This document outlines residential tenancy laws related to evictions across Canada’s provinces and is the first review of its kind to our knowledge. We started this review by identifying Residential Tenancy Acts across the country and worked to codify the process into maps (see Eviction Process Maps) that show the process that landlords needed to move through in order to legally evict a tenant, as well as the steps that a tenant needs to take to dispute an eviction. Given the complexities of the laws in each province that governed this process, there was also a need for an overarching framework to understand key elements of the process. Four overarching steps were identified: notice of termination, dispute period, hearing and decision, and order of possession.
The findings in this publication are not legal advice, nor should they be relied upon for accuracy. If you are a tenant facing eviction or landlord that is looking for dispute resolution, we encourage you to seek legal advice from advocates in your province. Furthermore, legal protections do not always translate into practice. This analysis reflects provincial laws governed by Residential Tenancy Acts and does not reflect how these laws are interpreted or put into practice by arbitrators or actors that enforce these laws.
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