The average loan size of new mortgages in Canada increased in 2024, after a year of steady decline in 2023. In the third quarter of 2024, the average size of a mortgage amounted to ******* Canadian dollars, up from ******* in the second quarter of 2024. Mortgages varied in size in different metropolitan areas, with Toronto and Vancouver seeing the highest value of new mortgages.
The average mortgage payment in the large and mid-sized cities in Canada ranged between 1,300 Canadian dollars and 2,600 Canadian dollars. In the fourth quarter of the year, Vancouver topped the ranking, with homebuyers paying, on average, ***** Canadian dollars monthly. In Toronto, the average monthly scheduled mortgage payment was ***** Canadian dollars. Canada’s housing market House prices in Canada vary widely across the country. In 2023, the average sales price of detached single-family homes in Vancouver was nearly three times as expensive as the national average. Vancouver is undoubtedly considered the least affordable housing market: In 2023, the cost of buying a home with a **-year mortgage in Canada was approximately ** percent of the median household income, whereas in Vancouver, it was nearly *** percent. Development of house prices The development of house prices depends on multiple factors, such as availability on the market and demand. Since 2005, house prices in Canada have been continuously growing. According to the MSL composite house price index, 2021 measured the highest house price increase.
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In 2025, mortgage interest rates in Canada decreased. The five-year insured fixed mortgage interest rate as of May 2025 stood at **** percent, making it the most affordable mortgage type. Meanwhile, the insured mortgage rate fixed for under one year was the highest, at **** percent.
Vancouver and Toronto, two of the biggest metropolitan areas in Canada, led the ranking by average value of new mortgage loans in the country. In Vancouver, the average new mortgage loan was approximately ******* Canadian dollars, whereas the national average was ******* Canadian dollars. Vancouver and Toronto are also the country's largest mortgage markets.
This table contains 102 series, with data starting from 2013, and some select series starting from 2016. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada), Components (51 items: Total, funds advanced, residential mortgages, insured; Variable rate, insured; Fixed rate, insured, less than 1 year; Fixed rate, insured, from 1 to less than 3 years; ...), and Unit of measure (2 items: Dollars; Interest rate). For additional clarification on the component dimension, please visit the OSFI website for the Report on New and Existing Lending.
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This table contains 44 series, with data starting from 1969 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Monthly (2 items: At month-end; Average at month-end ...), Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonally adjusted ...), Components (11 items: Total outstanding balances; Finance companies and other institutions; Total of foregoing; Chartered banks ...).
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This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (13 items: Canada; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Atlantic provinces ...).
Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal are Canada's largest mortgage markets. With nearly 419 billion Canadian dollars in mortgages outstanding, Toronto accounted for close to 23 percent of the country's 1.8 trillion Canadian dollar mortgage market. Toronto was also the metropolitan area with the second-highest average loan size for new mortgages.
This quarterly housing data provides you with average monthly payments for new mortgage loans. You can compare the average mortgage repayments made in Canada, the provinces and select Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs). Note: Quarterly data ranges from 2012 Q3 to 2023.
This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (13 items: Canada; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Atlantic provinces ...).
This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (247 items: Carbonear; Newfoundland and Labrador; Corner Brook; Newfoundland and Labrador; Grand Falls-Windsor; Newfoundland and Labrador; Gander; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Type of structure (4 items: Apartment structures of three units and over; Apartment structures of six units and over; Row and apartment structures of three units and over; Row structures of three units and over ...), Type of unit (4 items: Two bedroom units; Three bedroom units; One bedroom units; Bachelor units ...).
Get a snapshot of Canadian mortgage loan activity. This housing data will give you the average value of new mortgage loans in Canada, the provinces and selected large cities. Note: Canadian mortgage statistics are quarterly data and range from 2012 Q3 to 2023.
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Canada Conventional Mortgage: 5 Years: Weekly data was reported at 6.490 % pa in 07 May 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 6.490 % pa for 30 Apr 2025. Canada Conventional Mortgage: 5 Years: Weekly data is updated weekly, averaging 5.700 % pa from Jan 2000 (Median) to 07 May 2025, with 1323 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.750 % pa in 31 May 2000 and a record low of 4.640 % pa in 12 Jul 2017. Canada Conventional Mortgage: 5 Years: Weekly data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.M005: Conventional Mortgage Rate. [COVID-19-IMPACT]
As of the first quarter of 2023, the average LTV ratio in Canada was **** percent. The loan-to-value (LTV) ratio is a key metric that measures the size of the mortgage loan compared to the value of the asset purchased. Generally, higher loan-to-value ratios are associated with higher risk.
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Mortgage credit interest rate, percent in Canada, March, 2025 The most recent value is 4.39 percent as of March 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 4.46 percent. Historically, the average for Canada from July 2016 to March 2025 is 3.3 percent. The minimum of 2.32 percent was recorded in February 2022, while the maximum of 4.84 percent was reached in May 2024. | TheGlobalEconomy.com
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In 2006, the average monthly shelter cost for renter households was $728 and for owner households it was $998. For owners without a mortgage it was lower at $455 and for owners with a mortgage it was higher at $1393. Shelter costs are the average monthly total of all shelter expenses paid by households to secure shelter. Shelter costs for owners may include the mortgage payment, property taxes, condominium fees and the costs of electricity, heat and municipal services. Shelter costs for renters may include rent and the costs of electricity, heat and municipal services. The map shows by census subdivision the average owner’s major (monthly) payments on shelter costs for households without a mortgage.
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Percentage of graduates who borrowed from government student loan programs and their average debt at graduation, Canada and provinces. This table is included in Section B: Financing education systems of the Pan Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.
In 2023, the total value of mortgage debt outstanding in Canada amounted to nearly 1.8 trillion Canadian dollars. Chartered banks held the largest share of mortgages outstanding.
This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (39 items: All census agglomerations 50,000 and over; Barrie; Ontario; Belleville; Ontario; Abbotsford-Mission; British Columbia ...).
The average loan size of new mortgages in Canada increased in 2024, after a year of steady decline in 2023. In the third quarter of 2024, the average size of a mortgage amounted to ******* Canadian dollars, up from ******* in the second quarter of 2024. Mortgages varied in size in different metropolitan areas, with Toronto and Vancouver seeing the highest value of new mortgages.