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Data 2021 CensusNext update Census 2026 (from Feb. 2027)
Median monthly shelter cost for renters
May 2021. Today’s asking rents are higher; see our city guides for current figures.
| Metropolitan area | Share | People |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | $1,540 | – |
| Barrie | $1,530 | – |
| Vancouver | $1,500 | – |
| Kelowna | $1,450 | – |
| Oshawa | $1,370 | – |
| Guelph | $1,350 | – |
| Calgary | $1,350 | – |
| Victoria | $1,350 | – |
| Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | $1,300 | – |
| Edmonton | $1,290 | – |
| Nanaimo | $1,250 | – |
| Kingston | $1,240 | – |
| Ottawa - Gatineau | $1,230 | – |
| Hamilton | $1,210 | – |
| Abbotsford - Mission | $1,180 | – |
| Halifax | $1,170 | – |
| Kamloops | $1,170 | – |
| Chilliwack | $1,170 | – |
| Saskatoon | $1,160 | – |
| Red Deer | $1,160 | – |
| Regina | $1,150 | – |
| Lethbridge | $1,140 | – |
| Brantford | $1,130 | – |
| Peterborough | $1,120 | – |
| London | $1,110 | – |
| Winnipeg | $1,100 | – |
| St. Catharines - Niagara | $1,080 | – |
| Belleville - Quinte West | $1,030 | – |
| Fredericton | $1,020 | – |
| Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | $1,000 | – |
| Windsor | $980 | – |
| Thunder Bay | $970 | – |
| Moncton | $960 | – |
| St. John's | $950 | – |
| Montréal | $880 | – |
| Saint John | $830 | – |
| Québec | $830 | – |
| Sherbrooke | $695 | – |
| Drummondville | $670 | – |
| Saguenay | $628 | – |
| Trois-Rivières | $628 | – |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.
Renter households spending 30% or more of income on shelter
| Metropolitan area | Share | People |
|---|---|---|
| Kelowna | 43.7% | – |
| Peterborough | 43.0% | – |
| Barrie | 42.4% | – |
| Oshawa | 41.7% | – |
| Kingston | 41.4% | – |
| Toronto | 40.5% | – |
| Victoria | 40.0% | – |
| Nanaimo | 39.9% | – |
| St. Catharines - Niagara | 39.5% | – |
| Hamilton | 39.0% | – |
| Brantford | 38.6% | – |
| Vancouver | 38.5% | – |
| London | 38.4% | – |
| Chilliwack | 38.4% | – |
| Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | 36.9% | – |
| Guelph | 36.9% | – |
| Saskatoon | 36.9% | – |
| Belleville - Quinte West | 36.7% | – |
| Halifax | 36.5% | – |
| Kamloops | 36.2% | – |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.
Median household total income, 2020
Income year 2020 included pandemic benefits.
| Metropolitan area | Share | People |
|---|---|---|
| Oshawa | $102,000 | – |
| Calgary | $100,000 | – |
| Ottawa - Gatineau | $98,000 | – |
| Toronto | $97,000 | – |
| Guelph | $97,000 | – |
| Barrie | $97,000 | – |
| Edmonton | $96,000 | – |
| Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | $92,000 | – |
| Hamilton | $91,000 | – |
| Abbotsford - Mission | $91,000 | – |
| Regina | $90,000 | – |
| Vancouver | $90,000 | – |
| Saskatoon | $89,000 | – |
| Kamloops | $87,000 | – |
| St. John's | $85,000 | – |
| Brantford | $85,000 | – |
| Red Deer | $85,000 | – |
| Kelowna | $85,000 | – |
| Victoria | $85,000 | – |
| Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | $84,000 | – |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.
Bachelor’s degree or higher, ages 25 to 64
| Metropolitan area | Share | People |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 46.5% | 1,599,625 |
| Ottawa - Gatineau | 43.7% | 347,980 |
| Vancouver | 43.2% | 642,460 |
| Calgary | 41.2% | 343,265 |
| Guelph | 39.7% | 35,280 |
| Halifax | 39.3% | 101,265 |
| Victoria | 39.0% | 81,550 |
| Fredericton | 38.4% | 21,930 |
| Montréal | 36.5% | 838,580 |
| Winnipeg | 35.6% | 156,445 |
| Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | 35.4% | 109,595 |
| Saskatoon | 35.3% | 59,135 |
| Regina | 34.5% | 45,415 |
| Hamilton | 34.3% | 142,465 |
| Québec | 33.8% | 147,180 |
| Kingston | 33.0% | 28,905 |
| St. John's | 32.1% | 37,365 |
| London | 32.1% | 91,095 |
| Edmonton | 31.8% | 246,905 |
| Sherbrooke | 30.4% | 34,095 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.
Unemployment rate, May 2021
During COVID-19 restrictions; use Labour Force Survey data for today.
| Metropolitan area | Share | People |
|---|---|---|
| St. Catharines - Niagara | 16.2% | – |
| Windsor | 15.7% | – |
| Toronto | 13.3% | – |
| Oshawa | 13.2% | – |
| Peterborough | 13.0% | – |
| London | 12.4% | – |
| Kingston | 12.3% | – |
| Calgary | 12.3% | – |
| Red Deer | 12.3% | – |
| Barrie | 12.1% | – |
| Edmonton | 11.9% | – |
| Hamilton | 11.8% | – |
| Halifax | 11.4% | – |
| Brantford | 11.4% | – |
| Belleville - Quinte West | 11.2% | – |
| Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | 10.9% | – |
| Thunder Bay | 10.9% | – |
| St. John's | 10.7% | – |
| Guelph | 10.5% | – |
| Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 10.3% | – |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.
CMHC rental market data.
CMHC’s annual Rental Market Survey (average rents and vacancy by city) is a better source for rents today. We plan to add it as a layer; until then, see current rents in our city guides.