Quebec Election 2026 · Rental property
It is the most popular measure of the campaign according to a Leger poll. Here is what it would do, from the owner's side.
The commitment, word for word
In its release of 30 August 2026, Quebec solidaire spokesperson Ruba Ghazal states that a Quebec solidaire government would cap rent increases at inflation within the first 100 days of its mandate, and then establish real rent control "to prevent abuse and calm the market in the long term."
Candidate Andres Fontecilla describes the mechanics: capping at inflation in the first year, then giving the Administrative Housing Tribunal the means to do its job.
The measured support
The release cites a Leger poll published on 29 August 2026: government control over rent increases has the support of 74% of respondents, making it the second most popular measure proposed by any party in the election.
For an owner, that number matters more than the measure itself. A policy backed by three Quebecers out of four does not disappear because one party loses an election. It comes back.
The plan's seven pillars
The plan is built on seven priority areas: regaining control of rent prices, better protecting tenants, fighting speculation and penalising abusive landlords, massively developing social and community housing, easing access to ownership, building and renovating homes that match the population's needs, and resolving the homelessness crisis.
What it changes in a plex buyer's math
A plex is bought on net income, and that income depends on the rent trajectory. Today the Administrative Housing Tribunal sets a method for calculating increases, but a lessor can ask for more and a tenant can refuse. A formal cap at inflation turns a range into a limit.
Three concrete consequences for anyone shopping for a building right now:
- An under-rented building is worth less than you think if bringing rents to market becomes slower. The gap between current rent and market rent is an asset only if it is recoverable.
- Major work has to be financed some other way. A roof or a heating system does not index to inflation.
- The price you pay today has to hold in both scenarios. If your numbers only work with rent increases above inflation, your numbers are fragile, whatever happens on October 5.
Our position
We do not tell anyone how to vote, and we do not predict the result. What we do with a client buying a building is test their numbers both ways. An investment that survives only one electoral outcome is not an investment, it is a bet.
Our rule on this page
We report what each party wrote, with the published figures and the source. We tell nobody how to vote, we do not predict the result, and we do not turn a promise into a certainty. An election platform is not a law: it becomes one only if a government tables it, passes it and sets its terms.
The most useful distinction for you is not who is right. It is knowing what applies today and what stays conditional.
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Frequently asked
What does Quebec solidaire propose on rents?
Capping increases at inflation within the first 100 days of a mandate, then establishing permanent rent control.
How popular is the measure?
74% of respondents according to a Leger poll published on 29 August 2026, the second most popular measure of the campaign.
Should I avoid buying a plex?
No. Test the numbers in both scenarios. A building whose returns require increases above inflation is fragile in any case.
Primary sources, consulted 13 September 2026: Revenu Quebec (tax news of 21 April 2026), the Quebec Department of Finance explanatory document on the refundable tax credit for home ownership access (17 April 2026), Elections Quebec, Radio-Canada (Liberal financial framework, 13 September 2026), plq.org, pq.org, the Quebec solidaire release distributed by CNW (30 August 2026), the PCQ plan (11 September 2026), and APCIQ (4 September 2026). This page reports what each party published. It endorses no party and is neither tax nor legal advice.
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