Match the dataset to the unit
CMHC rental statistics cover defined markets and structures. Compare unit size, geography, survey period and what utilities are included.
Browser-private comparison
Test two cities against one real constraint.
Verify the numbers from current sources, then enter them here. Labels, income and costs stay on this device.
No city label, income, cost or result is transmitted
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Your evidence-led result
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Turn the comparison into one relocation action
Choose the first job the move creates. Bremo will open one owned planning tool or the official FCAC budget route—not a provider application.
An owned-guide open is a planning stage only. It is not an account, application, paid conversion, payout or revenue.
This compares only the costs you enter. It does not forecast employment, rent changes, taxes, home values, health access, climate risk, immigration eligibility or quality of life. Educational information only—not financial, tax, legal, employment or real-estate advice.
Decision method
Verify the number and the life behind it.
A city is affordable only when the specific household can earn, travel, obtain housing and preserve its required cash margin there.
Use the local occupation
Job Bank publishes low, median and high wages by occupation and region. A national average does not establish your offer or take-home pay.
Price the actual commute
Lower shelter cost can require another vehicle, longer travel or regional service. Use the address and shift time you would actually have.
Keep non-negotiables visible
Childcare, health, accessibility, language, family support and insurance can outweigh a rent difference.
Record the date and source
Rent, vacancies, wages and services update on different schedules. Do not mix periods without marking the mismatch.
Choose your own buffer
The result says whether each entered budget clears your stated margin. It does not declare a universal affordability threshold.
Primary-source workbench
Collect current inputs before comparing.
Reviewed August 12, 2026. These sources serve different purposes and periods; read their definitions before copying a number.
CMHC rental-market dataVacancy rates, average rents and market tables by housing type and geography.CMHC 2025 survey tablesCurrent national, provincial and major-centre Rental Market Survey results.Statistics Canada Census ProfileSearch a municipality for income, household, commuting and shelter context; note the reference period.Job Bank wage comparisonCompare regional wages for the occupation you expect to hold.Job Bank outlooksReview current employment prospects by occupation and location.FCAC Budget PlannerBuild a complete personalized budget from current pay stubs, bills and statements.