if landlords are allowed to unilaterally alter the terms of a lease, then it isn't a lease. this is functionally a proposal to abandon the entire concept of a rental contract altogether, and just let landlords do whatever they want, on a whim. apparently, the government believes this will alleviate the housing crisis, by freeing up additional stock, by evicting the people that live there.

that's right - the ontario government's solution to the lack of affordable housing is to evict more people, therefore creating more housing. statistically speaking, that's what would happen, allowing them to campaign on creating more housing spaces.

i wouldn't rent an apartment from somebody without a lease agreement, and landlords may actually find that they have difficulty finding tenants, under the proposed amendments.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/proposal-rent-control-removal-ontario-9.6952992