Renting in Taber in 2026

Taber is a town of 8,862 residents as of the 2021 Census, sitting on Highway 3 in southern Alberta about 50 kilometres east of Lethbridge. It grew 5.1 percent from 2016.

Taber is known as the Corn Capital of Canada and holds an annual Cornfest in the last week of August. The town's economy is heavily agricultural, with local production including corn, sugar beets, potatoes, wheat, oilseed, cattle, and much more. Taber is also home to Canada's only remaining sugar beet refinery, which processes beets from roughly 200 local farm families each year. Rentals lean single-family homes and small multi-unit buildings, with a mix of workforce housing for the food-processing sector and long-term local tenancies.

The local economy runs on the following:

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  Regional agriculture (corn, sugar beets, potatoes, wheat, oilseed, cattle)
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  Canada's only remaining sugar beet refinery (processing beets from ~200 local farm families annually)
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  Food processing and agricultural manufacturing
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  Local retail and services
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  Regional healthcare

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  Taber Cornfest (annual last week of August)
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  Sugar beet processing facility
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  Trans-Canada Trail southern segment

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

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  No provincial rent control.Landlords can raise rent at renewal with three months' written notice and a 12-month gap.
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  Security deposits capped at one month's rent.Held in an interest-bearing trust account under section 45.
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  Landlord entry requires 24 hours' written notice.For repairs, showings, or inspections.
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  Disputes go to RTDRS.Alberta's fast-track alternative to court. $75 filing fee.
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  Written move-in inspection is legally required.Without one, a landlord cannot lawfully deduct for damage.

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

• Statistics Canada 2021 Census Profile
• Horizon School Division
• Holy Spirit Catholic School Division
• Alberta RTDRS