[ssiguy]

I thought Vancouver was more expensive to rent..............anyone got any stats?

As I said, the problem with Vancouver is that there is no where to go anywhere in the province that is genuinely affordable. The entire province is grossly over-valued and the smaller centres of BC are still more expensive than almost any other big cities in the country save Toronto and a couple others. In short, there is no where to go to get away from the outrageous prices while in Ontario once you get out of the Toronto commuter rnge, many areas are very affordable bordering on downright cheap.