Average asking rents in Canada have dropped for 24 months in a row, and landlords are offering free months and perks again. Here is how to use a softer market, whether you are signing a new lease or staying put.
Since September 21, 2026, Ontario landlords can serve a 7-day notice for unpaid rent, skip own-use compensation with 120 days' notice, and more. Here are the seven changes that matter most to tenants.
British Columbia landlords can raise rent by no more than 2.2% in 2027, the seventh year in a row the cap has stayed at or below inflation. Here is how to check your notice and what help BC renters can claim.
Most Ontario landlords can raise rent by no more than 1.9% in 2027. Here is who the cap covers, who it skips, and how to check a notice before you pay a dollar more.
Equal shares are simple, but they are rarely fair when one room has the ensuite and another has a window onto a brick wall. Here is how to set a split everyone can live with, and put it in writing.
A step-by-step way to build a monthly budget around rent that leaves room for the next increase before the notice ever arrives.
The way you pay rent has small costs, hidden fees and a paper trail that matters more than most renters realise, so here is how the common options compare.
