Rentals.ca May 2026 Rent Report

Rentals.ca May 2026 Rent Report

Executive Summary Average asking rent in Canada declined 4.7% year-over-year in April, falling by $100 to $2,027, marking the 19th consecutive month of year-over-year declines. On a monthly basis, rents rose by 0.9% compared to March, marking the beginning of...
Rentals.ca April 2026 Rent Report

Rentals.ca April 2026 Rent Report

Executive Summary Average asking rent in Canada fell to a 35-month low of $2,008 in March. The year-over-year decline in rents, an average of $112 or 5.3%, was the largest in nearly five years, representing the 18th consecutive month of falling rents. Rents fell by...
Rentals.ca March 2026 Rent Report

Rentals.ca March 2026 Rent Report

Executive Summary Average asking rent in Canada fell to $2,030 in February, down 2.8% year-over-year to a 33-month low. Rents have declined on an annual basis for the 17th consecutive month, as well as falling by 1.3% on a month-over-month basis, the largest decrease...
Canadian Rent Caps for 2026

Canadian Rent Caps for 2026

A “rent cap”–or rent increase guideline–is a figure set by provincial governments limiting how much a landlord can increase a tenant’s rent per year. These limits are designed to provide stability in the rental market by curbing drastic price changes. In most...
Rentals.ca February 2026 Rent Report

Rentals.ca February 2026 Rent Report

Executive Summary Average asking rent in Canada fell to $2,057 in January, down 2.0% year-over-year to a 31-month low. Rents have declined for 16 consecutive months, but the annual rate of decline slowed for the third month in a row. Purpose-built rentals remained...