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Landlord & Tenant: What Changed in 2026
Rent increases, notices, board fines, and tenancy rules by province.
17 verified landlord & tenant changes logged in 2026, each checked against its official source. See every topic in the 2026 year in review or everything in date order.
Verified 2026-10-17 · Quebec · Landlord & tenant
Since April 1, 2026, the Tribunal administratif du logement charges $92 for most applications, including one about unpaid rent. Our Paperwork Index still showed the older $90 landlord and $45 tenant fees. The cell is not scored, so no ranking changed.
$90 landlord / $45 tenant → $92 most applications (from April 1, 2026)
Source: Tribunal administratif du logement: Costs exigible
Updated: The Canadian Paperwork Index
Verified 2026-10-16 · Nova Scotia · Landlord & tenant
After a non-payment notice to quit (Form D) in Nova Scotia, a tenant has 10 days, not 15, to pay the rent in arrears, which voids the notice, or to apply to the Director. A tenant who does neither is deemed to have accepted that the tenancy ends. The 15-day Form J window still applies to other notices.
15 days to pay the arrears and void a non-payment notice → 10 days to pay the arrears or apply to the Director (Form D)
Source: Residential Tenancies Act (Nova Scotia), s.10(6A) and (6C)
Updated: Eviction help: Nova Scotia
Verified 2026-10-16 · British Columbia · Landlord & tenant
In BC a Four Month Notice to End Tenancy covers demolition or conversion of a rental unit. For renovations the landlord must apply to the Residential Tenancy Branch for an order of possession instead of giving a notice. The 30-day dispute window is unchanged. We had labelled the Four Month Notice as demolition or renovation.
Four Month (demolition/renovation) → Four Month (demolition or conversion); renovations need an RTB order
Source: Government of BC: Types of evictions
Updated: I got an eviction notice
Verified 2026-10-16 · Manitoba · Landlord & tenant
At the Manitoba Residential Tenancies Branch, an application for an order of possession costs $60 and a landlord or tenant claim for compensation costs $50. A tenant claim is not free. Our Paperwork Index showed $56 for a landlord and $0 for a tenant.
$56 landlord / $0 tenant → $60 order of possession / $50 landlord or tenant compensation claim
Source: Manitoba Residential Tenancies Branch: Fees
Updated: The Canadian Paperwork Index
Verified 2026-10-16 · Ontario · Landlord & tenant
On a T2 application about an illegal lockout, the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board can order an administrative fine of up to $50,000, or the Small Claims Court limit where the unit is if that is higher. We had said up to $35,000. The offence fines of up to $100,000 for an individual and $500,000 for a corporation are unchanged.
Administrative fine up to $35,000 → Administrative fine up to $50,000 (or the Small Claims Court limit, if higher)
Source: Tribunals Ontario: T2 instructions
Updated: My landlord changed the locks
Verified 2026-10-16 · Alberta · Landlord & tenant
Since April 1, 2026, Alberta’s Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service charges $75 for claims or counterclaims of $7,500 or less and $150 for claims over $7,500. Fee waivers remain available. Our Paperwork Index showed only the $75.
$75 (RTDRS) → $75 for claims up to $7,500; $150 over $7,500
Source: Government of Alberta: Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service
Updated: The Canadian Paperwork Index
Verified 2026-10-16 · Manitoba · Landlord & tenant
Manitoba set its 2027 rent increase guideline at 3.0 percent, effective January 1, 2027. Tenants must be given proper written notice at least three months before a rent increase takes effect. The 2026 guideline of 1.8 percent applies until then, and the rent increase calculator now offers 2027 alongside 2026.
Guideline published for 2026 only (1.8%) → 2027 guideline 3.0%, effective January 1, 2027 (2026 stays 1.8%)
Source: Manitoba Residential Tenancies Branch: Current rent increase guideline
Updated: Landlord and tenant: Manitoba, Manitoba rent increase calculator
Verified 2026-10-16 · Prince Edward Island · Landlord & tenant
The Director of Residential Tenancy set the 2027 allowable annual rent increase for Prince Edward Island at 2.1 percent, effective January 1, 2027, on all rental units, heated or unheated, including mobile home sites. A landlord gives at least 3 months’ notice on a Form 8. The 2026 figure of 2 percent applies until then, and the rent increase calculator now offers 2027 alongside 2026.
Allowable increase published for 2026 only (2%) → 2027 allowable increase 2.1%, effective January 1, 2027, all rental units (2026 stays 2%)
Source: PEI Rental Office: 2027 allowable annual rent increase
Updated: Landlord and tenant: Prince Edward Island, PEI rent increase calculator
Verified 2026-09-22 · Ontario · Landlord & tenant
In force since September 21, 2026 (Bill 60). The N4 notice period for non-payment of rent was shortened from 14 to 7 days for notices given on or after September 21, 2026, and the current Form N4 applies that 7-day minimum to every tenancy, whether rent is paid by the month, the year, the week or the day. For an N12 given for the landlord’s own use with at least 120 days’ notice, the landlord no longer has to pay one month’s compensation or offer another acceptable unit; this does not apply to an N12 given because a purchaser needs the unit. For an own-use N12, the landlord or other specified person must normally move in within 60 days of the date in the notice; if they do not, the notice is presumed to have been given in bad faith if the tenant files a T5. At a hearing for non-payment of rent, a tenant who wants to raise other issues, such as maintenance, must pay the landlord half of the rent arrears claimed in the application at least seven days before the hearing, directly to the landlord and not to the LTB in trust. Rent now counts as persistently late when it is received more than seven days after the due date at least three times within six months; a payment the landlord applied to another amount the tenant owed, such as arrears, is not counted as late. The LTB published an updated Form N4 and replaced Forms N5, N6, N8, N12, N13, L1, L2, L9, L10 and T5 on September 21, 2026. Previous versions of those ten forms stop being accepted on November 30, 2026.
N4 termination period 14 days (7 days for daily or weekly tenancies); N12 one-month compensation or another acceptable unit required; no half-of-arrears condition for raising other issues at a non-payment hearing → N4 termination period 7 days for every tenancy type, for notices given on or after September 21, 2026; no N12 compensation where a landlord’s own-use N12 gives at least 120 days’ notice (purchaser N12s excluded); own-use move-in within 60 days of the N12 date or bad faith is presumed on a T5; half of the claimed arrears paid to the landlord at least seven days before a non-payment hearing to raise other issues; ten forms replaced and Form N4 updated; previous versions of those ten forms not accepted as of November 30, 2026
Updated: The N4 notice, Ontario eviction help, My tenant stopped paying rent, Own-use eviction, The N12 notice, The L1 application, The N5 notice, The L2 application
Verified 2026-08-06 · Prince Edward Island · Landlord and tenant
Our PEI page said landlords "must apply to IRAC for increases above the allowed guideline." That named the wrong authority: since the Residential Tenancy Act changeover, the Director of Residential Tenancy sets the annual allowable rent increase, and a landlord seeking more files a Form 9 with the Rental Office, not IRAC. IRAC (the Commission) hears appeals of Rental Office decisions; it does not set the guideline or decide above-guideline applications in the first instance. We also refreshed the guideline figure itself: the Director has set the 2026 Annual Allowable Rent Increase at 2% on all rental units, heated or unheated, including mobile home sites, a single uniform figure with no heated/unheated split.
landlords must apply to IRAC for increases above the allowed guideline; guideline "varies by year" → Director of Residential Tenancy sets the guideline (2% for 2026, all units); above-guideline applications go to the Rental Office via Form 9; IRAC hears appeals only
Source: PEI Rental Office (peirentaloffice.ca): Rent increases, and 2026 rent increase notice
Updated: Landlord and tenant: Prince Edward Island, My rent went up: can they do that?, PEI rent increase calculator
Verified 2026-07-31 · Ontario · Landlord & tenant
Not yet in force. Scheduled for September 21, 2026: the N4 non-payment termination period is set to drop from 14 days to 7 days, and the one-month N12 compensation is set to be waived where the termination date is at least 120 days after the notice is given. Until September 21 the current rules apply, and an N4 served with only 7 days of notice before that date is not valid. Commencement is reported to be set by Orders in Council 616/2026 to 618/2026. We re-confirm against official sources before the effective date and update the affected pages that day.
In force now: N4 termination period 14 days; N12 one-month compensation applies → Scheduled September 21, 2026 and not yet in force: N4 termination period 7 days; N12 compensation waived where the termination date is at least 120 days after notice
Source: Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Bill 60 (Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act)
Updated: The N4 notice, My tenant stopped paying rent, Own-use eviction, Ontario eviction help
Verified 2026-07-31 · Ontario · Landlord & tenant
Two more Landlord and Tenant Board changes took effect on July 1, 2026. Supporting documents for an above-guideline increase application must now be served within 7 days of issuance, down from 14, with a certificate of service filed no later than 5 days from the date of service. Separately, a tenant may install a window or portable air conditioner after giving written notice, where the installation is safe and causes no damage.
AGI supporting documents served within 14 days of issuance; no statutory basis for the tenant air-conditioner right → AGI supporting documents served within 7 days of issuance, certificate of service within 5 days of service; tenant may install a window or portable air conditioner after written notice
Source: Tribunals Ontario: LTB Operational Update (legislative changes)
Updated: Air conditioners (Ontario), My rent went up: can they do that?
Verified 2026-07-18 · New Brunswick · Landlord & tenant
New Brunswick’s official housing page requires six months’ written notice before a residential rent increase. Our guide previously said three. Rent may rise at most 3% per 12 months (not in the first 12 months of a tenancy); landlords may apply for an above-guideline increase up to 9% for approved capital expenditures. (We verified this is current on 2026-07-18; the page does not print an effective date for the six-month rule.)
3 months’ written notice for a rent increase → 6 months’ written notice; 3% cap per 12 months, with above-guideline increases up to 9% only with approval
Source: gnb.ca: Rent increases
Updated: Landlord & tenant: New Brunswick, My rent went up: can they do that?
Verified 2026-07-18 · Nova Scotia · Landlord & tenant
Nova Scotia’s rent cap now has a precise end date: 5% in place until December 31, 2027, for existing tenants and fixed-term renewals in the same unit (not a new tenant’s first lease), with one increase per 12 months and four months’ notice. We previously hedged this as “as of 2025.”
5% cap (as of 2025; check current legislation) → 5% cap in place until December 31, 2027 (existing tenants and fixed-term renewals in the same unit)
Source: novascotia.ca: Rent cap facts
Updated: Landlord & tenant: Nova Scotia, My rent went up: can they do that?
Verified 2026-07-17 · Ontario · Landlord & tenant
As of July 1, 2026, the window to ask the Landlord and Tenant Board to review one of its orders was shortened from 30 days to 15 days.
Request to review an LTB order within 30 days → Request to review an LTB order within 15 days
Source: Tribunals Ontario: LTB Operational Update (legislative changes)
Verified 2026-07-17 · Ontario · Landlord & tenant
As of July 1, 2026, the maximum fines under s.236 of the Residential Tenancies Act increased for offences such as illegal evictions and bad-faith notices.
Maximum RTA fines: the previous s.236 maximums → Maximum RTA fines: increased (current maximums are in the LTB update)
Source: Tribunals Ontario: LTB Operational Update (legislative changes)
Verified 2026-07-17 · Ontario · Landlord & tenant
As of July 1, 2026, the LTB’s Payment Agreement form is now mandatory for s.206 repayment plans (agreements to pay off arrears).
A Payment Agreement form was not required for s.206 repayment plans → The Payment Agreement form is mandatory for s.206 repayment plans
Source: Tribunals Ontario: LTB Operational Update (legislative changes)
Updated: LTB L1 application, LTB L4 application
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