Starts in six of Canada's provinces, including BC, also fell.
New condos cost more in Vancouver than in any other major Canadian city.
Monthly rents were cheaper than mortgage payments for the median priced condos in seven of the eight cities surveyed. Ottawa was the only place where the rents were higher. This was a higher percentage than all other provinces. However, BC's elementary students faired the worst in Canada in 1998-99. The highest ratio was found in Nova Scotia's elementary schools where there were 15 children to each computer.