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Statistics Canada Population Revisions Show New Supply, Not a Shrinking Population, Is Driving Down Rents

Toronto – September 29, 2026 – Substantial revisions to Statistics Canada's population estimates, stretching back nearly five years to Q4 2021, indicate that new housing supply, rather than a declining population, is the primary force behind the softening of Canada's ren...

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Tariffs Emerge as New Pressure on Canada's Rental Market, With Toronto and Vancouver Most Exposed
Toronto - September 22, 2026 - Tariffs are emerging as a new source of pressure on Canada's rental market, according to a new analysis from Rentals.ca and Urbanation. Average asking rents have already fallen 4.8% over the past year, driven by a wave of new supply and a s...

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More Than One in Four Canadian Renters Are Now Using AI to Find a Home
TORONTO, ON, August 18, 2026 — A new analysis from Rentals.ca finds that more than one in four Canadian renters (28.5%) have used AI tools such as ChatGPT or Google Gemini to help with their apartment search, marking the first time Rentals.ca has tracked this behaviour i...

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Canadian Renters Are Searching Below Market: Rentals.ca Regional Survey Analysis
TORONTO, ON, July 20, 2026 — A new regional breakdown of the Rentals.ca Spring Renter Preference Survey finds that in every major Canadian market, the majority of renters are budgeting below current asking rents — with the gap widest in Vancouver and Toronto.

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National Rents Extend Seasonal Rebound as Toronto Shows Early Signs of Stabilizing

Toronto – July 8, 2026 – The average asking rent for all residential properties in Canada declined 4.3% year-over-year in June to $2,033, marking the 21st consecutive month of annual rent decreases, according to the latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urbanat...

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70% of Canadian Renters Say High Rent Prices Are Their Biggest Challenge: Rentals.ca Survey
TORONTO, ON, June 25, 2026 — The newly released Spring Renter Preference Survey from Rentals.ca reveals that affordability remains the defining challenge for Canadian renters, with 70% of respondents identifying high rent prices as the biggest obstacle in their housing s...

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Slower Summer Rental Market Expected as Population Falls and Supply Climbs
Toronto – June 8, 2026 – The average asking rent for all residential properties in Canada declined 4.7% year-over-year in May to $2,029, marking the 20th consecutive month of annual rent decreases, according to the latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urbanati...

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Rents May Be Stabilizing, But Rental Units Are Getting Smaller Across Canada

Toronto, ON – March 31, 2026 – A new analysis from Rentals.ca and Urbanation reveals that while rents across Canada have begun to stabilize, renters may still be facing affordability pressures as the size of rental units declines.

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Slowing Rent Growth Eases Affordability Pressures for Canadian Renter Households

Toronto, ON – February 26, 2026 – A new analysis from Rentals.ca shows that affordability pressures are easing for Canadian renter households as rent growth slows across many markets.

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Nearly Half of Renters Signed a Lease This Summer as Move-In Incentives Remained Widespread, Rentals.ca Survey Finds
Toronto, ON — October 1, 2026 — Rentals.ca's latest Renter Pulse Survey finds that nearly half of Canadian renters (48.1%) signed a lease in the past three months, even as two-thirds (68.1%) described the search as somewhat difficult or difficult. Incentives were widespr...

News
Statistics Canada Population Revisions Show New Supply, Not a Shrinking Population, Is Driving Down Rents

Toronto – September 29, 2026 – Substantial revisions to Statistics Canada's population estimates, stretching back nearly five years to Q4 2021, indicate that new housing supply, rather than a declining population, is the primary force behind the softening of Canada's ren...

News
Tariffs Emerge as New Pressure on Canada's Rental Market, With Toronto and Vancouver Most Exposed
Toronto - September 22, 2026 - Tariffs are emerging as a new source of pressure on Canada's rental market, according to a new analysis from Rentals.ca and Urbanation. Average asking rents have already fallen 4.8% over the past year, driven by a wave of new supply and a s...

News
More Than One in Four Canadian Renters Are Now Using AI to Find a Home
TORONTO, ON, August 18, 2026 — A new analysis from Rentals.ca finds that more than one in four Canadian renters (28.5%) have used AI tools such as ChatGPT or Google Gemini to help with their apartment search, marking the first time Rentals.ca has tracked this behaviour i...

News
Canadian Renters Are Searching Below Market: Rentals.ca Regional Survey Analysis
TORONTO, ON, July 20, 2026 — A new regional breakdown of the Rentals.ca Spring Renter Preference Survey finds that in every major Canadian market, the majority of renters are budgeting below current asking rents — with the gap widest in Vancouver and Toronto.

News
National Rents Extend Seasonal Rebound as Toronto Shows Early Signs of Stabilizing

Toronto – July 8, 2026 – The average asking rent for all residential properties in Canada declined 4.3% year-over-year in June to $2,033, marking the 21st consecutive month of annual rent decreases, according to the latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urbanat...

News
70% of Canadian Renters Say High Rent Prices Are Their Biggest Challenge: Rentals.ca Survey
TORONTO, ON, June 25, 2026 — The newly released Spring Renter Preference Survey from Rentals.ca reveals that affordability remains the defining challenge for Canadian renters, with 70% of respondents identifying high rent prices as the biggest obstacle in their housing s...

News
Slower Summer Rental Market Expected as Population Falls and Supply Climbs
Toronto – June 8, 2026 – The average asking rent for all residential properties in Canada declined 4.7% year-over-year in May to $2,029, marking the 20th consecutive month of annual rent decreases, according to the latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urbanati...

News
Rents May Be Stabilizing, But Rental Units Are Getting Smaller Across Canada

Toronto, ON – March 31, 2026 – A new analysis from Rentals.ca and Urbanation reveals that while rents across Canada have begun to stabilize, renters may still be facing affordability pressures as the size of rental units declines.

News
Slowing Rent Growth Eases Affordability Pressures for Canadian Renter Households

Toronto, ON – February 26, 2026 – A new analysis from Rentals.ca shows that affordability pressures are easing for Canadian renter households as rent growth slows across many markets.

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