Rent Control

• Rent control threshold expanding to $2,000 a month in Manitoba, province says

  The NDP government proposed its rent control expansion earlier this year. It will now include renters paying up to $2,000 per month.

  Consumer

  Sep 3
  
• Saskatchewan provincial leaders discuss affordable housing at annual conference

  The SRA State of Real Estate conference is underway, and the cost of new homes are on the rise. It’s good news for current homeowners, but some are concerned about future buyers.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2025
  
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• Ontario scraps controversial plan that threatened evergreen leases

  The Ontario government previously proposed holding consultations on whether to change month-to-month tenancies, with advocates warning it could lead to tenants being kicked out.

  Politics

  Oct 27, 2025
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• Big fee jump putting financial squeeze on Calgary mobile home park residents: Realtor

  Residents of Greenwood Village mobile home park are angry over a recent, huge increase in lot fees some say is making living in the Calgary community unaffordable.

  Money

  May 22, 2025
• Manitoba government plans new rules for rent increases and incentives for new housing

  Some Manitoba landlords may have a harder time raising rents above inflation and could be ordered to phase-in increases over years if a bill introduced Thursday becomes law.

  Politics

  May 23, 2024
• Quebec adopts controversial housing bill restricting lease transfers

  Lease transfers allow new tenants to benefit from the existing rent and prevents landlords from jacking up the price. But now, landlords can reject lease transfers for any reason.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2024
• Vancouver’s plan for SRO rent and vacancy control dealt another legal setback

  In November 2021, Vancouver's previous city council approved the policy, which would have tied rent increases to a specific unit, rather than its tenant.

  Politics

  Feb 2, 2024
• ‘Demoralizing’: Rent cap rises to 5% in N.S., putting tenants under further strain

  As of Jan. 1, the province raised allowable rent increases to five per cent, up from the two per cent cap that has been in place since 2020.

  Canada

  Jan 3, 2024
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• Minimum wage is up in 6 provinces, but can it help ease affordability pressure?

  In Alberta, Quebec, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, the minimum wage remained unchanged on Sunday.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2023
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• N.B. invests $3M in rent bank, but lack of rent control lessens effectiveness: expert

  New Brunswick has set up a rent bank in the province, but the strategy fell short of rent control, which one professor and researcher says will make it less effective.

  Economy

  Jul 5, 2023