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Canadian price trend

CPI — Shelter

The Consumer Price Index for shelter in Canada — rent, mortgage interest cost, homeowners' replacement cost, property taxes, and home utilities.

Latest value

190.3 index (2002=100)

July 2026

12-month change
1.3%
5-year change
24.0%
MonthValue
July 2026190.3
June 2026190.2
May 2026190.1
April 2026190.2
March 2026190.1
February 2026189.5
January 2026189.6
December 2025189.7
November 2025189.6
October 2025189.4
September 2025188.2
August 2025188
Mortgage interest cost is a large component, so shelter CPI reacts sharply to Bank of Canada rate changes rather than to house prices alone. A Canada-wide average or index like this is not the same as any single retailer's shelf price in your province.

Source StatCan Table 18-10-0004 (Consumer Price Index, Canada, not seasonally adjusted) · vector 41691050 · statcan.gc.ca Web Data Service · latest observation Jul 1, 2026