Federal Budget 2026: What Canadian Landlords and Tenants Should Watch For on November 5
OTTAWA, Nov. 4, 2026: Budget 2026 is tabled November 5. What is already in place for rental housing, and what landlords and tenants should check on the day.
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OTTAWA, Nov. 4, 2026: Budget 2026 is tabled November 5. What is already in place for rental housing, and what landlords and tenants should check on the day.
News & Policy UpdatesVANCOUVER, Nov. 3, 2026: BC's Residential Tenancy Branch ordered a Vancouver house's landlords to pay $93,800 after 17 tenants were found in about 21 unpermitted, unsafe rooms.
HAMILTON, Oct. 28, 2026: Keanin Loomis leads Hamilton's unofficial mayoral results with 41.77% of the vote. The City's rental by-laws and Ontario's rent rules do not change because of the vote.
REGINA, Oct. 28, 2026: A Regina eviction dispute is in the news. Here is how Saskatchewan evictions work, from notice and dispute to the ORT hearing and the sheriff.
OTTAWA, Oct. 27, 2026: Mark Sutcliffe leads Ottawa's unofficial mayoral results with 44.65%. City rental by-laws and Ontario's rent rules don't change with the vote; here is what to watch.
TORONTO, Oct. 27, 2026: Olivia Chow leads Toronto's unofficial mayoral count with 54.16% and all polls reporting. City rental bylaws and Ontario's rent rules do not change with the vote.
CANADA, Oct. 25, 2026: Ottawa's new National Heat Pump Rebate pays $2,000, or up to $10,000 below the median income, from early 2027. Here is what the federal text says, and does not say, about rentals.
VICTORIA, Oct. 25, 2026: Preliminary results show the BC Conservatives leading in 64 of 93 districts. Nothing in BC rental law changes yet; final count is planned for Nov. 6 to 10.
As of July 1, 2026, Ontario tenants have an explicit right to install a window or portable air conditioner — even when the landlord doesn't provide cooling. But the right comes with conditions: written notice first, a safe install, and a seasonal electricity charge the landlord can add in a way that breaks all the usua