The Ontario government is proposing legislative changes through Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025, aimed at streamlining processes at the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) and addressing delays that impact both landlords and tenants. Fighting Delays,...
Effective January 1, 2026, there are new requirements in the Ontario Fire Code that will affect equipment and operations in residential buildings. Some of the key updates are summarized below. See Regulation 87/25 for all changes. Doors and Entrances The current...
October 1, 2025 – It’s Official: Small Claims and LTB Limit Now $50k By: Megan Alexander Effective now, October 1, 2025, the Ontario Small Claims Court and the Landlord and Tenant Board (“LTB”) monetary limit increases from $35,000 to $50,000. This...
ONTARIO GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES 2026 RENT INCREASE GUIDELINE The Government of Ontario has set the annual rent increase guideline for 2026 at 2.1%. The guideline is the maximum percentage that a landlord may increase the rent for a rental unit that is not exempt from...
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES 2025 GUIDELINE RENT INCREASE The Ministry of Housing has confirmed the rent increase guideline for 2025 will remain at 2.5%, unchanged from 2024, and will be in effect through December 31st, 2025. The Ministry is required to calculate and...
Non-profit housing co-operatives are regulated by the Co-operative Corporations Act,R.S.O. 1990, c.C.35 (“the Act”). Procedure to terminate membership and occupancy rights of a member with occupancy rights is set out in section 171.8 of the Act: (A) Majority of Board...
