Québec residential tenancy
Québec official lease forms and January 2026 changes
The TAL provides legally prescribed lease forms, including online options. New forms came into effect January 1, 2026; printed forms sold earlier remain valid through December 31, 2026 with an adjustment appendix available.
Choose the correct lease type
There are specialized official leases for regular dwellings, low-rental housing, cooperative housing, student housing and land for a mobile home. The main dwelling form does not replace those specialized contracts.
Why older paper forms matter
Until the end of 2026, previous printed forms may still be used under TAL's transition guidance. TAL provides an adjustment-to-legal-requirements appendix to reflect the current rules.
Newer housing: check Section F
For certain homes built or converted to residential use within the last five years, Section F may limit the usual right to ask TAL to set the rent. For a lease signed on or after February 21, 2024, when the building became ready for use on or after that date, the landlord must indicate the maximum rent for the five-year period to invoke that restriction. Check the signed lease and any accompanying maximum-rent notice rather than assuming an exemption applies simply because the building is new. See TAL's notice-to-a-new-lessee requirements.
Electronic signing
The TAL online electronic lease portal supports remote signing and current prescribed provisions; follow the government's security and signature instructions.
Key items to keep
Keep copies of the signed lease, attached conditions, section G last-rent information, service clauses and any rent-increase or lease-modification notices.