The 2025 rent guideline in Manitoba has been set at 1.7 per cent, effective January 1st.
Manitoba Consumer Protection and Government Services updates this on an annual basis, using a formula based on the consumer price index for Manitoba.
The guideline applies to most residential rental properties including apartments, single rooms, houses, and duplexes, with a few exceptions.
The guideline does not apply to rental units being rented for $1,640 or more per month, rental units owned and operated by, or for, provincial, municipal, or federal governments, and not-for-profit life lease units.
It also does not apply to various types of social housing, and rental units in buildings first occupied after March 2005
The 2025 rent guideline is lower than the 2024 guideline, which was three per cent.
Landlords and tenants are reminded that written notice of a rent increase must be issued at least three months before the increase takes effect.
And, with a few exceptions, rent can only be increased once a year.
