Notice of Entry Generator for Canadian Landlords

The entry

Filled in with the worked example below. Replace any value with your own. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.

Province

Reason for entry

Details What will be done. Required when you pick another reason.

Entry date

Entry window starts

Entry window ends Keep the window as short as you can.

Date you give the notice

Time you give the notice

How you give it Some provinces count a posted, emailed or mailed notice as received later than the day you send it.

For the notice

Tenant names

Rental unit address

Who will enter

Landlord or agent name

Phone or email for questions

Earliest allowed entry

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Notice you are giving: 25 hours
Minimum notice: 24 hours

This notice meets the Ontario rules this tool checks.

25 hours of notice. Ontario needs at least 24 hours.
The window of 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. is inside the allowed hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Your notice

Notice of entry

To: Jordan Lee

Rental unit: Unit 204, 123 Example Street, Kitchener, ON

Date given: Monday, October 5, 2026

Our maintenance technician will enter your rental unit on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

Reason for entry: To carry out repairs or other work in the unit.

Details: Replace the kitchen faucet.

This notice is given under section 27 of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (Ontario).

If you have questions about this entry, contact Sam Rivera at 519-555-0123.

Signature: ______________________

Sam Rivera

Landlord entry rules by province

For repairs, inspections and most other entries, every province asks for at least 24 hours of notice. Emergencies, entry the tenant agrees to at the time, and some showings once a tenancy is ending follow their own rules. The provinces also differ on entry hours, the most notice you can give, and days when entry is not allowed.

Province	Notice	Entry hours	Also note
British Columbia	24 hours to 30 days, in writing	8 a.m. to 9 p.m.	A notice posted on the door or left in the mailbox counts as received 3 days later.
Alberta	24 hours, in writing and signed	8 a.m. to 8 p.m.	No entry on a holiday or on the tenant's day of worship, which is Sunday unless the tenant names another day in writing. One date per notice.
Saskatchewan	24 hours to 7 days, in writing	8 a.m. to 8 p.m.	The entry window can be 4 hours at most. Approved forms are in the Office of Residential Tenancies portal.
Manitoba	24 hours to 2 weeks, in writing	A reasonable time	State the purpose and the time or window of entry.
Ontario	24 hours, in writing	8 a.m. to 8 p.m.	State the reason, the day and a time of entry.
Quebec	24 hours, spoken or written	9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for work	Visits by prospective tenants are arranged with the tenant.
New Brunswick	24 hours; 7 days in writing for routine maintenance and normal repairs	8 a.m. to 8 p.m.	No entry on Sundays or holidays.
Nova Scotia	24 hours to 30 days, in writing	8 a.m. to 8 p.m.	Can be sent by text to a number the tenant gave for notices.
Prince Edward Island	24 hours, in writing	Not set, except 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for showings to a new tenant	Showings to a prospective tenant are allowed only once the tenancy is ending.
Newfoundland and Labrador	24 hours, in writing	A reasonable time	Service NL publishes an official notice form. An emailed notice sent after 4 p.m. counts as served the next business day.

How the generator works

The generator takes the province, the reason, the entry window and the moment you give the notice. It works out when the tenant counts as having received it, adds the minimum notice for that province and reason, and moves the result into the allowed hours to find the earliest time you can enter. It then checks your window against the province's rules and fills in a notice you can print or copy.

Earliest entry = time the notice counts as received + minimum notice, moved to the next allowed hour
Notice given = entry window start - time the notice counts as received

Worked example

An Ontario landlord hands a notice to the tenant at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 5, 2026, for a repair on Tuesday, October 6 between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. That is 25 hours of notice, and Ontario needs 24. The earliest the landlord could enter is 9:00 a.m. on October 6, and the window sits inside Ontario's hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., so the notice passes.

This page explains the general rules for private rentals and is not legal advice. Rules differ for some kinds of housing, and they change. For a specific situation, check with the tenancy office in your province.

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Notice of entry questions

How much notice does a landlord need to give before entering?

For repairs, inspections and most other entries, at least 24 hours in every province. New Brunswick asks for 7 days of written notice before routine maintenance and normal repairs. British Columbia and Nova Scotia also set a limit of 30 days ahead, Saskatchewan 7 days and Manitoba 2 weeks. Most provinces require the notice in writing; Quebec also accepts spoken notice.

What hours can a landlord enter a rental unit?

Between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. in British Columbia. Quebec allows visits between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. and work between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador ask for a reasonable time. Alberta and New Brunswick also rule out Sundays and holidays.

Can a landlord enter without notice?

Yes, in an emergency, in every province. Most provinces also allow entry when the tenant agrees at the time. Some allow entry without written notice in other cases, such as showing the unit once the tenancy is ending, so check your province's rules before relying on it.

Does the tenant have to be home?

No. Once proper notice has been given, the landlord can enter at the stated time whether or not the tenant is there.

Can a notice of entry give a range of days or a long window?

Give one date and the shortest window you can. Alberta requires a single date on each notice, and Saskatchewan limits the window to 4 hours. In Ontario, the Divisional Court found that a nine-hour window did not meet the rules.

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