Frequently Asked Questions

We’ve included the most common questions we received (and included replies).

About LandlordForms.ca

LandlordForms.ca is a Canadian specialized provider of professionally drafted landlord forms, leases, and addendums designed for the Canadian rental market. Our team consists of experienced Canadian landlords who have managed hundreds of tenancies. We provide the exact tools we use in our own daily operations—refined over years of real-world application to ensure they are effective, clear, and professional. Our forms are sorted provincially & territorially.

Great question — and the honest answer is that not every province needs one.

In Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Yukon, the government either mandates or strongly encourages the use of their official lease form. This is exactly where our Addendums shine — they attach directly to those official forms as a legally recognized Schedule, giving you protection the government form was never designed to provide.

In Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, no government lease template is prescribed — which means landlords need a strong, jurisdiction-specific lease from the ground up. Rather than an Addendum, we offer a dedicated Residential Lease crafted specifically for each of these regions — built around their unique legislative framework and designed to incorporate comprehensive landlord protections right from the start.

We offer the right tool for the right jurisdiction — because a one-size-fits-all approach to Canadian tenancy law isn’t protection. It’s a liability.

Yes! We are constantly expanding our library based on landlord feedback. If there is a specific notice, checklist, or addendum you need that isn’t currently in our shop, please let us know. Click on our Contact Us page.

Yes. We regularly review our documents to reflect changes in provincial laws and feedback from our community of landlords. When you purchase a kit, you are getting our most up-to-date version. But we always recommend you review your documents with a lawyer as laws, rules change all the time and we cannot guarantee our documents are always up-to-date in realtime.

Here are the key links to each province and territory’s residential tenancy office, branch or department:

Purchase & Delivery

No, you can check out as a guest. However, creating a free account means your purchased forms are always saved and accessible in your account dashboard — no need to dig through your email for download links.

Each purchase includes two formats:

Adobe PDF: A clean, print-ready version for immediate use.

Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx): Fully editable and compatible with Word 97 through the latest Microsoft 365 versions, Google Docs or any modern software.

Access is instant. Once your payment is processed, you will receive an email with a secure download link. If you don’t see the email, check your junk or spam folder. Also follow the Download Instructions on our site if you still need help.

Yes. Many property managers purchase our forms kits for use across their managed portfolio. Each purchase is licensed for use by the purchasing individual or company. If you manage multiple properties across provinces, we recommend purchasing the applicable provincial kit for each.

Yes! We offer a VERY competitive price if you purchase our COMPLETE LIBRARY product which has literally every single form, lease, and addendum product we offer (including our 49+ form PROTECTION KIT and our COMMERCIAL LEASE & APPLICATION). This is hundreds of dollars in forms for a very low price!

Due to the digital nature of our products, all sales are final. Since our forms are fully editable and delivered instantly, they cannot be “returned.” If you have any issues with your file or a technical error, please contact our support team and we will ensure it is resolved.

Legal & Compliance

Our forms are professionally drafted to comply with the appropriate tenancy laws governing the respective province or territory:

  • Ontario’s Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 17;
  • British Columbia’s Residential Tenancy Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 78;
  • Alberta’s Residential Tenancies Act, S.A. 2004, c. R-17.1;
  • Manitoba’s The Residential Tenancies Act, C.C.S.M. c. R119;
  • Saskatchewan’s The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.S. 2006, c. R-22.0001;
  • Nova Scotia’s Residential Tenancies Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 401;
  • New Brunswick’s Residential Tenancies Act, S.N.B. 1975, c. R-10.2;
  • Prince Edward Island’s Rental of Residential Property Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. R-13.1;
  • Newfoundland and Labrador’s Residential Tenancies Act, 2018, S.N.L. 2018, c. R-14.1;
  • Quebec’s Act respecting the Tribunal administratif du logement, CQLR c. T-15.01, and
  • The Civil Code of Québec, CQLR c. CCQ-1991, as it applies to residential leasing;
  • Northwest Territories’ Residential Tenancies Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. R-5;
  • Nunavut’s Residential Tenancies Act, R.S.N.W.T. (Nu.) 1988, c. R-5, as adapted for Nunavut;
  • Yukon’s Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, R.S.Y. 2002, c. 193

However, as well drafted and intended as our form are, laws can change at any time. New rulings can also challenging the validity of any document. And of course, every rental situation is unique, so we always recommend having a qualified legal professional review your final documents.

In almost every area of the country, tenancy laws and legislation favour tenants. That’s reality. Why is that? Well that’s easy – consider the ratio of how many tenants there are to every 1 landlord. Now add the word “voter” to “tenant” and “landlord” and it’s easy to see why laws favour tenants even in some controversial ways in some Canadian regions.

All our form were constructed on a basic premise of legal compliance first. There’s no point in adding landlord protections if their are deemed illegal or non-compliant with existing laws. Once compliant, we add everything we can that can favour the landlord while remaining in compliance. Sometimes just merely addressing an issue by citing it in a lease agreement provides protection that many landlords unintentionally waive by omitting it from their leases. Obviously, we always recommend final review with your lawyer. But we boast the most comprehensive lease agreements that address the hot-button landlord issues in the country while remaining fully compliant. It’s the best that can be done in our legislative environment – and adapted specifically for each province and territory in Canada.

YES! We offer a separate pan-Canadian Commercial form and commercial application product which you can purchase and use straight out-of-the-box with minor customizations or fully customize to suit your particular commercial rental.

Outside of our Commercial Forms, our flagship forms are designed specifically for residential tenancies governed by provincial/territorial Residential Tenancy legislation.

For Ontario rentals that do NOT require the mandated government lease form (ie. coop, shared spaces, retirement homes, mobile homes, etc.), we do offer a Custom Lease that is general enough to be used as a template for a landlord providing the fullest protections and conditions in compliance with Ontario law. In all cases we always suggest reviewing your final agreement with a lawyer.

Using The Form

ALWAYS start with a Tenant Application. This step is so important, we literally give away this form for FREE when you join our mailing list. Then it depends on where your rental is. IF you are in any province or territory that uses mandated or government-provided (and highly encouraged to use) lease agreements, then you’ll want to use one of our ADDENDUM products which protects you via the “Additional Terms”/”Added Terms/Conditions” sections of the mandated government form.

Of course, your journey as a landlord only starts with the lease/rental agreement. We highly recommend purchasing the “+ PROTECTION KIT” version of any of our residential products as we provide valuable forms, letters, and checklists addressing: Moving-In Checklists, Behaviour Issues, Pests, Noise Complaints, Painting your unit, Late Rent, Non-Payment Rent, Moving-Out, Reference Letters, etc. Our Protection Kit contains 49 additional resources that every Landlord needs.

It’s very simple. Every government lease/tenancy agreement template has a section for “Added Terms”/”Additional Conditions”/etc. Follow the instructions on the form to include our Addendum.

We also include a detailed multi-page “Guide” with purchase that also walks you through the steps and provides additional contextual information to help you.

Absolutely. Unlike other sites that “lock” their documents, our forms are 100% customizable. You can add your own branding, adjust clauses, change fonts, and tailor the language to fit your specific property rules.

A fixed-term lease runs for a set period — most commonly one year — and provides stability for both parties.

A month-to-month agreement has no defined end date and can typically be ended by either party with proper notice. In many provinces, a fixed-term lease automatically converts to a month-to-month tenancy when it expires if neither party takes action.

The Protection Addendums

A Protection Addendum is a document you will use by attaching it to your government-mandated lease form. At the time of writing, this is applicable ONLY to: Ontario, BC, Quebec, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Yukon rentals.

It is a professionally drafted Schedule of Additional Terms designed to attach directly to your provincial lease agreement. It is NOT A LEASE — it is the document that does what your lease cannot: close the gaps.

Government-issued leases are deliberately neutral. They establish the legal minimum — who, what, when, and how much. They say nothing about Airbnb, cannabis cultivation, unauthorized roommates, abandoned property, drain blockages, move-out cleaning standards, or a dozen other situations that cost Canadian landlords thousands of dollars every year.

Our Addendums are written by experienced landlords, reviewed against current provincial legislation, and designed to give you enforceable, plain-language protections from Day 1 of every tenancy — without removing a single right your tenant is entitled to by law.

Yes. Each applicable province and territory has inclusion instructions for the “added terms/conditions” and how they are to be added. You MUST adhere to the proper formatting and instructions. For example, it may be as simple as just stapling your Addendum to your government lease in one province or in the case of BC (for example), you have to physically check the correct box that indicates you have an attached Addendum. If you do NOT check that box, you run the risk of having your Addendum omitted from the standard form lease agreement.

In all cases, you and your tenant(s) must initial each page and sign the end of the Addendum at the same time as you sign the Lease. This ensures the Addendum is legally incorporated into the agreement and that both parties acknowledge the specific terms within it.