Sarah Mitchell
Housing Policy Reporter
Sarah covers everything to do with housing policy and its effect on tenants. She writes about the rules that decide what a tenant pays: the annual guideline in each province, the exemptions that quietly remove a building from rent control, and the difference between what a rent increase notice says and what a tenant actually owes. She reads the regulations and the Gazette so renters do not have to, and writes up what changed in the terms a lease is argued in. Before Renterly she spent six years in municipal reporting in Montreal and Ottawa.
Covers: Rent control in Canada · Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) · Provincial rent increase guidelines · Rent control exemptions · Provincial housing policy · Quebec rent fixing and the TAL
3 posts
Rent Control in Canada: How B.C., Ontario and Manitoba Compare in 2027
B.C., Ontario and Manitoba have very different rent-control rules in 2027. Compare the increase limits, notice periods, exemptions and what each system means for tenants.
Ontario Rental Law Changes on September 21, 2026: What Tenants Need to Know
Ontario’s September 21, 2026 changes shorten N4 notices and add arrears-hearing payment requirements. Learn the N12 rules, renovation return rights and applicable deadlines.
Are Rents Going Down in Canada? What Toronto and Vancouver Renters Can Expect This Fall
New-lease rents are softening in Toronto and Vancouver, but the market is far from uniform. Here is what renters should know—and how to use the shift to negotiate.
