Average Rent in Ottawa

Ottawa's average asking rent for apartments and condos was $2,168/month in August 2026, per Rentals.ca's National Rent Report (published September 9, 2026) -- up 1.1% from the previous month but down 1.6% from a year earlier. That figure covers all unit sizes. CMHC's 2025 Rental Market Report (October 2025 survey, published December 11, 2025), which measures the entire existing purpose-built rental stock, put Ottawa's average 2-bedroom rent at $1,926/month, up 3.4% year-over-year, with a purpose-built vacancy rate of 3.0%.

Rentals.ca's August 2026 report named Ottawa (down 1.6% year-over-year) alongside Toronto (down 1.4%) and Montreal (down 1.1%) as the three most rent-stable major Canadian markets, in contrast to steeper annual declines in Calgary (down 4.5%), Vancouver, and Edmonton (down 4.1% each). Ottawa's rental market has been comparatively steady through 2026 rather than seeing the sharper corrections some other major cities have experienced.

• Apartments and condos, all sizes: $2,168/month in August 2026, down 1.6% year-over-year
• 3-bedroom: $2,708/month in September 2026, down 1.1% year-over-year

For a 2-bedroom benchmark, CMHC's stock-wide average was $1,926/month as of its October 2025 survey. It measures what existing tenants pay, not new-listing asking rents.