Last updated: December 2025
Bill 60 (Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025) was passed by the Ontario Legislature on 27 November 2025.
However, the parts of Bill 60 that affect tenants under the Residential Tenancies Act (“RTA”) are NOT yet in force.
As of now, no proclamation has been made. Thus, the Landlord and Tenant Board (“LTB”) continues to apply the current law, and tenants’ existing rights remain in place.
Proposed Changes That May Affect Tenants (Not Yet in Force)
The following summarizes changes that may affect tenants in the future, once Bill 60 is proclaimed and relevant regulations are issued.
1. Shorter Time to Respond to Rent Arrears
- Currently: Tenants generally have 14 days to pay rent arrears after receiving an N4 (non-payment of rent) notice.
- Under Bill 60: This period will be reduced to 7 days.
- What this means: Tenants will have less time to pay overdue rent before eviction proceedings.
2. Advance Notice Required to Raise Repair Issues in Rent Arrears Cases
- Currently: Tenants may raise repair or maintenance issues at rent arrears hearing even if they did not raise them earlier, as long as they can explain why.
- Under Bill 60: Tenants will be required to raise these issues before the hearing, following the LTB timelines.
- If such issues are not raised in advance, the LTB may refuse to consider them at the hearing.
- What this means: Tenants will have less flexibility to raise last-minute issues.
3. Possible Payment Requirement Before Raising Repair Issues
- Under Bill 60: Tenants may be required to pay part of the rent arrears (up to 50%) before a hearing.
- This payment may be required before repair issues are considered.
- What this means: Requiring a tenant to pay up to 50% of the rent arrears before all the facts can be heard and argued at a hearing is unfair. This requirement presumes that the tenant is at fault before a complete and fair evaluation of both sides of the issue. (or before allowing a fair assessment of the facts and circumstances at a hearing).
- This payment as a prerequisite is a barrier to access to justice for tenants who face financial hardships and are unable to pay.
- This can also lead to higher number of evictions, as tenants who cannot pay the upfront fees may be left without any means of contesting their eviction.
4. Possible Limits on LTB Discretion
• Bill 60 may reduce the flexibility the LTB currently has in certain eviction cases, depending on future regulations.
- (a) Definition of “persistent late payment” may be set by regulation
- Current position: Landlords may apply to evict tenants for “persistent late payment of rent”, but the law does not clearly define what counts as “persistent”.
- Under Bill 60: The government may define this term through future regulations.
- What this means: Until regulations are made, the LTB will continue to decide these cases based on the facts of each case.
- (b) Stricter rules for setting aside certain eviction orders
- Currently: Tenants may ask the LTB to set aside certain eviction orders based on fairness considerations.
- Under Bill 60: This broad fairness discretion may be replaced with specific conditions that must be met, as set out in future regulations.
- What this means: It may become more difficult for tenants to challenge some eviction orders. (Not so clear on these last 2 issues).
- (c) Limits on delaying or refusing eviction orders
- Current position: In some cases, the LTB may delay or refuse eviction orders.
- Under Bill 60: The LTB’s ability to delay or refuse eviction may be limited by future regulations.
- What this means: There may be less flexibility in some eviction cases, subject to the regulations.
What Happens Next
Before any tenant-related changes take effect:
- The government must proclaim the relevant sections of Bill 60, and
- Issue regulations explaining how the new rules will work
Until then, the current RTA rules continue to apply.
Need Help?
If you are tenants facing eviction, rent arrears, or repair issues, seek legal advice as early as possible. Early advice can help you to understand your rights and options.
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