Average rent, new tenants, Oct 2025: Canadian provinces ranked
Measure: Average rent for newly rented apartments, October 2025 ($). All 10 provinces and territories with data in Rents for new tenants versus sitting tenants by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: October 2025.
National value: 1,672 (Canada).
- Lowest: 1,316 to 1,400 $
- Group 2: 1,400 to 1,409 $
- Group 3: 1,409 to 1,532 $
- Group 4: 1,532 to 1,994 $
- Highest: 1,994 to 2,064 $
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: Purpose-built apartments in centres of 10,000+; estimates CMHC rates as poor quality are blank.
| 1 | British Columbia | 2,064 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ontario | 1,994 |
| 3 | Nova Scotia | 1,865 |
| 4 | Alberta | 1,532 |
| 5 | New Brunswick | 1,413 |
| 6 | Prince Edward Island | 1,409 |
| 7 | Quebec | 1,404 |
| 8 | Saskatchewan | 1,400 |
| 9 | Manitoba | 1,398 |
| 10 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,316 |
Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey 2025, Canada data tables (rmr-canada-2025-en.xlsx), Table 6.0: Average rent for turnover and non-turnover units, privately initiated apartment structures of three units and over. Reference period: October 2025.
Cite this ranking
Canadian provinces and territories ranked by average rent for newly rented apartments, October 2025 ($) (October 2025). Data: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey 2025, Canada data tables, Table 6.0; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-11. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-average-rent-for-newly-rented-apartments-october-2025/