Preamble
Whereas: Five provinces in Canada (Ontario, Quebec, BC, Manitoba, and PEI) have rent control policies in place to provide a sense of financial security for renters;
Whereas: Every year, thousands of Saskatchewan residents relocate to provinces with rent control policies;
Whereas: Saskatchewan has the most relaxed legislation in Canada regarding the financial insecurity of rent increases;
Whereas: Saskatchewan has the highest child poverty rates in Canada as of 2023, and among the highest homelessness rates in Canada;
Direction
Be It Resolved That: A Saskatchewan Progress Party government will develop rent control amendments to The Residential Tenancies Act to harmonize with existing legislation in Manitoba and British Columbia.