{"id":66524,"date":"2026-02-24T17:02:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/?p=66524"},"modified":"2026-02-23T20:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T04:58:17","slug":"2026-canada-rental-market-trend-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/rent-reports\/2026-canada-rental-market-trend-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Canada Rental Market Trend Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 style=\"color: #fe5f55\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong><em>Canada\u2019s Rental Market Stabilizes \u2014 But Supply Risks Are Emerging<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>After years of intense competition, Canada\u2019s rental market entered a stabilization phase in 2026. National vacancy rose to 3.1%, immigration declined 18% year-over-year, and landlords increasingly turned to incentives \u2014 reflecting easing pressure on renters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But beneath the surface, new risks may be emerging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While rental conditions feel more balanced today, housing-start activity has weakened in key urban markets, particularly in high-rise supply. Combined with rising project cancellations and multi-year development timelines, today\u2019s slowdown in construction could risk creating a renewed supply shortfall within the next two to three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The liv.rent 2026 Rental Market Trend Report examines this pivotal transition. Drawing on proprietary listing data, a survey of 750+ landlords and renters, and research from CMHC, the Bank of Canada, and Statistics Canada, the report analyzes rent trends, migration shifts, construction activity, and forward-looking supply risks across Canada\u2019s major markets.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"download\"><strong><em>Download the full 2026 Rental Market Trend Report for deeper insights into how cooling demand, shifting migration patterns, and weakening housing starts may shape the next phase of Canada\u2019s rental market.<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n\n.background-downloadable-report-2026-canada-rental-market-trend-rpt {\ntext-align: center;\ncolor: #303030;\nfont-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;\nfont-size: 24px;\n}\n\n.cta-block-downloadable-report-2026-canada-rental-market-trend-rpt p{\nfont-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;\ncolor: #303030;\nfont-weight: 400;\ntext-align: center;\nfont-size: 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regional market comparisons, key economic drivers, and emerging AI trends shaping Canada\u2019s rental landscape.<\/p>\n\n<button id=\"downloadable-report-2026-canada-rental-market-trend-rpt\" class=\"button-downloadable-report-2026-canada-rental-market-trend-rpt popmake-66917\">Download Report<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Here is a look at some of the key findings in the full 2026 liv.rent Rental Market Trend Report:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"canada-overview\">Canada overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Immigration slows sharply in 2025\u200b<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>After rebounding post-COVID, immigration dropped significantly in 2025, falling&nbsp;<strong>18% year-over-year<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 the largest annual decline on record.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nearly every province saw\u00a0<strong>double-digit decreases<\/strong>, showing that the slowdown was widespread across the country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This decline reflects the federal government\u2019s updated Immigration Levels Plan, which signals a more cautious approach to population growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ontario and B.C.\u200b\u00a0account for\u00a0nearly\u00a070%\u00a0of Canada&#8217;s\u00a0emigration<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Emigration in 2025 were heavily concentrated in Ontario and British Columbia, which together accounted for nearly 70% of all emigrants nationwide. \u200b\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>British Columbia recorded one of the largest year-over-year increases in emigration (+32%). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fewer Canadians moving between provinces<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Interprovincial migration (people moving between provinces) also slowed in 2025, declining <strong>6% year-over-year<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alberta<\/strong> attracted strong inflows, with <strong>65,573 people moving in<\/strong>, though less than previous years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ontario<\/strong> saw the most people leave, with <strong>76,652 residents moving out<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overall, mobility across Canada is cooling.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Canada sees record emigration &#8211; biggest exodus in a decade<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>11 of 13 provinces and territories post double-digit year-over-year increases in residents leaving the country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 2025, 95,733 Canadians emigrated out of the country, up 17% from 2024 and the highest level since 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026.02.17-AnnualRR-Graphs-01-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026.02.17-AnnualRR-Graphs-01-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026.02.17-AnnualRR-Graphs-01-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"british-columbia\"><br><br>British Columbia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B.C. stays as Canada&#8217;s third most sought-after province in Canada for immigrants\u200b\u200b<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The province attracted 13% of Canada\u2019s immigrants, trailing Quebec at 15% and Ontario at 43%.<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>After a decade \u200bof growth, B.C.&#8217;s population reverses course\u200b<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>For the first time since 2012, British Columbia posted negative population growth in 2025, alongside Ontario as the only provinces to decline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B.C. among four provinces to see decline in housing starts<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Housing starts in British Columbia fell 5% year-over-year in 2025, making it one of only four provinces to record a decline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Metro Vancouver rents decline amid rising emigration\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Metro Vancouver began experiencing steeper downward pressure on rents in August 2025, coinciding with a 50% increase in emigration from B.C. in Q3 compared to Q2. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026.02.17-AnnualRR-Graphs-12-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026.02.17-AnnualRR-Graphs-12-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026.02.17-AnnualRR-Graphs-12-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"alberta\">Alberta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Alberta&#8217;s migration boom is cooling after years of strong growth<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The pace of inflows has slowed markedly, with the number of Canadians moving to the province down 16% year-over-year\u2014from 77,761 in 2024 to 65,573.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Alberta drops to third nationally in housing starts\u200b\u200b<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Alberta\u2019s growth was driven primarily by apartments, with starts up 29%, while single-family construction declined 4%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Following growth in 2024, Calgary rents reversed course in 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Calgary rents declined year-over-year across all unit types in 2025, with two-bedroom units recording the steepest drops.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026.02.17-AnnualRR-Graphs-09-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026.02.17-AnnualRR-Graphs-09-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026.02.17-AnnualRR-Graphs-09-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ontario\">Ontario<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ontario fuels \u200bCanada&#8217;s emigration as departures hit a new high\u200b<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>2025 set a new record, with 44,758 people leaving the province, a 14% year-over-year increase. Ontario continues to lead Canada in emigration, accounting for 47% of all departures nationwide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ontario housing supply hit by \u200bdouble-digit drop in construction starts\u200b<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Housing starts in Ontario fell 17% year-over-year in 2025, with declines recorded across all housing types, including a 9% drop in apartment construction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Toronto rents fall everywhere\u200b\u200b<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Toronto\u2019s rental price decline in 2025 was driven by widespread softening across all\u00a0neighbourhoods, affecting both furnished and unfurnished units.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026.02.18-AnnualRR-Blog-Graphs-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026.02.18-AnnualRR-Blog-Graphs-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026.02.18-AnnualRR-Blog-Graphs-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nova-scotia\">Nova Scotia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nova Scotia trails only Alberta in interprovincial migration gains<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Nova Scotia ranked second only to Alberta in interprovincial migration gains in 2025, posting a net increase of 2,446 residents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nova Scotia ramps up housing starts, \u200bbut completions \u200blag demand\u200b<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Housing starts in Nova Scotia rose to 8,732 in 2025, ranking the province fifth nationally and matching Quebec\u2019s pace of growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026.02.17-AnnualRR-Graphs-10-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66941\" width=\"823\" height=\"823\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quebec\">Quebec<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Emigration accelerates, offsetting stable immigration<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Emigration from Quebec rose sharply in 2025, increasing 21% year-over-year to 12,691 people, marking the province\u2019s highest level since 2017 and outpacing the national increase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quebec leads Canada in housing starts<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Quebec emerged as one of Canada\u2019s strongest housing markets in 2025, with housing starts jumping 32% year-over-year.<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #7494ac\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Montreal rents surge above 2024 levels, then plunge after August<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Despite broader downward pressure on rental prices, Verdun and Westmount recorded consistent year-over-year rent increases across most unit types.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026.02.18-AnnualRR-Blog-Graphs-15-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66957\" 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view all of the in-depth insights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"data-collection-methodology\">Data Collection Methodology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">liv.rent<\/a>&nbsp;Rental Market Trend Report uses data from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">liv.rent<\/a>&nbsp;listings, as well as data manually collected from other popular rental listing platforms. Our methodology focuses exclusively on current asking rent prices. Unlike some government reports that include data for entire buildings (which may include long-term rent-controlled units), our analysis reflects real-time market conditions and active listing prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For influencing market factors,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">liv.rent<\/a>&nbsp;references data from trusted sources such as Statistics Canada,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/canada.ca\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Canada.ca<\/a>, and CMHC, along with relevant reporting from established Canadian media outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on our data collection methodology, including what types of rental housing we look at, please consult the full reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Download the free 2026 liv.rent Rental Market Trend Report here for complete information on average rent prices and driving factors for B.C., Ontario, Alberta, and Quebec<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n\n.background-downloadable-report-2026-canada-rental-market-trend-rpt {\ntext-align: center;\ncolor: #303030;\nfont-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;\nfont-size: 24px;\n}\n\n.cta-block-downloadable-report-2026-canada-rental-market-trend-rpt p{\nfont-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;\ncolor: #303030;\nfont-weight: 400;\ntext-align: center;\nfont-size: 16px;\n}\n\n.cta-block-downloadable-report-2026-canada-rental-market-trend-rpt {\nbackground-color: #F5F5F5;\nborder-radius: 16px;\npadding: 30px;\ntext-align: center;\nmargin: 20px 0px;\n}\n.button-downloadable-report-2026-canada-rental-market-trend-rpt{\nmargin-top: 20px;\npadding: 12px 16px;\nbackground: #1D415E;\nborder: 0px solid white;\nbox-shadow: 0px 6px 8px -2px rgba(29, 66, 94, 0.4), 0px 12px 16px rgba(32, 121, 193, 0.15);\nborder-radius: 6px;\ncursor: pointer;\n\nfont-family: 'Inter';\nfont-style: normal;\nfont-weight: 600;\nfont-size: 14px;\nline-height: 16px;\ntext-align: center;\ncolor: #FFFFFF;\n\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"background-downloadable-report-2026-canada-rental-market-trend-rpt cta-block-downloadable-report-2026-canada-rental-market-trend-rpt\">\n<h3><strong>Unlock exclusive insights into Canada&#8217;s rental market<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>Download the full 2026 Rental Market Trend Report for in-depth insights and forecasts on average rent prices, regional market comparisons, key economic drivers, and emerging AI trends shaping Canada\u2019s rental landscape.<\/p>\n\n<button id=\"downloadable-report-2026-canada-rental-market-trend-rpt\" class=\"button-downloadable-report-2026-canada-rental-market-trend-rpt popmake-66917\">Download Report<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<br> \n\n<style> \n\n.button-rethink-way-you-rent { \n  background-color: #3E5B77; \n  border: 5px #26425C; \n  color: white; \n  padding: 10px 30px; \n  text-align: center; \n  text-decoration: none; \n  display: inline-block; \n  font-size: 15px; \n  margin: 5px 0px 20px 0px; \n  cursor: pointer; \n} \n<\/style> \n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-23097\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Digital-Contracts-Cropped-2.gif\" alt=\"Find apartments &amp; houses for rent with the liv.rent app\" width=\"196\" height=\"370\" style=\"float:left;\"> \n\n<h3 style=\"color: #3E5B77;\">Rethink The Way You Rent<\/h3> \n\n<p>Not on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">liv.rent<\/a><\/strong> yet? 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National vacancy rose to 3.1%, immigration declined 18% year-over-year, and landlords increasingly turned to incentives \u2014 reflecting easing pressure on renters. But beneath the surface, new risks may be emerging. 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