The 2026 Canadian
Landlord Report
Rent, regulation and returns across all 13 provinces and territories. CMHC data, CRA tax moves, and the operational shifts shaping the year — in one 20+ page PDF.
Free. No paywall. No login. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey (Jan 2026), Statistics Canada, CRA T776 guide, provincial RTA bodies.
Landlord
Report
Four findings reshaping the 2026 portfolio
Vacancy below 2% nationally for the first time since 1988
The 2025 CMHC Rental Market Survey put national vacancy at 1.8% — the tightest the country has been in 37 years.
Prairies overtook BC/ON in rent growth
Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon and Regina led the country in YoY rent increases, while Vancouver and Toronto decelerated for the first time since 2017.
Insurance is the new property tax
Property insurance is up 22-30% YoY across Canada. Tenant insurance verification has moved from paperwork to board-level decision.
Smart triage cuts emergency dispatch ~40%
Early adopters report a 38-44% reduction in after-hours emergency calls when an automated triage layer screens incoming maintenance tickets first.
Average 2-BR rent · YoY · vacancy
Source: CMHC RMS January 2026 · purpose-built rental, two-bedroom unit, calendar 2025. The full PDF includes urban/rural splits and city-level breakouts.
| Province | Avg 2-BR rent | YoY | Vacancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC | $2,520 | +6.4% | 0.9% |
| AB | $1,640 | +8.2% | 2.4% |
| SK | $1,210 | +4.1% | 2.9% |
| MB | $1,290 | +3.7% | 3.0% |
| ON | $2,180 | +5.1% | 1.9% |
| QC | $1,360 | +7.3% | 1.5% |
| NB | $1,310 | +6.8% | 2.0% |
| NS | $1,690 | +5.6% | 1.7% |
| PEI | $1,420 | +4.9% | 1.2% |
| NL | $1,180 | +3.2% | 3.6% |
| YT | $1,720 | +5.8% | 1.4% |
| NT | $2,140 | +4.0% | 4.1% |
| NU | $2,610 | +6.2% | 1.8% |
Data summarized for the public preview. The full PDF cites every figure with its source URL.
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