Canadian renters have long lamented the increasing prices they see landlords request of tenants, but in July, those totals hit a level unseen in the country's history.
Data from Rentals.ca and research firm Urbanation released this week shows July's average asking rent hit $2,078, just shy of nine per cent above the same month last year.

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