City of Gatineau

Housing Information

Gatineau offers a large selection of houses and apartments for sale and for rent, and the vacancies are more numerous than in nearby Ottawa.

The price of houses and the rents are also much lower than around Ottawa.

Average Rents

The average monthly rent is $667 for a two-bedroom apartment, and $760, for a three-bedroom apartment. Compare with other cities.

Vacancy Rates and Availability

In Gatineau, the vacancy rate is 4.0 per cent for two-bedroom rental apartments, and 5.1 per cent, for three-bedroom rental apartments. These figures represent the proportion of rental apartments that are vacant and ready for move-in.

The proportion of apartments that are either vacant or the present owner has given notice to move-out is 4.2 per cent for two-bedroom apartments, and 5.0 per cent for three-bedroom apartments. Compare with other cities.

Home Purchase Prices

In Gatineau, the average MLS ®¹ house price is $163,539. Compare with other cities.

Housing Help

These agencies can help you find an apartment:

• Office municipal d’habitation de Gatineau
• Accueil Parrainage Outaouais
  Telephone: 819-777-2960
• Association des femmes immigrantes de l’Outaouais
  Telephone: 819-776-6764
• Regroupement des OSBL d’habitation et de logement
  Avec support communautaire de l’Outaouais (ROHSCO)
  Telephone: 819-669-6032

This agency offers advice specifically for immigrants:

• http://ville.gatineau.qc.ca/pdf/immigration-listeorganismes.pdf

Local newspapers that advertise rental housing:

• Le Droit
• Les Hebdos Transcontinental
• La Revue
• Bulletin d’Aylmer

These Web sites also give similar information:

• http://www.montoit.ca/habitation/recherche/recherche.php
• http://www.info07.merkado.ca/
• http://www.annoncez.branchez-vous.com/
• http://www.logementlouer.com/
• http://www.logementclic.ca