Rent regulation in Canada
Rent regulation in Canada is a set of laws and policies which control the amount by which rental prices for real property can increase year to year. Each province can pass legislation, where the purpose is to limit rent prices increasing beyond what is affordable for most home dwellers.
History
Ontario
Rent regulation was first introduced in Ontario under the National Housing Act 1944.
Quebec
Current law
Alberta
In Alberta there is no limit to the rent amount landlords are permitted to charge. Rents can only be increased once a year for an existing tenant and notice of rent increase must be provided three months in advance.
British Columbia
According to Mike Hagar for the Globe and Mail in BC rents can only be increased once a year for existing tenants. A rent increase cannot exceed 2.9 per cent in 2016. Written notice of a rent increase must be provided three months in advance.[1]
Ontario
See also
Notes
References
- Consultations to address affordable housing shortage by Laurie Monsebraaten (Toronto Star, 20 July 2009)
- Pressure mounts for Ontario to extend rent controls to all tenants by Susan Pigg (Toronto Star, 31 May 2013)
- Ontario NDP wants to close rent control loophole by William Wolfe-Wylie (Postmedia News, 4 June 2013)
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