Evictions are a leading cause of housing insecurity, homelessness, and social instability across Canada. While the federal government affirms the right to adequate housing under the National Housing Strategy Act and through international treaty obligations, regulations protecting tenants’ security of tenure are within provincial jurisdiction. This produces an uneven ‘patchwork’ of rental rules in which some provinces provide robust tenant safeguards while others offer minimal procedural rights and low barriers to eviction. This report comparatively analyzes provincial eviction frameworks, examining notice periods, dispute timelines, tribunal access, rent controls, appeals, compensation, and conditional orders, to identify policy gaps and recommend national best practices that strengthen security of tenure.
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