Tenant Rights in Ontario
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Latest Tenant News
Tenants of flood-damaged buildings seek answers about their rights
source: cbc.ca
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August 17, 2026
Tourism minister and Toronto MPP to repay $16K spent on hotel accommodations
source: cbc.ca
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July 15, 2026
Should bylaw officers have more powers to deal with bad landlords? A Toronto councillor thinks so
source: cbc.ca
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July 11, 2026
Ottawa renoviction bylaw that satisfies neither landlords nor tenants passes committee
source: cbc.ca
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July 09, 2026
Cabbagetown restaurant facing eviction amid landlord dispute
source: toronto.citynews.ca
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July 03, 2026
Housing committee prepares to vote on renoviction bylaw
source: cbc.ca
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July 03, 2026
Fed up with apartment problems, these tenants made a zine
source: cbc.ca
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July 03, 2026
$87B Quebec plan aims for 77% of energy consumed in province by 2050 from renewables - Montreal
source: globalnews.ca
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July 01, 2026
A slew of new laws are coming into effect in Ontario on Canada Day. Here's what you should know
source: cbc.ca
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July 01, 2026
Renting in a heat wave? What landlords owe tenants in extreme temperatures - National
source: globalnews.ca
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July 01, 2026
Tribunals Ontario Portal - Contact - Tribunals Ontario
source: tribunalsontario.ca
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May 13, 2026
What Ontario tenants need to know about the 2026 census
source: toronto.citynews.ca
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May 09, 2026
Toronto cracks down on 'slum landlord' at 500 Dawes
source: toronto.citynews.ca
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May 05, 2026
Ontario ACORN Zoom Meeting Spotlights Tenants’ Stories
source: acorncanada.org
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April 23, 2026
Small landlords voice their concerns over Kitchener's new renoviction bylaw
source: www.cbc.ca
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April 16, 2026
Rental Registry
source: centre.support
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April 11, 2026
Ottawa real estate: Some renters to see automatic rent reduction in 2027
source: www.ctvnews.ca
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April 11, 2026
Tenants displaced by 2023 Queens apartment fire sue landlord over stalled repairs - CBS New York
source: www.cbsnews.com
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April 01, 2026
Quebec's housing tribunal rules no-pet clause in rental lease violates Charter rights
source: cbc.ca
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April 01, 2026
Tenant who accepted Ontario landlord’s $40K to move out for renos says hes worse off
source: www.cbc.ca
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March 15, 2026
Parkdale residents plan rent strike as landlord seeks retroactive increase
source: toronto.citynews.ca
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March 06, 2026
Landlords charged for fatal 2024 townhouse fire in Guelph, Ont.
source: www.ctvnews.ca
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March 01, 2026
Another rent strike brewing in Toronto as landlord seeks retroactive increase
source: toronto.citynews.ca
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March 01, 2026
Multi-Tenant House Owners & Operators – City of Toronto
source: toronto.ca
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February 12, 2026
Rent-Geared-to-Income Housing – City of Toronto
source: toronto.ca
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February 05, 2026
Rental Housing Rights & Information – City of Toronto
source: www.toronto.ca
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February 01, 2026
The city is telling some tenants to pay less rent. Their landlords say otherwise
source: www.cbc.ca
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February 01, 2026
Rental Housing Rights & Information – City of Toronto
source: toronto.ca
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January 17, 2026
Office of residential tenancies
source: centre.support
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January 12, 2026
Ontario mobile homeowners struggling to sell properties accuse park owner of using tactics that break the law
source: cbc.ca
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January 09, 2026
Landlords give mixed reviews to new Airbnb rules now in place in Ontario beach town
source: www.cbc.ca
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January 09, 2026
Understand & Prevent Evictions – City of Toronto
source: www.toronto.ca
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January 05, 2026
Hamilton's new 'safe apartment' bylaw starts Jan. 1. Here's what landlords, tenants need to know
source: cbc.ca
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January 01, 2026
Renter Rights & Landlord Information – City of Toronto
source: www.toronto.ca
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January 01, 2026
Tenants at East York apartment building demand rent abatement
source: toronto.citynews.ca
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December 19, 2025
More people will struggle to be housed in Ontario if Bill 60 is passed, open letter warns
source: www.ctvnews.ca
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December 17, 2025
Their rent went up more than twice Ontario's standard allowable increase. They felt 'coerced' to accept it
source: www.cbc.ca
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December 03, 2025
Thunder Bay, Ont., advocates say province's Bill 60 fails tenants amid housing crisis
source: cbc.ca
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December 03, 2025
Landlord/tenant disputes increasing in Nipissing – CTVNews
source: www.ctvnews.ca
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December 02, 2025
‘Find a Job,’ Ontario Premier Tells Protester While Passing a New Housing Law
source: www.nytimes.com
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December 02, 2025
Legal clinics worry changes to provincial rental rules will increase homelessness
source: www.cbc.ca
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December 02, 2025
Ford government's controversial Bill 60 passes in Ontario legislature
source: toronto.citynews.ca
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December 02, 2025
Ontario renter 'devastated' by tech barriers at landlord tenant hearing
source: www.cbc.ca
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December 02, 2025
Ford tells protesters to 'go find a job' as controversial housing bill passes at Queen's Park
source: www.cbc.ca
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December 02, 2025
Ontario passes controversial Bill 60 amid criticism
source: www.ctvnews.ca
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December 02, 2025
Ontario considering order that would kill hundreds of new rental homes
source: cbc.ca
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November 18, 2025
‘A literal shoe box’: Why some Toronto renters are avoiding new builds
source: cbc.ca
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November 14, 2025
Toronto council votes to oppose Bill 60, saying it could increase evictions, weaken tenant rights
source: www.cbc.ca
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November 13, 2025
‘Not how we build housing’: Toronto mayor blasts Ford government rental changes - Toronto
source: globalnews.ca
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November 09, 2025
ANALYSIS
source: www.cbc.ca
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November 07, 2025
DP and tenant groups slam weakening of Ontario tenant rights in Bill 60
source: www.ctvnews.ca
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November 04, 2025
Renters concerned about new legislation that could change their rights
source: www.ctvnews.ca
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November 03, 2025
Toronto Rent Bank – City of Toronto
source: toronto.ca
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November 01, 2025
Doug Ford Moves to End Rent Control - ACORN Canada
source: acorncanada.org
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November 01, 2025
Ontario scraps controversial plan that threatened evergreen leases
source: globalnews.ca
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November 01, 2025
How changes to tenants' rights could affect Ottawa
source: www.cbc.ca
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November 01, 2025
Ontario government backs down on consultations to end rent control, indefinite leases
source: www.cbc.ca
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November 01, 2025
Say goodbye to rent control, indefinite leases if Ontario passes new housing bill: advocates
source: www.cbc.ca
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October 25, 2025
Ontario bill proposes changing landlord tenant hearings, lease termination
source: www.ctvnews.ca
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October 24, 2025
Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board has collapsed, landlord says
source: www.cbc.ca
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October 22, 2025
Rental Housing Standards – City of Toronto
source: toronto.ca
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October 20, 2025
Understand & Fight Evictions – City of Toronto
source: www.toronto.ca
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October 17, 2025
Affordable Rental Homes – City of Toronto
source: toronto.ca
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October 12, 2025
Tenant says she was barricaded from P.E.I. rental unit after dispute with landlord
source: cbc.ca
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October 12, 2025
More Toronto landlords trying to evict tenants for not paying rent even when they've paid in full: advocates
source: www.cbc.ca
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October 06, 2025
Webster Street tenants relieved after landlord backs off, ending 2.5-year renoviction battle
source: www.cbc.ca
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September 14, 2025
Toronto tenants, landlord reach agreement after lengthy rent dispute - Toronto
source: globalnews.ca
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September 09, 2025
Rental Housing Rights & Information – City of Toronto
source: www.toronto.ca
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September 01, 2025
Ontario eyes giving credit bureaus access to LTB orders for renters with history of arrears
source: www.cbc.ca
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September 01, 2025
Cottage owners pull rentals as new licensing rules affect Ontario
source: cbc.ca
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August 25, 2025
Landlords aren't being paid. Tenants are feeling squeezed. And the system that's supposed to help is broken
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 25, 2025
These Ottawa landlords say they've fallen victim to the same 'professional' tenants
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 25, 2025
Cash for keys: Some tenants who face eviction demand thousands from landlords amid tribunal delays
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 25, 2025
Some tenants at this Ontario building have been there for decades. Here's how they won their renoviction case
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 25, 2025
Multi-Tenant House Owners & Operators – City of Toronto
source: toronto.ca
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August 22, 2025
Enforcement - investigation - Residential Tenancies Act - City of Toronto
source: toronto.ca
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August 20, 2025
A new registry of bad tenants — and some landlords too — is gaining traction in Ontario
source: cbc.ca
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August 20, 2025
Property Standards – City of Toronto
source: toronto.ca
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August 17, 2025
Renters' advocacy group concerned about Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board's online transition
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 17, 2025
Only 6 days until Toronto's new renovictions bylaw comes into effect
source: cbc.ca
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August 15, 2025
Only 6 days until Toronto's new renovictions bylaw comes into effect
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 14, 2025
Eviction Assistance - City of Toronto
source: www.toronto.ca
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August 12, 2025
Multi-Tenant (Rooming) Houses – City of Toronto
source: toronto.ca
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August 11, 2025
Landlord who evicted tenant, then offered to take him back at double rent, loses in B.C. court
source: www.ctvnews.ca
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August 11, 2025
Renters of Multi-Tenant Houses – City of Toronto
source: toronto.ca
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August 11, 2025
Complaints - Tribunals Ontario
source: tribunalsontario.ca
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August 11, 2025
Home - Tribunals Ontario
source: tribunalsontario.ca
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August 11, 2025
10 things you should know about tenant rights - UofT Student Life
source: studentlife.utoronto.ca
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August 11, 2025
Ontario Premier Warns 'Greedy Landlords' They Must Aid Tenants
source: business.financialpost.com
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August 11, 2025
Law, rules and decisions - Tribunals Ontario
source: tribunalsontario.ca
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August 11, 2025
Tenant legal issues – Legal Aid Ontario
source: www.legalaid.on.ca
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August 11, 2025
Application and hearing process - Tribunals Ontario
source: tribunalsontario.ca
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August 11, 2025
Rental Housing Rights & Information – City of Toronto
source: toronto.ca
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August 11, 2025
Forms, filing and fees - Tribunals Ontario
source: tribunalsontario.ca
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August 11, 2025
What tenants in Ontario need to know about privacy rights
source: toronto.citynews.ca
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August 11, 2025
Tribunals Ontario Portal - Tribunals Ontario
source: tribunalsontario.ca
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August 11, 2025
What are your rights as a tenant when your landlord wants to sell in Ontario?
source: toronto.citynews.ca
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August 11, 2025
'I don't feel safe': This woman's among Ontario tenants accusing landlord of illegally shutting power, threats
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
More tenants fight back as landlord applications for own-use evictions rise 85% in Ontario
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
'No fairness in this system': Small landlords seek ways to protect themselves amid Ontario tribunal delays
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board isn't working for anyone, so how do the parties plan to fix it?
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
Tenants question whether Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board timelines are actually improving
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
A new registry of bad tenants — and some landlords too — is gaining traction in Ontario
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
Critics say Landlord and Tenant Board overwhelmed, inefficient
source: windsorstar.com
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August 11, 2025
‘I give up’: Ontario landlord says he is owed $25,000 in back rent
source: www.ctvnews.ca
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August 11, 2025
City of Toronto set to roll out new Renovictions Bylaw – City of Toronto
source: toronto.ca
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August 11, 2025
Ontario wants to make landlords liable for preventing drug activity on their property
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
Toronto tenants win fight over rental increase they argue was for redevelopment costs
source: cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
After major issues with tenants, these Ontario landlords blame their real estate agents
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
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