Quebec’s housing tribunal has released its rent-setting guidelines for 2026. Rents in Quebec should go up by 3.1 per cent this year, closely matching inflation in the province, the Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL) is suggesting. That’s for leases beginning between April 2, 2026, and April 1, 2027, and for which notice was given on […]
Statistics Canada said inflation is 2.4%. The housing Tribunal is saying landlords deserve additional rentier profits.
Something doesn’t add up.
That’s national. A source on Québec-specific cost inflation would be better, if it refutes the number in the article.
Of course as far as the CAD itself goes, inflation being lower than 3.1% already makes it suspicious to approve such a significantly larger increase. :/
Good point.
https://statistique.quebec.ca/fr/document/indice-prix-consommation-ipc
2.5% forn2025 as a whole, December only was 3.2%