Hot Days, Cool Homes Act, 2026
Sponsored by McKenney, Catherine, Lennox, Robin · First Reading Ordered for Second Reading
- Adds cooling to the list of 'vital services' landlords must provide under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006
- Requires room temperature to stay at most 26 degrees Celsius from June 1 to September 30 each year
- Cooling requirement is considered met if a tenant can control the temperature to 26 degrees but chooses not to
- Allows the government to make transition regulations to manage issues arising from these changes
- The cooling requirement (Section 1) only takes effect on the later of January 1, 2035 or Royal Assent
- Other parts of the Act come into force upon Royal Assent
- Short title of the bill is the Hot Days, Cool Homes Act, 2026