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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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Ottawa Designates India’s Bishnoi Gang as Terrorist Group

Police officers escort Lawrence Bishnoi, right, inside a courthouse in New Delhi, India, on April 18, 2023.


The Government of Canada has officially designated the Bishnoi Gang, an India-based criminal network, as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced the move, citing the gang’s involvement in murder, shootings, arson, extortion, and intimidation that have created a climate of fear within diaspora communities.

The designation empowers Canadian authorities to freeze or seize the gang’s assets, including property, vehicles, and financial holdings. It also provides law enforcement with expanded tools to prosecute offences related to terrorism, such as financing, recruitment, and travel.

Led by Lawrence Bishnoi, who has been imprisoned in India since 2014, the gang has been linked to drug trafficking, extortion, and targeted killings. Despite Bishnoi’s incarceration, investigators allege he continues to direct operations from behind bars.

The listing follows mounting pressure from provincial leaders and opposition parties, who argued that the gang’s activities posed a direct threat to public safety in Canada. With this move, the Bishnoi Gang joins 88 other organizations currently listed as terrorist entities in Canada.


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