CMHC
Affordable
Rent Criteria

2019

30% of Median

Max Amount of
Affordable Rent

Primary Markets - Median Renter Income

Barrie

$58,900

$17,670

$1,473

Brampton

$67,700

$20,310

$1,693

Calgary

$69,500

$20,850

$1,738

Edmonton

$66,600

$19,980

$1,665

Guelph

$57,400

$17,220

$1,435

Halifax

$49,900

$14,970

$1,248

Hamilton

$44,400

$13,320

$1,110

Kitchener

$57,000

$17,100

$1,425

London

$39,600

$11,880

$990

Mississauga

$49,000

$14,700

$1,225

Montreal CMA

$43,600

$13,080

$1,090

Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario)

$61,400

$18,420

$1,535

Ottawa - Gatineau (Québec)

$48,800

$14,640

$1,220

Saskatoon

$43,600

$13,080

$1,090

Sault Ste. Marie

$22,100

$6,630

$553

Toronto CMA

$53,900

$16,170

$1,348

Vancouver CMA

$66,900

$20,070

$1,673

Victoria

$48,900

$14,670

$1,223

Secondary Markets - Median Renter Income

Abbotsford

$64,200

$19,260

$1,605

Brantford

$40,300

$12,090

$1,008

Burnaby

$60,200

$18,060

$1,505

Cape Breton

$39,400

$11,820

$985

Charlottetown

$49,300

$14,790

$1,233

Chilliwack

$83,200

$24,960

$2,080

Cornwall

$24,700

$7,410

$618

Fredericton

$49,800

$14,940

$1,245

Greater Sudbury

$46,500

$13,950

$1,163

Kamloops

$40,900

$12,270

$1,023

Kelowna

$47,500

$14,250

$1,188

Kingston

$52,500

$15,750

$1,313

Laval

$48,800

$14,640

$1,220

Lethbridge

$43,000

$12,900

$1,075

Moncton

$45,700

$13,710

$1,143

Nanaimo

$40,900

$12,270

$1,023

Oshawa

$54,000

$16,200

$1,350

Prince George

$34,700

$10,410

$868

Quebec - CMA

$41,100

$12,330

$1,028

Red Deer

$35,900

$10,770

$898

Regina

$42,400

$12,720

$1,060

Rouyn-Noranda

$39,000

$11,700

$975

Saguenay

$39,200

$11,760

$980

Saint John

$48,000

$14,400

$1,200

Saint-Georges

$43,700

$13,110

$1,093

Saint-Hyacinthe

$26,900

$8,070

$673

Saint-Jean-Iberville

$44,500

$13,350

$1,113

Sarnia

$25,800

$7,740

$645

Sherbrooke

$32,600

$9,780

$815

St John's

$52,400

$15,720

$1,310

St. Catharines-Niagara

$41,900

$12,570

$1,048

Summerside

$34,600

$10,380

$865

Surrey

$51,000

$15,300

$1,275

Thompson

$68,300

$20,490

$1,708

Thunder Bay

$42,800

$12,840

$1,070

Trois-Rivières

$30,700

$9,210

$768

Val-d’Or

$49,300

$14,790

$1,233

Windsor

$34,000

$10,200

$850

Winnipeg

$44,000

$13,200

$1,100

Wood Buffalo

$72,400

$21,720

$1,810

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