ACT NOW: Ban AGIs, it is time to ban Above Guideline Rent increases

Ontario tenants are suffering because of loopholes in rental laws, especially Above Guideline Rent Increases (AGIs). Landlords exploit AGIs to hike rents for minor or cosmetic upgrades, even after years of neglecting basic maintenance.

The Residential Tenancies Act is clear: rent should fund upkeep. But poor enforcement lets landlords profit from disrepair. AGI applications have skyrocketed 250% in the last decade, hitting over 200,000 households, mostly benefiting Canada’s largest landlords.

It’s time to close the loophole. Ban AGIs on buildings with six or more units and protect renters from being priced out of safe, affordable homes.

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To protect tenants by banning Above Guideline Rental Increases in Ontario for buildings with more than six units.

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Meghan Ghent signed 2025-10-29 21:14:40 -0400
Kevin Harris signed 2025-10-27 19:51:30 -0400
Julia Schuurman signed 2025-10-27 14:29:57 -0400
Jessica Nourse signed 2025-10-27 13:50:01 -0400

I live in a 25 floor building and was subjected to an AGI payment of $1250 this year. It came at a time when I was going back to school and only employed on a part-time basis. This payment came out of my tuition and I still have not been able to get caught up on my monthly expenses, because it was like I had to pay my rent twice in September. This was on top of all my expenses for school and while trying to remain optimistic, focused and determined to succeed. My home and rent costs are my biggest source of stress and it worries me deeply that my corporate landlord (Homestead) can get away with tenant exploitation on this mass scale. My rent has increased every single year that I have lived here and still they want more, but in fact they provide us with less. Less service, less amenities, less security, less maintenance. It is legal theft and an abhorrent practice. I fully support the movement to ban AGI’s and protect tenant’s rights!
Lauren Vastano signed 2025-10-25 18:10:38 -0400
Courtney Aucoin signed 2025-10-24 19:39:14 -0400
Ryan McComb signed 2025-10-24 18:25:05 -0400
Lindsay Sanderson signed 2025-10-23 11:06:40 -0400
Chris Grawey signed 2025-10-23 09:50:34 -0400
Jack Derricourt signed 2025-10-23 09:37:48 -0400
Elizabeth Fraser signed 2025-10-23 08:12:23 -0400
Jack Daniel Wynne signed 2025-10-23 07:57:06 -0400
Anna Alger signed 2025-10-23 00:30:10 -0400
Nicole Best signed 2025-10-22 23:09:46 -0400
Kimberly Mahon signed 2025-10-22 23:07:45 -0400
Matthew Crabtree signed 2025-10-22 22:16:47 -0400
Cheryl Thibodeau signed 2025-10-22 22:05:04 -0400

I’m tired of paying rent to a company that didn’t put a dime until now into the building and the FORD government has now allowed them and doesn’t care all its doing is putting more people on the streets. I work full time and have lived in this building for 20 yrs and feel like the government expects us to vote for them and does NOTHING for us. Robin thank you for caring.
Tom Molinaro signed 2025-10-22 21:53:51 -0400
Emily Kotow signed 2025-10-22 21:40:29 -0400
Shena Ransom signed 2025-10-22 20:38:11 -0400

The greed of corporate landlords is going to bankrupt us all and we will descend into poverty if AGI’s are not banned!!!
Katrina Wilson signed 2025-10-22 19:17:25 -0400
Danielle Charron signed 2025-10-22 18:40:48 -0400
Sienna Forster signed 2025-10-22 17:45:29 -0400
Michelle Tom published this page in Petitions 2025-10-17 14:48:41 -0400

Robin Lennox MPP, Hamilton Centre