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Ontario's 2027 Rent Increase Guideline Is 1.9% — What Landlords and Tenants Need to Know Before October

  August 16, 2026 If you own a rental property in Ontario — or rent one — mark October 3 on your calendar. That's the earliest a landlord can legally serve notice for a rent increase that takes effect January 1, 2027, and it's the practical starting gun for a guideline that's quietly gotten tighter for the third year in a row. The province has set the 2027 rent increase guideline at 1.9% , down from 2.1% in 2026 and well off the 2.5% legal ceiling that held for three straight years before that. It's the lowest guideline Ontario has published in years — and while that sounds like a straightforward win for tenants, the real story for both sides is in the timing, the exemptions, and what a below-inflation-feeling number actually does to a landlord's math. What It Means for You Landlords: the earliest you can serve a valid N1 notice for a January 1, 2027 increase is October 3, 2026 — 90 days' notice is mandatory. Tenants: a 1.9% cap only applies if your unit is rent...
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Health and Fitness: Seven Healthy Lifestyle Factors to Help Ward Off Depression: New Study

                                                  


According to a new study, adopting a healthy lifestyle can help prevent depression. The study, published in the journal Nature Mental Health, found that seven healthy lifestyle factors are associated with a lower risk of depression. These factors include moderate alcohol consumption, a healthy diet, regular physical activity, healthy sleep (7-9 hours per night), never smoking, low-to-moderate sedentary behavior (less than 4 hours per day), and frequent social connection. The researchers examined data from 287,282 UK BioBank participants, including 13,000 who had depression. Individuals were followed for nine years. The study found that healthy sleep offered the strongest protection against depression. Compared to people who didn’t get seven to nine hours of sleep per night, those who did were 22% less likely to have depression.

The study also found that the more of these healthy lifestyle habits you engage in, the greater the protection against depression. Among these seven lifestyle factors, healthy sleep offered the strongest protection against depression. Compared to people who didn’t get seven to nine hours of sleep per night, those who did were 22% less likely to have depression. The researchers also found that frequent social connection was the most protective lifestyle factor for recurrent depression. While this study provides compelling evidence that adopting a healthy lifestyle can help prevent depression, it is important to note that there could be other factors contributing to this condition as well.




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