CMHC CRITERIA

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