🇨🇦 Canada May 17, 2026 · Leora Schertzer

Montreal rent prices have jumped 70% in the last decade

Montreal Gazette
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This is Part 1 of the Gazette series Renting Montreal.



Montreal rent prices have surged in recent decades, but the past 10 years have seen the fastest-growing rents to date.



In 2006, the average cost of rent for a Montrealer was $617 per month, according to data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Between 2006 and 2016, the cost of rent climbed 23 per cent to an average of $761.



Since then, prices have changed dramatically: CMHC data shows the average cost of rent

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