RESEARCH / RENTERS & AFFORDABILITY
More rental homes—and protection for people already renting
New supply, enforceable affordability and protection during renovations are different questions. Here is what has actually changed.
Celebration Square, May 2026. Location/context photograph; it does not depict the proposal or its proposed outcome.
Current tenant protections plus campaign housing proposals
A protection that is already in force
For N13 notices served on or after September 1, 2026, Mississauga requires landlords to obtain a Rental Repairs and Renovations Licence when the work requires a tenant to move out. The City’s application page sets out the licence process. This is an existing municipal protection, not a future election promise.
City of Mississauga: Apply for a Rental Repairs and Renovations Licence ↗
Redevelopment is a separate situation
Council also updated rental-replacement protections in June. The City describes support for eligible tenants, including temporary-housing assistance, moving help and the ability to return at similar rents. Eligibility and the type of redevelopment matter. A tenant should check the relevant City requirements rather than assume every relocation has identical protections.
City of Mississauga: Protections for renters facing redevelopment ↗
What does ‘affordable’ mean?
The City’s May 2026 rental-incentive guide distinguishes affordable units at 100 per cent of average market rent from below-market units at 125 per cent. These are program definitions, not a promise that the rent fits every household’s income. Any housing proposal should explain its rent limit, eligibility, enforcement and length of protection.
City of Mississauga: Multi-residential rental incentive guide, May 2026 ↗
What campaigns add
Alvin Tedjo proposes a housing corporation working with builders and non-profits, and a safety-based rental registry. Bonnie Crombie proposes stronger eviction-prevention support and partnerships for non-profit, co-operative and supportive rentals. These remain campaign proposals. Ask how many homes would be secured, for whom, at what rent, and what a renter could do if an obligation was broken.
Alvin Tedjo campaign: housing plan ↗ · Bonnie Crombie campaign: affordability platform ↗
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