Quarterly rent statistics, fourth quarter 2025
Released: 2026-03-11
Today, Statistics Canada is publishing estimates from the Quarterly Rent Statistics program for the fourth quarter of 2025, for 42 census metropolitan areas. This program provides experimental estimates on the asking rent of available rental units listed on major rental platforms in Canada.
New estimates from the program are available, including average asking rent for two-bedroom and three-or-more-bedroom houses, covering the period from the first quarter of 2019 to the fourth quarter of 2025.
Note to readers
The Quarterly Rent Statistics program is conducted with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
The average asking rent is derived from listings posted on major rental listing platforms. It offers a picture of what prospective tenants can expect to pay based on the type of housing they are searching for (rental unit type, number of rooms and location).
Estimates include purpose-built (primary) rental units and units available in the secondary rental market. Collective dwellings, vacation homes, mobile homes and subsidized housing units are not included in these estimates.
Although estimates of average asking rent represent different types of rental units, they do not account for variations in their quality. This means that variations in average asking rent levels can be influenced by changes in the quality attributes of rental units, such as the inclusion of utilities, upgraded finishes or parking.
Estimates for all census metropolitan areas for the second quarter of 2025 should be used with caution because data from one platform were not available. The average asking rent for houses this quarter was estimated using linear interpolation.
Data are experimental and subject to revision.
All data are expressed in current dollars and are based on the 2021 Standard Geographical Classification.
Definitions
A census metropolitan area (CMA) is formed by one or more adjacent municipalities centred on a population centre (known as the core). A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000, of which 50,000 or more must live in the core. To be included in the CMA, other adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the core, as measured by commuting flows derived from data on place of work from the previous census.
Asking rent refers to the monthly amount for which a rental unit is advertised, regardless of what is included in the rent.
Rental unit refers to a private dwelling or a set of living quarters in a private dwelling that is rented or for rent.
Contact information
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact us (toll-free 1-800-263-1136; 514-283-8300; infostats@statcan.gc.ca) or Media Relations (statcan.mediahotline-ligneinfomedias.statcan@statcan.gc.ca).
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