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News & Policy UpdatesOTTAWA, 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.
News & Policy UpdatesCANADA, 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.
Market TrendsDays-on-market is the number every Ontario landlord guesses at and almost nobody measures — and the guess usually runs in the expensive direction. This piece puts a real figure on it: what current listing data says about how long a unit actually sits in Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, and the smaller Ontario markets, why th
Rights & LegalThree Ontario cities now license renovation evictions, and a pattern has emerged: all three give landlords seven days from the N13 to apply, and almost everything else differs — Hamilton charges $715 per unit with annual renewals, Toronto $700 with compensation proven before approval, and Ottawa (from January 1, 2027)
Market TrendsOntario's vacant home taxes are municipal, not provincial — Toronto charges 3%, Ottawa and Hamilton 1%, many cities nothing. But the real trap isn't the rate. In every city with the tax, you must declare your home occupied every year, even if you live there — miss the deadline and it's automatically deemed vacant and t
Market TrendsToronto has one of the lowest property tax rates in Ontario — about 0.77% — and Windsor one of the highest at roughly 2.09%. But the rate is the number that fools people: Toronto's low rate on a high assessment produces almost the same annual bill as Ottawa's higher rate on a cheaper home, because rate and assessment b
Maintenance & RepairsThere's no single "Ontario heating law" — the minimum temperature your landlord must maintain, the dates it applies, and the fines all come from your city's bylaw. Toronto requires 21°C (Oct 1–May 15); Ottawa requires 20°C by day and 16.67°C overnight; Hamilton requires 20°C (Sept 15–May 15). This guide lays out the ex