Across Canada, rents are out of control.
In 2019, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives introduced the concept of the “rental wage” to Canada. The rental wage is the hourly wage required to pay rent while working a 40-hour week, 52 weeks a year, and spending no more than 30 per cent of one’s income on housing. Put simply, the rental wage is the wage people need to earn in order to pay their rent without sacrificing other basic needs.
What about your city? We made this map to help you answer that question.
To get started, click on a province to filter to the cities within it. Click on a city to jump to its neighbourhoods map. Hover over anything for additional information. To reset the map, reload the page. The map may take a moment to load.
Click here to read the full report that this map is based on. To see older data for comparison, click here to look over our equivalent map from 2023.
