Renters in Manitoba are experiencing astronomical rent hikes above the provincial allowable rent increase guidelines – and it’s completely legal. In 2022, the average rent increase was 9.8%, but documented increases have been as high as 30%, 50% and 126% during the affordability crisis. Renters, meanwhile, will tell you that, yes, water is wet. And landlords have been allowed to work this system for years.

Renters need stronger rent regulations to stop landlords from using AGIs as a loophole to hike rents. We need fairness for tenants.