The report said a number of factors could explain the lower vacancy rate including more jobs added in Saskatoon and stricter mortgage qualification rules.

Saskatchewan saw the biggest split, with 80 per cent of those surveyed agreeing that landlords should be able to refuse to rent their properties to pet owners.

Kelowna’s rental vacancy rate is sitting at 0.6 per cent. Only Victoria and the Abbostford-Mission area have lower vacancy rates.

Job losses, lower migration and increased construction of rental units are all cited as reasons why the vacancy rate continues to go up, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

A small group of West Vancouver residents are complaining a new three-storey rental building will impede on their lifestyle.

A new tool introducing potential renters and landlords to one another is garnering both praise and criticism.