Property Management in Pembroke and Renfrew County

Eastern Ontario's Ottawa Valley offers affordable rental investment in a region with stable government employment.

Property Management in Ontario

Renfrew County and its largest city Pembroke are anchored by the Ottawa Valley's mixed economy of government employment, healthcare at Pembroke Regional Hospital, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories at Chalk River (a significant employer in the county), and resource industries including forestry and mining.

Pembroke is the regional hub, with retail, healthcare, and government services that create a consistent employment base for the rental market. Average rents in Pembroke are very affordable by Ontario standards — two-bedrooms typically run $1,100–$1,500 — creating potential for positive cash flow investment that is increasingly difficult to achieve in Southern Ontario.

Key Responsibilities and Best Practices

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories at Chalk River (approximately 30km from Pembroke) employs highly educated technical workers who require housing in the Pembroke-Deep River corridor. This nuclear sector employment creates a specific rental demographic — engineers, scientists, and technical staff with above-average incomes and professional rental expectations.

Deep River — the community immediately adjacent to Chalk River — has a distinct character as a planned community for nuclear workers and their families. The rental market here is tight and serves primarily the nuclear sector employment. Properties in Deep River are in consistent demand from CRL employees.

How D&D Property Management Helps

Eastern Ontario's natural beauty and outdoor recreation access — the Ottawa River, Algonquin Park, and surrounding wilderness — creates lifestyle appeal that increasingly attracts remote workers seeking space and nature access at prices unavailable in the GTA.

D&D Property Management serves Renfrew County landlords with management services appropriate to both the urban Pembroke market and the specific employment-driven rental contexts throughout the county.

Devon Moore, Operations Lead Co-Founder & Operations Lead — D&D Property Management

Devon Moore is the co-founder and Operations Lead at D&D Property Management, managing rental properties across Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph and Waterloo Region.