What are the rent increase rules Kera applies in each province?
ForLandlordsProperty managers
Who can do this
Anyone answering a customer question.
Where to find it
Not a screen; these drive the earliest date, warnings and blocks.
Steps
Kera applies these notice periods and limits (monthly tenancies):
- Ontario: 90 days' notice, 12 months from the tenancy start and between increases, guideline cap unless the unit is exempt (N2). A short notice is void.
- British Columbia: 3 months' notice, 12-month rules, RTB-7 required. A late notice's date moves forward by law.
- Alberta: 3 tenancy months, at most once per 365 days, periodic tenancies only. A defective notice is void.
- Saskatchewan: 12 months' notice (Kera doesn't know if you belong to an association that allows 6), at least 18 months after the tenancy started. A late notice's date moves forward by law.
- Manitoba: 3 months' notice, Form 1A, copy to the Residential Tenancies Branch within 14 days. A defective notice is void.
- Nova Scotia: 4 months' notice, once per 12 months, 5% cap for existing tenants through 2027.
- New Brunswick: 6 months' notice, 3% cap (officer approval up to 9%), separate document.
- Prince Edward Island: 3 months' notice, the Director's annual allowable increase (Kera has 2% for 2026 and 2.1% for 2027).
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 6 months' notice, first day of a rental period, never during a fixed term, no cap.
- Northwest Territories and Nunavut: 3 months' notice, once per 12 months, no cap.
- Yukon: 3 months' notice, once per 12 months, capped at the Whitehorse CPI index. Kera doesn't have the index configured, so it can't suggest the amount.
- Quebec: not supported.
Limits
These are the rules built into the tool, not legal advice. If a customer's situation is unusual (a subsidized unit, an exemption, an agreement with the tenant), they should confirm with their tenancy office.
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