NEW RULES
COMING SEPTEMBER 21, 2026
What to know:
- The new rules take effect Sept. 21, following an earlier round of changes that came into effect July 1.
- Tenants who miss rent will have less time to pay: the N4 deadline for monthly and yearly tenants will drop from 14 days to seven days.
- Three late payments within six months could qualify as “persistent late payments” if the tenant fails to pay within seven days of the rent being due.
- N12 compensation rules are changing in some circumstances, while new provisions are intended to strengthen protections against bad-faith own-use evictions.
- New rules will also affect what tenants must do to raise certain issues during non-payment eviction hearings, while additional requirements are coming for renovictions. —NOW Canada BEATRIZ FERREIRA
