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Bill 82Protecting Renters from Unfair Above Guideline Rent Increases Act, 2026

Bill 82, Ontario: Second reading vote, last recorded March 26, 2026.

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Organizations with lobbying reports on Housing & Communities since November 2025, most reports first. This is the bill's policy area, not the bill: activity on the subject, not a position on the bill.8 of 492 organizations shown.

Where it stands

Status
Second reading vote
Sponsor
Smyth, Stephanie
Introduced
Session
44-1

Policy areas

What it does

A plain-language summary of the official text, written by AI.

Bill 82, the Protecting Renters from Unfair Above Guideline Rent Increases Act, 2026, is an Ontario provincial bill introduced in the current legislative session aimed at protecting tenants from above-guideline rent increases deemed unfair. The bill passed First Reading on November 27, 2025, and proceeded to Second Reading debate on March 25, 2026. However, the Second Reading vote was lost on division on March 26, 2026, meaning the bill did not advance further in the legislative process.

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Stages so far

  1. Second Reading — Vote (Lost on division), Legislative Assembly

  2. Second Reading — Question put (Vote deferred), Legislative Assembly

  3. Second Reading — Debated, Legislative Assembly

  4. First Reading — Ordered for Second Reading, Legislative Assembly

  5. First Reading — Vote (Carried), Legislative Assembly

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