Quebec rental market data
These figures come from CMHC’s October Rental Market Survey of purpose-built rental apartments. See the Canada rental market overview for national figures.
| Measure (October 2025) | Quebec | A year earlier |
|---|---|---|
| Vacancy rate | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| Average 2-bedroom rent paid | $1,273 | $1,131 |
| Turnover rate (units with a new tenant in the year) | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Rent change for the same 2-bedroom units (fixed sample) | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Source: CMHC Rental Market Report data tables, Table 1.0 (apartments in privately initiated structures of three or more units, centres of 10,000 people or more).
| Average asking rent (August 2026) | Quebec |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,413 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,694 |
| 2 bedroom | $2,154 |
| 3 bedroom | $2,610 |
Source: Rentals.ca / Urbanation National Rent Report, apartments and condos listed for rent (August 2026). Asking rents are what a new tenant is quoted, so they run above the CMHC averages paid by all tenants.
Average rent by city (Quebec)
| Centre | Vacancy rate, October 2025 | A year earlier | Average 2-bedroom rent paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal | 2.9% | 2.1% | $1,346 |
| Québec | 2.4% | 0.9% | $1,277 |
| Ottawa-Gatineau (Qué. part) | 3.8% | 1.9% | $1,460 |
| Sherbrooke | 2.7% | 1.4% | $1,062 |
| Saguenay | 1.3% | 1.6% | $985 |
| Trois-Rivières | 2.7% | 0.9% | $1,016 |
| Drummondville | 1.8% | 1.5% | $1,045 |
Source: CMHC Rental Market Report data tables, Table 1.0 (apartments in privately initiated structures of three or more units). Ottawa-Gatineau is split by province.
City pages: Montréal, Québec City.
Rules on rent increases in Quebec
- There is no fixed cap: the landlord proposes an increase when the lease is renewed.
- The tenant can accept or refuse it within one month after receiving the notice. In most cases a tenant who refuses keeps the dwelling, and the landlord can ask the Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL) to set the rent.
- The TAL's calculation starts from a base percentage (3.1% for 2026) plus adjustments for taxes, insurance, energy and major work.
- For the TAL to set the rent, the landlord must apply to it within the month following the tenant's refusal; if the landlord doesn't, the lease renews at the same rent and on the same conditions.
- The exception: when the lease's section on restrictions to the right to have the rent fixed says the dwelling is in a housing cooperative, or in a building built or converted to residential use 5 years ago or less, a tenant who refuses the change must move out when the lease ends. For a lease signed after February 20, 2024 in a building ready for occupancy after that date, the new-building exception also requires the lease to state the maximum rent the landlord can charge in the building's first 5 years.
- A new tenant can ask the TAL to fix the rent if it is higher than the lowest rent paid in the 12 months before the lease began (the landlord must state that rent in a notice when the lease is signed). The tenant has 10 days after signing to apply, or two months after the lease begins if the landlord gave no notice, unless the rent was already fixed by the TAL; the cooperative and new-building exceptions above apply to new tenants too.
Source: Quebec government.
Related pages
- Canada Rental Market Data: national overview
- Average Rent in Canada: rent comparison by city and province
- Income in Quebec: provincial income data
Sources
- CMHC Rental Market Report data tables, Table 1.0
- Rentals.ca National Rent Report: asking rents
- Quebec rules on rent increases