Regina
Saskatchewan
Statistics Canada geography code 4706027 · census subdivision
MARKET SCORE
Model CS-MI-1.0 · calculated 2026-09-30
Market snapshot
Average rent
$1,473
CMHC reports this figure for the census metropolitan area, which is wider than the city this market is defined by. Population here is city-level; rent and vacancy are metro-level. CMHC reliability code "a".
Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Confidence: high
Rental vacancy rate
2.7%
CMHC reports this figure for the census metropolitan area, which is wider than the city this market is defined by. Population here is city-level; rent and vacancy are metro-level. CMHC reliability code "a".
Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Confidence: high
Population trend
+15.2% 2013–2022 · CalculatedSource: Table 17-10-0142-01 — Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision (vector 1138982072) · published 2023-01-11
What drives this market?
These weightings are an interpretation of the local economy, not a measurement. They are shown to explain what appears to support rental demand here — treat them differently from the sourced statistics above.
- Government28% of local drivers
As the provincial capital, Regina hosts the Government of Saskatchewan and the head offices of its Crown corporations — SaskPower, SaskTel, SaskEnergy and SGI — which together make public-sector employment unusually dominant.
- Health Care18% of local drivers
Regina General and Pasqua hospitals anchor Saskatchewan Health Authority operations in the south.
- Manufacturing14% of local drivers
Evraz North America steel production and the Co-op Refinery Complex, alongside agricultural equipment manufacturing.
- Education12% of local drivers
The University of Regina and Saskatchewan Polytechnic.
- Transportation12% of local drivers
The Global Transportation Hub and the CP main line make Regina a prairie distribution point.
- Construction10% of local drivers
Public infrastructure and residential construction tied to steady provincial population growth.
- Local Services6% of local drivers
Retail and professional services serving southern Saskatchewan.
Rental market
Average rent
$1,473
CMHC reports this figure for the census metropolitan area, which is wider than the city this market is defined by. Population here is city-level; rent and vacancy are metro-level. CMHC reliability code "a".
Vacancy rate
2.7%
CMHC reports this figure for the census metropolitan area, which is wider than the city this market is defined by. Population here is city-level; rent and vacancy are metro-level. CMHC reliability code "a".
All data for this market
| Metric | Period | Value | Type | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| average rent | — | $1,473 | observed | high | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
| population | 2022 | 242,685 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2021 | 239,175 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2020 | 238,415 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2019 | 236,421 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2018 | 232,429 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2017 | 228,053 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2016 | 223,175 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2015 | 217,683 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2014 | 214,742 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| population | 2013 | 210,615 | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| rent change pct | — | 4.2% | observed | high | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
| unemployment rate | 2024 | 6.4% | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| unemployment rate | 2023 | 4.9% | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| unemployment rate | 2022 | 4.9% | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| unemployment rate | 2021 | 6.9% | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| unemployment rate | 2020 | 8.4% | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| unemployment rate | 2019 | 5.4% | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| unemployment rate | 2018 | 6.1% | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| unemployment rate | 2017 | 5.2% | observed | high | Statistics Canada |
| vacancy rate | — | 2.7% | observed | high | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
Rows showing Data unavailable are recorded deliberately, with the reason, rather than omitted — so you can tell the difference between a figure that is zero and one we simply do not have.