In 2016, average rents in Montreal were $835 a month compared to $1,242 in Toronto and just under $1,300 in Vancouver.
housing affordability
There's plenty of room to grow upwards by adding more homes within the city’s existing urban footprint.
Recently 1,000 units initially intended for the rental market have been converted into condo units.
Between 2000 and 2016, average mortgage interest rates fell by almost two-thirds.
Between 2011 and 2016, the city gained more than 116,000 new residents.
In the Greater Golden Horseshoe, per-unit building costs to comply with regulation amount to nearly $50,000.
Long and uncertain permit timelines can have led to fewer new housing units being built in Vancouver.
It takes 21 months, on average, for Vancouver to approve housing projects compared to seven months in Burnaby.
Since sprawl is limited, to grow its housing supply, Toronto must build up.