The startling data comes as the Saskatchewan NDP intends to introduce legislation to bring long-needed rent control to the province — rent here has increased for at least 40-straight months.
“This Sask. Party government has been fear mongering about rent control because they are on the side of the big corporate landlords — that ends today,” said April ChiefCalf, Saskatchewan NDP Housing Shadow
Minister. “The data clearly states that nearly every province with rent control has seen more new housing investment than Saskatchewan. It’s a fact.”
Statistics Canada data on new housing investment goes back to January 2017. The percentage listed for each province shows how much new housing investment has grown since January 2017 to the most recent report in September 2025 — higher percentages mean stronger growth, while lower percentages mean weaker investment:
1. New Brunswick - 438.5%
2. Prince Edward Island - 363.5% (Rent Control)
3. Nova Scotia - 292.8%
4. Manitoba - 156.1% (Rent Control)
5. Quebec - 145.4% (Rent Control)
6. British Columbia - 99.2% (Rent Control)
7. Saskatchewan - 98.8%
8. Alberta - 82.0%
9. Newfoundland and Labrador - 67.5%
10. Ontario - 35.4% (Rent Control)
“We need rent control to help literally hundreds of thousands of people struggling to make ends meet,” ChiefCalf said. “With our legislation, corporate landlords from Alberta and Toronto will no longer be able to jack up rents 20 or 30 per cent a year on seniors and students.”
“This is so critical to ensuring our parents and our kids can afford to stay in Saskatchewan and have a bright future right here."
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