Manitoba government increasing rent exemption threshold to $2K in 2027
Posted September 3, 2026 2:31 pm.
The Manitoba government says it will increase the rent exemption threshold to $2,000 beginning Jan. 1, 2027.
The province is describing it as the “largest expansion of rent control in decades.”
The current rent exemption threshold is $1,670.
The government says the goal it to protect affordable housing by expanding the number of units subject to rent regulations.
Manitoba also announced the 2027 rent guideline will be set at three per cent. The limit is 1.8 per cent this year.
There are various exemptions, including for rental units less than 20 years old.
The NDP government proposed the rent control expansion in March.
–With files from The Canadian Press
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