Renting in Brockville in 2026

Brockville is a city of 22,116 residents as of the 2021 Census, up 2.5% from 21,569 in 2016. Known as "The City of the 1000 Islands," it's a single-tier city on the St. Lawrence River, geographically within the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville but politically independent of them, alongside the separated towns of Gananoque and Prescott. Brockville sits roughly 70 minutes from Ottawa and about an hour from Kingston, with the Thousand Islands Bridge about 35 km southwest and the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge to New York State about 19 km east via neighbouring Prescott.

The local economy centres on Brockville General Hospital, longtime manufacturer 3M Canada, and a cluster of provincial health and correctional institutions including the Brockville Mental Health Centre and the St. Lawrence Valley Correctional and Treatment Centre, which is expanding as part of a planned new Brockville Correctional Complex. St. Lawrence College's Brockville campus, one of its three full campuses, adds a steady student population. Downtown, the waterfront Blockhouse Island and Aquatarium anchor a compact heritage core, while the Thousand Islands' tourism draw and the city's river-and-border location continue to shape rental demand.

The local economy runs on the following:

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  Brockville General Hospital — 172-bed full-service community hospital serving a regional catchment of roughly 135,000; about 830 staff
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  3M Canada — Tape Plant and Occupational Health & Environmental Safety facilities in the John Broome Industrial Park, roughly 485 employees
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  Upper Canada District School Board — head office based in Brockville
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  Brockville Mental Health Centre — operated by The Royal, 163 inpatient beds, active 24/7
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  St. Lawrence Valley Correctional and Treatment Centre — a currently expanding provincial facility, part of a planned Brockville Correctional Complex
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  St. Lawrence College, Brockville campus — one of the college's three full campuses, alongside Kingston and Cornwall

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  Blockhouse Island — downtown waterfront hub with 1837-38 Rebellion-era history, now home to festivals and the harbour
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  Aquatarium — waterfront discovery centre focused on St. Lawrence River ecology, opened 2016
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  Brockville Railway Tunnel — Canada's first railway tunnel, now an LED-lit pedestrian walkway
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  Fulford Place, an 1899-1901 mansion museum, and the 1842-43 Historic Court House

Every rental in Brockville is governed by the Ontario Residential Tenancies Act. Key rules that apply regardless of town size:

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  Rent increases are capped by the annual provincial guideline.Most existing tenancies can only be raised once every 12 months, up to that year's guideline percentage, with 90 days' written notice.
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  No separate damage deposit.Landlords may only collect last month's rent as a deposit; it cannot be used for damage.
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  Landlord entry requires 24 hours' written notice.For repairs, showings, or inspections.
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  Disputes go to the LTB.Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board handles applications from both landlords and tenants.
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  No legally required move-in inspection report.A written move-in inspection is good practice but is not an Ontario RTA requirement.

Deep guides for each of these topics are in the SQRFT guide library.

• Statistics Canada 2021 Census Profile
• Upper Canada District School Board
• Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario
• Ontario LTB