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[Updated February 2022] Average Rent Near Transit in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
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[Updated February 2022] Average Rent Near Transit in Greater Vancouver
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[2020] Renting In Canada – What $1800 Gets you Across Canada
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[Updated July 2022] How Does Rent Work in Canada? A Provincial Comparison
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[Updated March 2022] Vancouver vs Toronto: Cost of Living Comparison
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