Rent Control
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Manitoba government plans new rules for rent increases and incentives for new housingSome Manitoba landlords may have a harder time raising rents above inflation and could be ordered to phase-in increases over years if a bill introduced Thursday becomes law.PoliticsMay 23
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Quebec adopts controversial housing bill restricting lease transfersLease transfers allow new tenants to benefit from the existing rent and prevents landlords from jacking up the price. But now, landlords can reject lease transfers for any reason.CanadaFeb 21
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Vancouver’s plan for SRO rent and vacancy control dealt another legal setbackIn November 2021, Vancouver's previous city council approved the policy, which would have tied rent increases to a specific unit, rather than its tenant.PoliticsFeb 2
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‘Demoralizing’: Rent cap rises to 5% in N.S., putting tenants under further strainAs of Jan. 1, the province raised allowable rent increases to five per cent, up from the two per cent cap that has been in place since 2020.CanadaJan 3
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Minimum wage is up in 6 provinces, but can it help ease affordability pressure?In Alberta, Quebec, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, the minimum wage remained unchanged on Sunday.CanadaOct 2, 2023
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N.B. invests $3M in rent bank, but lack of rent control lessens effectiveness: expertNew Brunswick has set up a rent bank in the province, but the strategy fell short of rent control, which one professor and researcher says will make it less effective.EconomyJul 5, 2023
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N.B. housing strategy looks at all options, but no rent cap possible until fall: ministerThe minister responsible for housing in New Brunswick says there can be no legislation, including a rent cap, introduced for housing until October.PoliticsMay 18, 2023
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N.B. lost more than 8,000 affordable housing units in 5 years: reportAccording to a report from the New Brunswick Coalition for Tenants' Rights, affordable units declined while those on the higher end of the spectrum doubled.CanadaMay 2, 2023
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No rent cap in the near future for Albertans: NixonRecent data from Rentals.ca and Rentfaster.ca showed a more than 25 per cent increase in rents for a two-bedroom rental year over year in March in Calgary.PoliticsMar 22, 2023
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N.S. rent cap staying for another 2 years, but annual limit is going upNova Scotia's PC government said the rent cap will be increased to five per cent over the next two years, and remain in effect for 2024 and 2025.CanadaMar 22, 2023
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