The City of Brampton is expanding a project allowing the city to monitor and enforce rental practices in certain wards.

Brampton’s residential rental licensing (RRL) pilot project, aimed at cracking down on illegal rentals, launched last year and required landlords to register with the city and obtain a $300 annual licence. The city plans to broaden the project’s scope to include more wards in January, and eventually, the entire city.

Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said the goal of the project is to ensure safe living conditions for tenants.

“We don't want to see fire traps. We don't want to see any inhumane conditions for living in our city,” Brown said.

In January 2024, the RRL went into effect for wards 1, 3, 4, 5 and seven. On Wednesday, Brampton city council passed a motion extend

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