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Check a provincial guideline increase and notice timeline for an existing monthly tenancy.
For a guideline-covered unit in Ontario, the 2027 guideline of 1.90% gives rent of $1,019 no earlier than June 1, 2027 under the stated assumptions.
Exemption check
No new-unit exemption indicated by this date. Check whether other exclusions or a Board order apply.
Assumptions used
Rates as of
Choose whether the rent has increased before. If it has, enter the date the last lawful increase took effect. For a first increase, Ontario uses the tenancy start date and BC uses the first rent payable date for that tenancy. Manitoba uses the date the unit was first occupied as a rental, while PEI uses the first date rent was payable for the unit. In Manitoba and PEI, include the unit’s history before the current tenant. An assignment or a new landlord does not restart an existing tenancy’s history.
The planned notice date is when the tenant personally receives the correct written form. The estimate finds the first selected monthly payment day that meets both the twelve-month anniversary and the notice deadline. For payment days 29-31, it assumes the last day of a shorter month; the original payment day resumes in longer months. Check that this matches the tenancy agreement.
Ontario uses at least 90 days of notice. BC uses three full rental months. Manitoba’s three-month notice is counted back from the effective date, excluding the receipt day, then checked against the selected payment day. PEI uses three clear calendar months after the notice month. For example, with rent due on day 15, January 14 receipt allows April 15 in BC or Manitoba, but May 15 in PEI, if the twelve-month condition is already met.
The percentage belongs to the calendar year in which the increase takes effect. A notice given late in 2026 can therefore use the 2027 guideline. The published 2027 percentages have already been set by the provincial authorities; they are future-effective annual rules, not optional forecasts. No percentage is carried into 2028 or another unverified year.
Ontario's official example applies the 2027 guideline to $1,000 monthly rent, producing a $19 increase and $1,019 new rent. Here the same arithmetic is paired with a previous increase effective June 1, 2026, a first-occupied date in 2010 and personal receipt of notice on March 3, 2027. The twelve-month anniversary and the 90-day notice period both finish on June 1, 2027.
In a three-month province with rent due on the 1st, notice received on September 30 permits an increase no earlier than January 1, provided the twelve-month condition is also met. Receipt on October 1 shifts that notice minimum to February 1.
| Province | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| British Columbia | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Manitoba | 1.8% | 3% |
| Prince Edward Island | 2% | 2.1% |
Ontario's guideline may not cover qualifying new buildings, additions or certain new units first occupied for residential purposes after November 15, 2018. The first-occupied field flags a possible exemption, and the calculator then withholds a maximum and new rent; an older date does not prove that no other exemption applies.
Manitoba's published monthly rent threshold is $1,670 in 2026 and $2,000 in 2027. A rent at or above the applicable threshold raises a possible exemption flag. Basic rent before discounts, building history, rehabilitation, government housing, life leases and other categories require separate checks. PEI rent control follows the rental unit, including its history between tenants; changing tenants does not itself authorize an increase.
Quebec is not calculated here. Its Tribunal administratif du logement provides a separate lease-renewal and rent-fixing process.
The result assumes a covered residential tenancy, lawful current rent, no special order and no separately approved additional increase. It assumes monthly rent on the selected payment day. A missing leap-day anniversary uses February 28; for Manitoba this is an estimate convention to confirm with the Residential Tenancies Branch. Other rental frequencies, special rent-setting orders and different contractual month-end schedules are outside this estimate. The notice must use the required form and be validly served. Mail, electronic delivery and other methods can have different receipt rules that this form does not collect. Timing estimates do not establish that a notice or proposed increase is legally enforceable.
Contact a lawyer or your provincial tenancy authority for disputed service, an exemption, an above-guideline application, an unlawful previous increase uncertain unit history or a different contractual payment schedule. Ask an accountant or tax advisor about the separate tax treatment of rental income.
The 2027 guideline is 1.9% for covered units, compared with 2.1% in 2026. The year when the increase takes effect determines the guideline. Some units are exempt and the Landlord and Tenant Board can approve some above-guideline increases. A first-occupied date alone does not establish every exemption condition.
A notice may be challenged if it uses an incorrect amount, timing or form. Ontario directs tenants to the Landlord and Tenant Board to resolve disputes, generally within 12 months after the increased amount was first charged. Get advice about your situation instead of treating this estimate as permission to withhold rent.
The standard residential limit is 2.3% for increases taking effect in 2026 and 2.2% for 2027. Three full months of notice and at least 12 months since the previous increase or initial rent setting are generally required. Additional increases and other tenancy types have separate rules.
Yes. Choose No when asked whether rent has increased before. Ontario uses the tenancy start date, BC the first rent payable date for the tenancy, Manitoba the unit’s first rental occupancy and PEI the first date rent was payable for the unit. Manitoba and PEI include previous tenants in the unit history. An assignment or change of landlord does not reset an existing tenancy’s history.
Ontario generally requires at least 90 days in the proper written form. BC, Manitoba and PEI generally require three months for the monthly tenancies modelled here. The estimate uses your monthly payment day: BC and Manitoba deadlines count back three months from the effective date, excluding the receipt day; PEI uses three clear calendar months. It assumes personal delivery received on the entered date. Check service delays, forms and your actual rental period.
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