Ontario Rent Increase guideline for 2026 is 2.1%
The rent increase guideline for 2026 is 2.1% . The guideline is the maximum a landlord can increase most tenants’ rent during a year without the approval of the Landlord and Tenant Board. For most tenants, your rent can’t go up by more than the rent increase guideline for every year. The guideline applies to most private residential rental units covered by the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 . This applies to most tenants, such as those living in: rented houses, apartments, basement apartments and condos care homes mobile homes land lease communities The guideline does not apply to: new buildings, additions to existing buildings and most new basement apartments that are occupied for the first time for residential purposes after November 15, 2018 rental units upon turnover of a tenancy (the landlord and new tenant agree on the rent amount) community housing units long-term care homes commercial properti...