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PART I INTRODUCTION

s.7 — Exemptions related to social, etc., housing

Residential Tenancies Act, 2006

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7 (1) Paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 of subsection 30 (1), sections 48.1, 49.1, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56 and 95 to 99, subsection 100 (2) and sections 101, 102, 104, 111 to 115, 117, 120, 121, 122, 126 to 133, 140, 143, 149, 150, 151, 159, 165 and 167 do not apply with respect to a rental unit described below: 1. A rental unit located in a residential complex owned, operated or administered by or on behalf of the Government of Canada or an agency of the Government of Canada. 2. A rental unit in a designated housing project as defined in the Housing Services Act, 2011 that is owned, operated or managed by a service manager or local housing corporation as defined in that Act. 3. A rental unit located in a non-profit housing project or other residential complex, if the non-profit housing project or other residential complex was developed or acquired under a prescribed federal, provincial or municipal program and continues to operate under, i. Part VII of the Housing Services Act, 2011, ii. a pre-reform operating agreement as defined in the Housing Services Act, 2011, or iii. an agreement made between a housing provider, as defined in the Housing Services Act, 2011, and one or more of, A. a municipality, B. an agency of a municipality, C. a non-profit corporation controlled by a municipality, if an object of the non-profit corporation is the provision of housing, D. a local housing corporation as defined in the Housing Services Act, 2011, or E. a service manager as defined in the Housing Services Act, 2011. 4. A rental unit that is a non-member unit of a non-profit housing co-operative. 5. A rental unit provided by an educational institution to a student or member of its staff and that is not exempt from this Act under clause 5 (g). 6. A rental unit located in a residential complex owned, operated or administered by a religious institution for a charitable use on a non-profit basis.  ; ; ; ; ; (2) Section 119 does not apply with respect to, (a) a rental unit described in paragraph 1, 2, 3 or 4 of subsection (1) if the tenant occupying the rental unit pays rent in an amount geared-to-income due to public funding; or (b) a rental unit described in paragraph 5 or 6 of subsection (1). (3) Sections 116 and 118 do not apply with respect to increases in rent for a rental unit due to increases in the tenant’s income if the rental unit is as described in paragraph 1, 2, 3 or 4 of subsection (1) and the tenant pays rent in an amount geared-to-income due to public funding. (4) Despite subsection (1), the provisions of this Act set out in that subsection apply with respect to a rental unit described in paragraph 1 of that subsection if the tenant occupying the rental unit pays rent to a landlord other than the Government of Canada or an agency of the Government of Canada. (5) Despite subsection (1), the provisions of this Act set out in that subsection apply with respect to a rental unit described in paragraph 2 of that subsection if the tenant occupying the rental unit pays rent to a landlord other than a service manager or local housing corporation as defined in the Housing Services Act, 2011 or an agency of either of them.  ; ; (6) Despite subsection (1), the provisions of this Act set out in that subsection apply with respect to a rent increase for rental units described in paragraph 5 of that subsection if there is a council or association representing the residents of those rental units and there has not been consultation with the council or association respecting the increase.
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Reproduced from Ontario e-Laws under the King's Printer for Ontario (Open Government Licence – Ontario). Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 — June 1, 2026 (consolidation period to November 27, 2025). Always confirm the current version on e-Laws. General information, not legal advice.