Landlord and tenant regulations vary considerably across Canada. Different government departments or ministries in each province and territory administer the legislation.
Check the government listings in your telephone book or search on your provincial or territorial government website. If there is no specific reference to landlord and tenant services, call the office responsible for consumer affairs.
You can also find important information on landlord and tenant issues such as your rights and responsibilities as a tenant and what to ask before signing a rental agreement.
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has an extensive section on its website on renting, including landlord and tenant information by province and territory, available at www.cmhc.gc.ca.
For some basic information about the rights and responsibilities of a landlord and tenant check out Be Informed About Landlords and Tenants at www.ic.gc.ca/consumerissues.
Provincial and Territorial Departments or Ministries of Housing
Alberta
Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing, Housing Support Programs
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4L4
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca
Alberta
Housing Support Programs, Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4L4
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca
British Columbia
Office of Housing and Construction Standards
Victoria, British Columbia V8W 9T2
Website: www.housing.gov.bc.ca
Manitoba
Manitoba Finance, Residential Tenancies Branch
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3Y4
Email: [email protected]
Manitoba
Manitoba Housing Authority
185 Smith Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3G4
New Brunswick
Rentalsman and Consumer Affairs, Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs
440 King Street
Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5H8
New Brunswick
Department of Social Development
551 King Street
PO Box 6000
Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5H1
New Brunswick
Department of Social Development
551 King Street
PO Box 6000
Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5H1
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation
PO Box 220
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 5J2
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories Housing Corporation
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2P6
Website: www.nwthc.gov.nt.ca
Nova Scotia
Community Services, Nova Scotia Department of Community Services
PO Box 696
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2T7
Nunavut
Nunavut Housing Corporation
Arviat, Nunavut X0C 0E0
Website: www.nunavuthousing.ca
Ontario
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Toronto, Ontario M5G 2E5
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.mah.gov.on.ca
Prince Edward Island
Office of the Director of Residential Rental Property, Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission
PO Box 577
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7L1
Website: www.irac.pe.ca/rental
Québec
Ministère des Affaires municipales, du Sport et du Loisir
Québec, Quebec G1R 4J3
Email: [email protected]
Québec
Société d’habitation du Québec
1054 Louis-Alexandre-Taschereau Street
Québec, Quebec G1R 5E7
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Housing, Department of Social Services
1855 VictoriaAvenue
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3T2
Yukon
Yukon Housing Corporation
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2H5
Email: [email protected]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Head Office
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P7
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca
Prairie and Territories
Calgary, Alberta T2P 5L5
British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 4S4
Atlantic
1894 Barrington Street
PO Box 9315
Station A
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 5W9
Ontario
Toronto, Ontario M2N 6Z1
Quebec
Boulevard West
Montréal, Quebec H3B 5J7
Canadian Housing Information Centre
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P7
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/corp/li/index.cfm
Provincial and Territorial Consumer Affairs Offices
Alberta
Service Alberta, Consumer Contact Centre
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4L4
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.servicealberta.ca
British Columbia
Consumer Protection BC
Victoria, British Columbia V8W 9J2
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.consumerprotectionbc.ca
Manitoba
Consumer Protection Office, Manitoba Justice
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0B6
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.manitoba.ca/consumerinfo
New Brunswick
Financial and Consumer Services Commission
Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 1E1
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.fcnb.ca
Newfoundland and Labrador
Service NL
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador A1B 4J6
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.servicenl.gov.nl.ca/index.html
Northwest Territories
Consumer Affairs, Department of Municipal and Community Affairs
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2L9
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.maca.gov.nt.ca/en/services/consumer-affairs
Nova Scotia
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations, Public Enquiries
1505 Barrington Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K5
Email: [email protected]
Website: novascotia.ca/sns/access/individuals/consumer-awareness.asp
Nunavut
Consumer Affairs, Department of Community and Government Services
Baker Lake, Nunavut X0C 0A0
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gov.nu.ca/
Ontario
Consumer Protection Ontario, Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Toronto, Ontario M3M 1J8
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ontario.ca/consumerprotection
Prince Edward Island
Consumer Services, Department of Justice and Public Safety
PO Box 2000
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7N8
Website: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/consumer-services
Quebec
Office de la protection du consommateur
Québec, Quebec G1K 8W4
Website: www.opc.gouv.qc.ca
Yukon
Consumer Services, Department of Community Services
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2N1
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.community.gov.yk.ca/consumer/index.html
Based on source material: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/office-consumer-affairs/en/buying-and-leasing-big-ticket-items/landlord-and-tenant-relations