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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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BCGEU Slams B.C. Government Over Failed Return to Bargaining Table



Negotiations between the B.C. government and the B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) collapsed almost immediately on Monday, with union president Paul Finch accusing the province of staging a “cheap stunt” rather than presenting a serious offer.

Finch said government negotiators arrived three hours late and offered only a marginally improved wage proposal, far short of what workers facing an affordability crisis had demanded. “Talks broke off today, but they didn’t really start,” Finch told members gathered outside a government office in Victoria.

The BCGEU, representing 34,000 public sector workers, has been on strike for five weeks in what is believed to be the longest civil service strike in B.C.’s history. The union has been pushing for wage increases of 8.25 per cent over two years, but countered with a proposal of four per cent annually. The government’s latest offer amounted to five per cent over two years.

With no progress at the table, Finch warned that job action will escalate, including larger demonstrations and possible rallies outside the B.C. legislature when lawmakers return in early October. Pickets remain in place at liquor and cannabis distribution warehouses, government offices, and dozens of provincial liquor stores.


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