Canadian apartment hunting guide
What are the best websites to find apartments for rent across Canada? Whether you're looking for an entire apartment or just a room, we got you.
| Resource | Units? | Rooms? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PadMapper | yes | yes | Great! | Map view with extensive filtering |
| Zumper | yes | yes | Great! | Extensive filtering with map view |
| RentFaster.ca | yes | yes | Great! | Map view with extensive filtering; some listings take you another site |
| Rentals.ca | yes | yes | Great! | Map view with extensive filtering; some listings take you another site |
| Zillow | yes | yes | Great! | Map view with extensive filtering |
| Kangaroom | no | yes | Good! | Focused on rooms/roommates; Map view; account required to contact |
| Roomies.ca | no | yes | Great! | Focused on rooms/roommates; pay for extra features |
| Kijiji | yes | yes | Okay | Sift through ads to find the organic listings |
| Craigslist | yes | yes | Okay | Worth checking out but be extra aware of scams |
| roomswitha | no | yes | Okay | No search or map but focused on flexible furnished room rentals |
| Roomster | no | yes | Okay | Focused on rooms/roommates; pay to communicate |
| Sublet.com | yes | yes | Meh | Focused on furnished apartments/rooms; may have to pay to communicate; some listings redirect off site; Annoying overlay ads |
What's our deal?
We try to list sites that are actually helpful to finding a place to live. For example, if a site requires signing up to view listings or photos we more-than-likely won't list it here. That's just an example. If the site is full of annoying ads that hinder the user experience we'll call that out as well.
Know of a great site that has apartment or room rental listings across Canada? Get in touch: info@apartmentinfo.ca
Good luck! We know it's tough out there.