Rents

• Rents are dropping across Canada, but they’re falling more in tariff-hit cities

  While rents are going down everywhere, they are plummeting much faster in cities and towns most exposed to trade with the U.S., new analysis by Rentals.Ca and Urbanation has found.

  Consumer

  Sep 22
  
• Now is the ‘best time’ to rent in Canada as asking price hits 31-month low: report

  A new report shows the average rent across Canada has hit a 31-month low, with big drops in cities like Toronto and Vancouver as supply outpaces demand.

  Canada

  Feb 9
  
• Advertisement
• Rents in Canada fall for 11th straight month. Which cities saw biggest drops?

  Compared to August last year, rents in Canada were down 2.3 per cent last month to $2,137 a month, according to the latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation.

  Canada

  Sep 8, 2025
• Advertisement
• Rents are cooling in most Canadian cities, RBC report finds

  Rents declined for the first three months of the year in more than half of Canada’s 40 major cities compared with the same period a year ago, analysis from RBC found.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2025
• Average rent in Canada drops for 1st time since 2021

  The average asking rent for all residential property types in Canada saw its first annual decrease since July 2021, but it's yet to be seen if the drop will continue.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2024
• Canada’s average rents just saw their biggest drop in 3 years

  The latest rent report from Urbanation and rentals.ca for June shows the average asking rents across all property types fell 0.8 per cent from May, down to an average of $2,185.

  Money

  Jul 9, 2024
• Renters under pressure: When will the fever break in the hot rental market?

  Some of Canada's tightest rental markets are showing signs of easing. Here's what experts say about when renters might find relief.

  Money

  Jul 6, 2024
• Average rents in Hamilton down 6% annually as Canada hits all-time high

  Average asking rents for one and two bedroom units in Hamilton are down year over year, while Canada hit an all-time high in average rents as of May,

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2024
• Advertisement
• Student visa cap will ‘take a bit of pressure off’ rent prices: BoC’s Macklem

  Governor Tiff Macklem says a limit on international student permits could help take pressure off soaring rents as the Bank of Canada wrestles with shelter inflation.

  Economy

  Jan 26, 2024
• Advertisement
• Average rent in London, Ont. hits $1,774 for a one-bedroom unit: Rentals.ca

  According to the website's most recent national rent report, a one-bedroom is going for around $1,774 on average in London, while a two-bedroom clocks in at around $2,111.

  Economy

  Mar 15, 2023