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Landlord entry notice by province.
For a routine, non-emergency reason — repairs, an inspection, showing the unit to a prospective buyer or tenant — every province requires written notice before a landlord can enter, with a restricted time-of-day window. None of this applies in a genuine emergency or where the tenant consents at the time.
Ontario and Alberta both require 24 hours' written notice, entry only between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. British Columbia allows a wider 24-hour-to-30-day notice window but a slightly later cutoff of 9 p.m.
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Sources, read 29 September 2026: Ontario's rule was confirmed via the Landlord and Tenant Board's own "Guide to the Residential Tenancies Act" (tribunalsontario.ca) — e-Laws, like CanLII, is a JavaScript-rendered site that couldn't be fetched as static text this session, the same access gap already flagged elsewhere on this site. British Columbia (Residential Tenancy Act, s. 29(1)(b)) and Alberta (Residential Tenancies Act, s. 23) were each read directly from their own consolidated statute text via bclaws.gov.bc.ca and the Alberta King's Printer. No figure is asserted for any other jurisdiction rather than guess one.
Frequently asked questions
Does a landlord ever need zero notice?
Yes, in every confirmed jurisdiction: a genuine emergency (fire, flood, a burst pipe), an abandoned unit, or simple consent from the tenant or another adult in the unit at the time all let a landlord enter without the written-notice process. This lookup covers only the routine, planned kind of entry.
Why does BC allow notice up to 30 days out?
BC's Residential Tenancy Act sets a floor (24 hours) and a ceiling (30 days) on how far in advance notice can be given, then requires the notice to actually name the date and time. Ontario and Alberta only set a floor (24 hours), with no stated ceiling.
Why doesn't this cover all 13 jurisdictions?
Every figure on this page was checked against the actual statute (or, for Ontario, the tribunal's own guide) before being shown. A primary source for the remaining provinces and territories wasn't independently loaded this session — rather than repeat a commonly-cited but unverified number, those jurisdictions are shown honestly as not yet confirmed.
Not legal advice
Entry rules have exceptions and procedural detail (what a valid notice must contain, remedies if a landlord enters unlawfully, rules specific to showings near the end of a tenancy) not modelled here. Confirm against the Act itself or with your provincial tenancy tribunal or a lawyer before relying on a specific figure.