🏘️ Ranking · 116 metro areas
Municipalities with the most renters
Share of households that rent (2021 Census), cities and towns with 50,000+ people. Top three: Montréal (63.6%), Victoria (60.5%), Vancouver (54.5%). Canada overall: 33.1%.
| # | City | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montréal QC | 63.6% | |
| 2 | Victoria BC | 60.5% | |
| 3 | Vancouver BC | 54.5% | |
| 4 | Saint-Hyacinthe QC | 51.4% | |
| 5 | Sherbrooke QC | 50.5% | |
| 6 | Saint-Jérôme QC | 49.0% | |
| 7 | Québec QC | 48.8% | |
| 8 | Toronto ON | 48.1% | |
| 9 | Longueuil QC | 47.7% | |
| 10 | North Vancouver (City) BC | 46.7% | |
| 11 | Drummondville QC | 46.4% | |
| 12 | Cornwall ON | 46.3% | |
| 13 | Saint John NB | 45.8% | |
| 14 | Granby QC | 45.8% | |
| 15 | Trois-Rivières QC | 45.5% | |
| 16 | New Westminster BC | 45.3% | |
| 17 | Kingston ON | 44.2% | |
| 18 | Moncton (City) NB | 44.1% | |
| 19 | Shawinigan QC | 43.6% | |
| 20 | Fredericton NB | 43.4% | |
| 21 | Halifax NS | 42.5% | |
| 22 | London ON | 41.9% | |
| 23 | North Bay ON | 40.8% | |
| 24 | Peterborough ON | 40.6% | |
| 25 | Kitchener ON | 40.3% | |
| 26 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu QC | 40.1% | |
| 27 | Gatineau QC | 39.8% | |
| 28 | Burnaby BC | 39.5% | |
| 29 | St. John's NL | 39.3% | |
| 30 | Brandon MB | 39.2% | |
| 31 | Waterloo ON | 38.7% | |
| 32 | Rimouski QC | 38.4% | |
| 33 | Saguenay QC | 38.1% | |
| 34 | Belleville ON | 37.5% | |
| 35 | Windsor ON | 37.5% | |
| 36 | Winnipeg MB | 36.9% | |
| 37 | Edmonton AB | 36.4% | |
| 38 | Ottawa ON | 36.1% | |
| 39 | Oshawa ON | 35.8% | |
| 40 | St. Catharines ON | 35.6% | |
| 41 | Greater Sudbury ON | 35.5% | |
| 42 | Kelowna BC | 35.3% | |
| 43 | Red Deer AB | 35.2% | |
| 44 | Langford BC | 35.2% | |
| 45 | Saskatoon SK | 35.1% | |
| 46 | Woodstock ON | 34.9% | |
| 47 | Guelph ON | 34.3% | |
| 48 | Hamilton ON | 34.3% | |
| 49 | Grande Prairie AB | 34.3% | |
| 50 | Lévis QC | 34.1% | |
| 51 | Brantford ON | 34.0% | |
| 52 | Mirabel QC | 33.9% | |
| 53 | Regina SK | 33.6% | |
| 54 | Laval QC | 33.4% | |
| 55 | Nanaimo BC | 33.3% | |
| 56 | Wood Buffalo AB | 33.0% | |
| 57 | Barrie ON | 32.3% | |
| 58 | Thunder Bay ON | 32.3% | |
| 59 | Prince George BC | 31.9% | |
| 60 | Sarnia ON | 31.8% | |
| 61 | Lethbridge AB | 31.8% | |
| 62 | Sault Ste. Marie ON | 31.7% | |
| 63 | Abbotsford BC | 31.3% | |
| 64 | Calgary AB | 31.2% | |
| 65 | Cambridge ON | 31.1% | |
| 66 | Welland ON | 31.0% | |
| 67 | Saanich BC | 30.8% | |
| 68 | Coquitlam BC | 30.7% | |
| 69 | Surrey BC | 30.5% | |
| 70 | Brossard QC | 30.4% | |
| 71 | Kamloops BC | 29.9% | |
| 72 | Niagara Falls ON | 29.6% | |
| 73 | Mississauga ON | 29.6% | |
| 74 | Medicine Hat AB | 29.1% | |
| 75 | Cape Breton NS | 28.9% | |
| 76 | Richmond BC | 28.7% | |
| 77 | Châteauguay QC | 28.1% | |
| 78 | Chatham-Kent ON | 28.0% | |
| 79 | Chilliwack BC | 27.9% | |
| 80 | Quinte West ON | 25.4% | |
| 81 | Burlington ON | 24.9% | |
| 82 | Dollard-Des Ormeaux QC | 24.8% | |
| 83 | Delta BC | 24.4% | |
| 84 | Newmarket ON | 24.2% | |
| 85 | Terrebonne QC | 23.9% | |
| 86 | Mascouche QC | 23.8% | |
| 87 | North Vancouver (District) BC | 23.6% | |
| 88 | Repentigny QC | 23.0% | |
| 89 | Port Coquitlam BC | 22.9% | |
| 90 | Oakville ON | 22.5% | |
| 91 | Blainville QC | 22.3% | |
| 92 | Brampton ON | 21.9% | |
| 93 | Richmond Hill ON | 21.8% | |
| 94 | Maple Ridge BC | 20.9% | |
| 95 | Airdrie AB | 20.7% | |
| 96 | Aurora ON | 18.7% | |
| 97 | Georgina ON | 18.6% | |
| 98 | Norfolk County ON | 18.4% | |
| 99 | Markham ON | 18.3% | |
| 100 | Langley BC | 18.1% | |
| 101 | Whitby ON | 17.9% | |
| 102 | Milton ON | 17.4% | |
| 103 | Kawartha Lakes ON | 17.2% | |
| 104 | St. Albert AB | 17.1% | |
| 105 | Ajax ON | 16.5% | |
| 106 | Bradford West Gwillimbury ON | 16.5% | |
| 107 | New Tecumseth ON | 16.1% | |
| 108 | Pickering ON | 14.8% | |
| 109 | Halton Hills ON | 14.7% | |
| 110 | Innisfil ON | 14.3% | |
| 111 | Clarington ON | 14.3% | |
| 112 | Vaughan ON | 14.1% | |
| 113 | Strathcona County AB | 13.2% | |
| 114 | Whitchurch-Stouffville ON | 12.0% | |
| 115 | Caledon ON | 10.6% | |
| 116 | Rocky View County AB | 7.9% |
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0258-01. Individual municipalities with 50,000+ people; rents are shown where CMHC publishes a figure for that municipality.