Ontario Bill 60: Understanding the Changes
In late November 2025, the Government of Ontario, led by Premier Doug Ford, passed the highly discussed and often misunderstood Bill 60: the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025. It’s a large omnibus bill that amends multiple laws, but several key pieces directly affect the housing system — especially the relationship between landlords, tenants, and the Landlord & Tenant Board (LTB).
Since the bill passed, I’ve seen a flood of commentary online, and a lot of it is either incomplete, misinterpreted, or simply wrong. After actually reading the bill and reviewing non-partisan summaries, it’s clear that many people are reacting to headlines and social media posts rather than the legislation itself.
This post walks through the most important parts of Bill 60 that affect housing, explains what the bill actually says, and outlines what these changes mean for both landlords and tenants — without fear-mongering, politics, or spin.
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This post is for general information only and is not legal advice. I’m not a lawyer, and this summary is based on my understanding of Bill 60 and the Residential Tenancies Act at the time of writing. If you’re dealing with a specific landlord-tenant situation, you should contact the Landlord and Tenant Board, speak with a legal professional, or consult a licensed paralegal who specializes in Ontario rental law.
What Bill 60 Didn’t Do
Before getting into what Bill 60 changes, it’s important to clear up two of the biggest misunderstandings. A lot of the panic right now is based on things that aren’t in the final bill at all.
1. Bill 60 did not eliminate rent control
A lot of early discussion around Bill 60 focused on potential changes to rent control. Some initial ideas and consultation topics sparked concern and understandably led people to believe something major was coming. But those pieces never made it into the version of the bill that was actually passed.
Rent control rules remain exactly the same.
Bill 60 does not:
remove rent control
expand exemptions
change which units are protected
alter the annual guideline
modify the above-guideline increase process
Here’s what still stands today:
Units first occupied before Nov 15, 2018 → rent-controlled
Units first occupied after Nov 15, 2018 → exempt, same as before
Annual rent increase guideline → unchanged
AGIs → still require LTB approval
So the bottom line is simple:
If your unit was rent-controlled before Bill 60, it is still rent-controlled today.
2. Bill 60 did not give landlords the ability to evict without cause
Another widely circulated interpretation is that Bill 60 now makes it easy for landlords to evict tenants “for any reason.” This is not supported by the legislation.
Bill 60 does not create new eviction grounds.
It does not remove existing protections.
And it does not give landlords unilateral eviction powers.
The fundamentals remain:
A landlord still needs a legal ground to end a tenancy
They must serve the correct official notice form
The LTB still conducts a hearing
An adjudicator must still issue an order
Tenants can still dispute or challenge the landlord’s claim
Bad-faith evictions remain illegal
Bill 60 introduces procedural adjustments — especially around non-payment cases, timelines, and how issues can be raised — and some of those changes do shift the process. But it does not dismantle the existing eviction framework.
In short:
Landlords still can’t evict without cause, without notice, or without the LTB’s involvement.
A Toronto Market Quietly Recalibrating
I wouldn’t go as far as calling this a full market reset, but if there’s one theme this fall, it’s adjustment. Prices are adjusting. Expectations are adjusting. Even the way people negotiate is adjusting.
October wasn’t a big movement month, but you could feel a shift in how people approached the market. Sellers are becoming more open to realistic pricing, and buyers expecting deep discounts are seeing that well-positioned homes still draw solid interest.
The days of every listing holding offer nights and every negotiation being clouded by multiple offers have faded for now. In their place, accurate, market-based pricing and proper preparation have become the key differentiators.
This kind of recalibration often happens before a more meaningful shift in activity, once confidence starts to rebuild and the broader economic picture feels steadier.
Key Changes in Bill 60
Now that we’ve covered what Bill 60 didn’t change, here’s what it actually did. These are the parts of the bill that affect landlords, tenants, and how the Landlord & Tenant Board (LTB) handles certain applications.
1. Faster Process for Non-Payment of Rent
(Bill 60 — Schedule 12, Sections 12, 16 & 17)
When rent isn’t paid on time, landlords serve an N4, which is basically the formal “you’re behind on rent” notice. Before Bill 60, tenants had 14 days to fix the issue before the landlord could take the next step.
Bill 60 changes this to 7 days.
This doesn’t mean anyone is evicted faster — it just means the process starts faster.
The other major update affects what happens at the hearing:
Tenants can still raise repair issues, safety concerns, or other problems at a non-payment hearing, but now must:
meet certain conditions, including
paying 50% of the rent owed before the hearing (unless future regulations change this)
This doesn’t take away a tenant’s rights. It just changes how and when they need to bring their issues forward.
Quick takeaway:
Landlords: the process moves quicker
Tenants: you can still fight unfair situations, but you need to act earlier
2. A Very Specific Change to Personal-Use Evictions (N12)
Bill 60 — Schedule 12, Section 10)
An N12 is used when a landlord (or their close family member) genuinely needs to move into the unit. Normally, the landlord must:
give 120 days’ notice, and
pay the tenant one month’s rent as compensation
Bill 60 creates one narrow exception:
If the landlord gives at least 120 days’ notice AND the end date lines up exactly with the end of a rental period or lease term, they do not have to pay the one-month compensation.
That’s it.
It doesn’t remove compensation for all N12s — only in this specific, technical scenario.
Quick takeaway:
Most tenants will still get one-month compensation
This doesn’t create new eviction powers, it modifies one narrow rule
3. Shorter Timelines & Faster Reviews at the LTB
(Bill 60 — Schedule 12, Sections 20 & 21)
If a landlord or tenant disagrees with an LTB decision, they can request a “review.”
That window used to be longer and contributed to delays.
Bill 60 changes this to 15 days.
The Board can extend this in special circumstances, but the default is now tighter.
Bill 60 also introduces measures aimed at reducing delays and encouraging faster scheduling — especially for urgent matters.
Quick takeaway:
Faster outcomes benefit both sides
But tenants and landlords now need to respond to decisions more quickly
4. New Regulation-Making Powers (Future Definitions & Rules)
(Bill 60 — Schedule 12, Sections 4–9, 13 & 15)
This section doesn’t change day-to-day rules immediately — but it sets the stage for future clarity.
Bill 60 gives the government more flexibility to define certain terms and rules through regulations, such as:
what counts as “persistent late payment”
when adjudicators can or can’t use discretion to refuse an eviction even when grounds are met
These aren’t new eviction powers or new restrictions — they’re simply tools for the government to clarify details later without rewriting the law.
Quick takeaway:
Nothing changes right now
But more detailed rules could come in the future
Any new regulations would need to be published public
Final Thoughts
When you strip away the noise, Bill 60 ends up being far more measured than many people online are suggesting. The core rights and responsibilities for both tenants and landlords remain intact: rent control wasn’t changed, eviction grounds weren’t expanded, and the fundamental framework of Ontario’s rental system is still the same. What Bill 60 really does is update the process—mainly speeding up non-payment cases, tightening timelines, and adjusting how certain issues are raised at the Landlord & Tenant Board.
For tenants, the biggest takeaway is that your key protections are still there. The rules around rent increases, personal-use evictions, and the need for landlords to have legitimate grounds haven’t changed. What has changed is the pace of the system, so being aware of notices and timelines matters more than before.
For landlords, the updates provide a bit more structure and predictability, especially around non-payment and reviews. The narrow N12 compensation adjustment may help in specific cases, and faster scheduling should reduce some of the long delays that have become common at the LTB.
Overall, Bill 60 isn’t a major shift in power to one side or the other, but it is a procedural tune-up to a system that was falling behind. Understanding what’s actually in the legislation, rather than the interpretations circulating online, goes a long way in seeing this bill for what it is: a set of process changes, not a rewrite of Ontario’s rental laws.
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