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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

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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.
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