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Rental vacancy rate by metro

Lowest vacancy first. Lower vacancy means fewer empty purpose-built apartments.

29 metros with comparable, current data. Reference period: October 2025 survey. Metros without published data are left out rather than estimated.

RankMetroValue
1Saint John N.B.1.50%
2St. John's N.L.1.60%
3Kingston Ont.2.30%
4Halifax N.S.2.50%
5Sherbrooke Que.2.50%
6Québec City Que.2.60%
7Regina Sask.2.70%
8Trois-Rivières Que.2.70%
9Peterborough Ont.2.70%
10Winnipeg Man.2.80%
11Abbotsford–Mission B.C.2.80%
12Toronto Ont.3.00%
13Victoria B.C.3.10%
14Saskatoon Sask.3.20%
15Montréal Que.3.30%
16Ottawa–Gatineau Ont.3.40%
17St. Catharines–Niagara Ont.3.50%
18Brantford Ont.3.50%
19Hamilton Ont.3.60%
20Windsor Ont.3.60%
21Vancouver B.C.3.70%
22Oshawa Ont.3.70%
23Moncton N.B.3.70%
24Edmonton Alta.3.90%
25London Ont.3.90%
26Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo Ont.4.20%
27Barrie Ont.4.20%
28Calgary Alta.5.00%
29Kelowna B.C.6.30%

Rankings describe published figures; they are not recommendations. Methodology