CMHC Affordable Rent Criteria

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201930% of MedianMaximum 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
Source: MLI Select