Introduction:
The City of Waterloo is proceeding with a rental replacement bylaw and we want your input.
The purpose of a rental replacement bylaw is to:
- Protect and preserve rental housing within the city.
- Provide stability to tenants.
- Provide a path for development while limiting displacement.
- Provide compensation to tenants affected by development.
The City will regulate, by implementing a bylaw, the demolition of existing residential rental buildings containing six or more dwelling units, using the following criteria:
(a) where the replacement of rental units is required, any replacement units will include the same or higher number of units of comparable bedroom mix and affordability to the units demolished; and,
(b) where the demolition of rental units is permitted, existing tenants will be compensated in accordance with the regulations of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.
Get involved:
Your opinions will help inform the process and make this a City of Waterloo solution. Provide your comments below by March 20, 2026 to be considered in the report to Council.
Share your thoughts:
In the preparation of a Rental Replacement Bylaw, what information should be required? Consider notice requirements, compensation, process timing and steps, and other items of importance.
Feel free to include examples of other municipalities with approved rental replacement bylaws you like. (max 140 characters).
