane is #5 on our list.

#6 – Trois-Rivieres, QC – Average Rent Price = $534/month

The sixth least expensive city to rent an apartment in Canada is Trois-Rivieres.

#7 – Saguenay, QC – Average Rent Price = $547/month

Saguenay ranks #7 on our list of the least expensive cities to rent in the country.

#8 – Drummondville, QC – Average Rent Price = $556/month

Drummondville is the eight least expensive city to rent an apartment in Canada.

#9 – Sherbrooke, QC – Average Rent Price = $588/month

In 9^th position for least expensive city is Sherbrooke.

#10 – Kentville, NS – Average Rent Price = $672/month
Taking #10 on our list of the least expensive city to rent an apartment in Canada is Kentville.

RentSeeker.ca’s now socially popular rental market INFOGRAPHIC’s reflect data compiled from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) Fall 2017 report and includes vacancy rates and the average rent costs for apartments across Canada including;

• Studio Apartments
• 1 Bedroom Apartments
• 2 Bedroom Apartments
• 3 Bedroom Apartments

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This new interest rate increase is the second 0.25 basis-point increase since July, and it is also now widely expected that another +0.25 is to be expected in October.

Source: Bank of Canada

With Canada’s Housing and Rental Markets already having been a hot news topic for Canadians over the past decade with housing prices continued rising pricing year-over-year,  the new interest rate hikes which have already lead to higher mortgage rates, has created a very anxious environment for many Canadians, and a topic of much discussion for many economists, banking institutions, policy makers, and media commentators.

RentSeeker.ca, one of Canada’s largest and most popular real estate listing and reporting websites, today published a new INFOGRAPHIC showing the average cost of rents and housing prices across all 10 provinces and 3 territories with a newly released affordability index showing how much average income per household is spent on housing.

British Colombia tops the list with 24% of income spent on housing costs, with Ontario following in close second with 23%. View all the data points for all 13 provinces below:

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Canada’s Largest Real Estate Search Website – RentSeeker.ca released it’s New Updated 2016 Annual Report today showing the;

Average Rent Costs and Vacancy Rates for Apartment Rentals in cities across Canada

RentSeeker.ca’s NEW updated report and data (below) using it’s popular INFOGRAPHIC format, shows the average cost of rent and vacancy rates for the following suite types across Canada:

• Studio | Bachelor Apartments
• 1 Bedroom Apartments
• 2 Bedroom Apartments and
• 3 Bedroom Apartments across Canada

“As one of Canada’s largest publicly traded multi-family REITs, we’ve seen occupancy and rental rates continue to remain steady through most of Canada. When the economy begins to recover in many parts of Alberta and British Columbia, we anticipate occupancy rates in these regions to improve,” said Todd Cook, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northview Apartment REIT.

RentSeeker.ca’s Housing & Rental Market INFOGRAPHICs were one of the most shared in Canada on Social Media in 2016!

For media inquiries, or to share RentSeeker’s NEW [INFOGRAPHIC], please contact us at: Media@RentSeeker.ca

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The new updated data and report by RentSeeker.ca follows last year’s Average Rents across Canada INFOGRAPHIC, which RentSeeker.ca released and published and was featured and shared by Canada’s largest media outlets and economists, and shared in many government and housing reports including; CTV News, Global News,  CP24, Money Sense, Huffington Post, The Loop, The Toronto Foundation, and many other websites.

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