The Squeeze: Why 2026 Is Make-or-Break for Canadian Small Landlords
Mortgage renewals, rising insurance, rent caps below inflation. Here's what's squeezing Canadian landlords in 2026 and what to do about it.
I'm Adam. I own rental properties in Ontario, and I built RentBase because I was tired of wrestling my expenses into a spreadsheet every April.
The rental software market is dominated by American tools. They talk about Schedule E and miles and dollars when what Canadian landlords actually need is the T776, kilometres, CAD, and a proper Capital Cost Allowance schedule. I built the software I couldn't buy.
On the blog I write practical guides for Canadian landlords on tax, deductions, and day-to-day property management. Everything here is written from the perspective of someone who actually files a T776 every year.
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