Montreal rent prices have jumped 70% in the last decade

Montreal rent prices have jumped 70% in the last decade

Population growth, gentrification and a game of catch-up with other markets have sent rents skyrocketing across the city.

Rents have risen 70% in ten years

Rents in Montreal have risen by 70% over ten years. The Gazette blames “population growth, gentrification and a game of catch-up with other markets” in the deck to this piece, the first of a two‑parter, but it doesn’t note the utter failure of the TAL to keep rents reasonable.