Montreal's once-affordable rental market is showing signs of change. While the city has long been known for its relatively reasonable living costs, recent reports show rent prices are still going up and a wave of anxiety is washing over Montreal tenants, changing how many live.
There is a growing number of Quebec tenants who are threatening a rent strike if the province moves forward with its controversial housing legislation, Bill 31.
Quebec’s proposed Bill 31 would give landlords the power to block lease transfers. Meanwhile, average rents for new leases in Montreal are now almost $2,000. Now a tenants’ union is organizing a rent strike as an “emergency response.”