Renting in Timmins in 2026

Timmins is a city of 41,145 residents as of the 2021 Census, in Ontario's Cochrane District roughly 3 hours south of Moosonee and about 4 hours north of Sudbury by road. Amalgamated in 1973 from several mining communities including South Porcupine and Schumacher, Timmins is geographically one of the largest cities in Canada by area, though its population is concentrated in a handful of urban neighbourhoods.

Mining has defined Timmins' economy for over a century, from the historic Porcupine gold camp to Glencore's Kidd Operations, one of the deepest base-metal mines in the world. That mining base supports a rental market weighted toward single-family homes and duplexes rather than large apartment towers, with rental demand closely tied to mining-sector employment and shift work at the surrounding operations.

The local economy runs on the following:

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  Discovery Silver's Porcupine gold complex (formerly Newmont, changed ownership April 2025) — one of Canada's longest-running gold camps
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  Glencore's Kidd Operations (Kidd Mine) — roughly 700 employees and contractors, one of the world's deepest base-metal mines
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  Timmins and District Hospital
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  Municipal government and regional services for northeastern Ontario

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  Gillies Lake Conservation Area
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  Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre (mining and local history)
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  McIntyre Community Building
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  Hollinger Park and the Mountjoy River trail system

Every rental in Timmins 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
• District School Board Ontario North East
• Northeastern Catholic District School Board
• Ontario LTB