At Council-in-Committee on November 25th, Council received a report for information on the Tenant Protection Bylaw, transitioning the existing tenant relocation policy into a Bylaw as enabled under Bill 16. In preparing a bylaw, staff would use the opportunity to include minor updates, including minor policy changes to support tenants, and housekeeping amendments to improve overall interpretation and implementation. 

Minor policy amendments include: 

• Adjustments to Tenant Compensation Schedule – Under the current policy, compensation is determined by length of tenancy. Due to the significant gap between long-term and short-term tenant rents, longer-term tenants sometimes receive less compensation than shorter ones. As a result, staff propose modest changes to ensure relocation challenges faced by longer-term tenants are recognized. 
• Updates to Moving Cost Compensation – Staff propose updating the rates to align with local moving rates and linking them to annual inflation rates. 

Housekeeping amendments include: 

• Clarifying specific scenarios related to tenant eligibility; 
• Compensation timing and payment type; and 
• More specific criteria for choosing Tenant Relocation Coordinators to help improve tenant support. 

Subject to Council feedback, staff will use the existing Tenant Relocation Policy as the basis for the creation of a Tenant Protection Bylaw and bring it forward for consideration in Q2 2025. UDI will engage with the City to share information on the changes and the proposed implementation. 

More information can be found in the full report by City staff.