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Year-over-year change in the average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment, by census metropolitan area, first quarter of 2026

Kingston Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) Abbotsford–Mission London Victoria Guelph St. John's Oshawa Moncton Québec Vancouver Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo Montréal Saint John Lethbridge Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) Chilliwack Toronto Windsor Calgary All census metropolitan areas Red Deer Edmonton St. Catharines–Niagara Sherbrooke Belleville–Quinte West Peterborough Hamilton Barrie Nanaimo Drummondville Winnipeg Brantford Kamloops Thunder Bay Fredericton Halifax Kelowna Regina Greater Sudbury Saskatoon -10 -5 0 5 10 15 change (%)
Note(s):
Average asking rent is not available for the Saguenay and Trois-Rivières census metropolitan areas.
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Year-over-year change in the average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment, by census metropolitan area, first quarter of 2026
  change (%)
Kingston -5.9
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) -5.6
Abbotsford–Mission -5
London -4.5
Victoria -4.5
Guelph -4
St. John's -3.7
Oshawa -3.4
Moncton -3.3
Québec -2.7
Vancouver -2.2
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo -1.9
Montréal -1.6
Saint John -1.3
Lethbridge -1.3
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) -1.2
Chilliwack -1.2
Toronto -1.1
Windsor -1.1
Calgary -1
All census metropolitan areas -0.9
Red Deer -0.7
Edmonton -0.6
St. Catharines–Niagara -0.5
Sherbrooke 0
Belleville–Quinte West 0
Peterborough 0
Hamilton 0.5
Barrie 0.9
Nanaimo 2
Drummondville 2.5
Winnipeg 3.1
Brantford 3.2
Kamloops 4.3
Thunder Bay 5
Fredericton 5.1
Halifax 5.4
Kelowna 5.5
Regina 5.7
Greater Sudbury 7.7
Saskatoon 9.4
Note(s):
Average asking rent is not available for the Saguenay and Trois-Rivières census metropolitan areas.
Source(s):
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