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The landlord calendar

Every date a Toronto landlord has to hit, on one page for the fridge.

13 items, 3 stages. Every rule links to the official page it comes from, checked October 5, 2026.

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The landlord calendar

01Every year

  • January 1: the new year's rent increase guideline applies to increases that start that year.1
  • April 30: declare last year's Vacant Home Tax status, even with a tenant. The City confirms each year's dates.2
  • April 30: file and pay your return, with the rent on Form T776 (most individuals).34
  • By August 31: Ontario publishes next year's guideline.5

02Your lease's dates

  • Signing + 10 days: tell the condo corporation about the lease.6
  • Signing + 21 days: the tenant has a copy of the signed lease.7
  • Move-in day: CO alarms tested, alarm instructions and condo rules handed over.86
  • 90 days before the anniversary: deliver the written rent increase notice.1
  • Anniversary: the increase can start, and the deposit interest is due.15
  • Move-out + 10 days: tell the condo corporation the tenancy ended.6

03This year's numbers

  • Rent increase guideline: 2.1% in 2026, 1.9% in 2027. The law caps it at 2.5%.1
  • No guideline cap where no part of the building was occupied on or before November 15, 2018.5
  • Vacant Home Tax: 3% of the assessed value, if not declared or found vacant.2

Sources

  1. 1. ontario.ca, Residential rent increases: www.ontario.ca (checked 2026-10-05)
  2. 2. toronto.ca, Vacant Home Tax: www.toronto.ca (checked 2026-10-05)
  3. 3. canada.ca, Rental income guide (T4036): www.canada.ca (checked 2026-10-05)
  4. 4. canada.ca, Tax-filing deadline: www.canada.ca (checked 2026-10-05)
  5. 5. Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (Ontario e-Laws): www.ontario.ca (checked 2026-10-05)
  6. 6. Condominium Authority of Ontario, Leasing a condo: www.condoauthorityontario.ca (checked 2026-10-05)
  7. 7. Ontario, A guide to the standard lease: files.ontario.ca (checked 2026-10-05)
  8. 8. ontario.ca, Carbon monoxide safety: www.ontario.ca (checked 2026-10-05)

General information from Ontario's and Toronto's published rules, not legal or tax advice. FastLease is a service of Sasha Bastani, Broker, Property.ca Inc. Brokerage.

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