Rental vacancy rate, October 2025: Canadian provinces ranked
Measure: Rental vacancy rate, October 2025 (%). All 10 provinces and territories with data in Rental vacancy rates and rents by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: October 2025.
National value: 3.1 (Canada).
- Lowest: 2.1 to 2.6 %
- Group 2: 2.6 to 2.9 %
- Group 3: 2.9 to 3.2 %
- Group 4: 3.2 to 3.5 %
- Highest: 3.5 to 4.3 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: CMHC Rental Market Survey of purpose-built rental apartments in centres of 10,000 people or more; condominiums and other secondary rentals are not included. Estimates rated poor quality are left out.
| 1 | Alberta | 4.3 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | British Columbia | 3.5 |
| 3 | Saskatchewan | 3.4 |
| 4 | Ontario | 3.2 |
| 5 | New Brunswick | 2.9 |
| 5 | Manitoba | 2.9 |
| 7 | Quebec | 2.7 |
| 8 | Nova Scotia | 2.6 |
| 9 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 2.1 |
| 9 | Prince Edward Island | 2.1 |
Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey 2025, Canada data tables (rmr-canada-2025-en.xlsx), Table 1.0: Rental market indicators, privately initiated apartment structures of three units and over, provinces (centres 10,000+). Reference period: October 2025.
Cite this ranking
Canadian provinces and territories ranked by rental vacancy rate, October 2025 (%) (October 2025). Data: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey 2025, Canada data tables (rmr-canada-2025-en.xlsx), Table 1.0: Rental market indicators, privately initiated apartment structures of three units and over, provinces (centres 10,000+); rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-rental-vacancy-rate-october-2025/