It would be great to connect with local, provincial, and nationwide investors and members of the real estate community!

All we really have to worry about is being aware of the provincial landlord-tenant laws, and make sure we charge above market rent.

So if you increased Jan15, you can increase Jan16, but if you wait till Feb16 you'll have to wait till Feb17, etc.The amount of increase is, as others have said, variable each year and depends on the provincial cost of living index (which of course, doesn't keep up with your property tax or your utilities, or the cost of your plumber).

Burke:Primary code compliance requirements (electrical, plumbing, building, fire) during an upgrade/renovation are provincially / nationally regulated, but in some instances inspected and enforced by the City.  

It's not good fundamentals to buy in areas not exceeding or staying par with provincial averages

I guess the other sign of hope is that the provincial government has another consultation exercise about allowing private bailiffs to enforce court orders such as evictions, or alternatively setting up a designated administrative authority to do this that would be self funded by fees.

Eviction is 100% dictated by provincial law here in Ontario and it's--annoying--to say the least.

Any advice/help is greatly appreciated as I am a bit nervous finding my first tenant and I also want to make sure my agreement is legal with the provincial regulations.

The municipal / provincial tax authority is unlikely going to make such information available to you aside from what is published for tax sale.Most probably, you will need to build your own lists (by driving/cycling/running neighbourhoods, combing through the public portion of the provincial land/tax registries, etc) or take a more blanket approach - i.e.

That is to say, BC is a presence based province outside the major cities, and provincial and federal policies are slowly choking them to death.