BC Annual Rent Cap
Also known as: BC rent cap · Annual allowable rent increase
The maximum allowable annual rent increase for existing BC tenancies, set yearly by the Residential Tenancy Branch — 2.3% for the 2026 calendar year.
The BC Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) publishes a maximum allowable annual rent increase each November for the following calendar year. The 2026 cap is 2.3%. The cap is indexed to CPI but capped to mitigate housing affordability pressure. It applies only to existing tenancies — vacancy-reset rents (when a unit is re-leased to a new tenant) are uncapped.
Recent caps: 3.5% (2024), 3.0% (2025), 2.3% (2026). Any rent-increase notice must use Form RTB-7 or RTB-7A and be served at least 3 months in advance. Increasing rent more than once in a 12-month period is prohibited.
Related terms
- RTA Bill 14 (2024) — Personal-Use Eviction Reform — BC Residential Tenancy Act amendment effective July 18, 2024 lengthening personal-use eviction notice from 2 to 4 months, requiring 12 months minimum occupancy by the new occupant, and introducing a web portal to combat fraudulent personal-use evictions.
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- BC Governmentretrieved 2026-05-08Rent increases — Residential Tenancieshttps://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies/during-a-tenancy/rent-increases
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