A Request to Review an Order asks Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) to reconsider a final order it has already made. A landlord turns to it when an order was issued without a fair chance to participate, or rests on a serious error. Just as often the landlord is the one responding, because a tenant facing eviction has filed a review to halt it. Either way, the rules changed sharply in 2026, and the window is now short.
At a glance
| Who may file | A party to the order, or anyone directly affected by it |
| What can be reviewed | Final orders, plus interim orders that conclusively settle a party's rights |
| Time limit | 15 days from issue for orders issued July 1, 2026 or later; 30 days for orders issued before then |
| Filing | Email to LTBpayments@ontario.ca with an online fee receipt, or mail, courier or ServiceOntario |
| Fee | $58, with a fee waiver available |
| Related forms | Request to Extend Deadline if you are late; Certificate of Service if the Board orders service |
The narrow grounds for review
Under RTA s. 209, an LTB order is final and binding, except that the Board may review it. Since July 1, 2026, O. Reg. 178/26 confines that power: a final order can be reviewed only where one of three circumstances is present (Interpretation Guideline 8; Rule 26.8).
Ground 1: you could not reasonably take part, for one of these listed reasons:
- the notice of the hearing or of the issues was inadequate;
- the LTB itself contributed to the problem;
- another party misled you;
- a serious emergency, meaning serious illness, injury or hospitalization (yours or an immediate family member's) or a death in the immediate family;
- you were incarcerated or incapacitated;
- a natural disaster or a comparable event.
Ground 2: a serious error. The Board exceeded its jurisdiction or materially breached procedural fairness; erred in law, in fact, or in mixed fact and law; granted a remedy far outside the normal range; or issued an order whose terms cannot be enforced.
Ground 3: new evidence that the Board did not have, that was not obtainable before the order issued, and that would probably have produced a different result.
A review is neither an appeal nor an opportunity to present the case again more persuasively. Guideline 8 requires an error of fact or law to have materially affected the outcome, and a request that only asserts the order is wrong is usually dismissed at the preliminary stage.
Review, amendment, S3 motion or appeal?
- A review fits when you missed the hearing for one of the listed reasons, or the order depends on a material error.
- Clerical slips such as a typo or a miscalculation go on a different form, as the review form itself points out: see amending an order.
- An ex parte order that voided an eviction order is attacked with an S3 motion, within 10 days.
- Interim procedural orders (about disclosure, an interim payment, or adding a party) are not reviewable (Guideline 8; Rule 26.1).
- An appeal to the Divisional Court on a question of law has a 30-day limit (RTA s. 210). Filing one stays the order by operation of law, and no review can proceed until the Board lifts that stay. Because the two routes interact, the choice between them deserves careful thought before either is filed.
Counting the deadline
- The request is due 15 days after the issue date where the order is dated July 1, 2026 or later (RTA s. 209(3); Rule 26.5). For an order issued before that date, the period is 30 days (Rule 26.4).
- Count calendar days. Leave out the issue date and count the final day; if the final day is a Saturday, Sunday or another day the LTB is closed, the next business day is the deadline (Rules 1.12–1.14).
- The period starts on the date the order was issued, regardless of when it reached you.
- Example: an order issued Wednesday, March 3, 2027 must be challenged by Thursday, March 18, 2027.
- Missed it? Attach an extension request to the review request itself (Rules 16.2 and 26.6); Guideline 8 says a stand-alone extension request will not be considered.
Completing the form
The version in use is 2026/07. Start with the official instructions.
Part 1: General Information
Check whether you are the landlord, tenant, co-op or another party. Provide your name, any company name, email, phone and mailing address, and say whether you want correspondence by email or mail. Add the complete address of the rental unit and the other party's information. Any further parties go on a separate Schedule of Parties.
Part 2: Your grounds
Give the order's file number and its issue date (dd/mm/yyyy). Check each ground you rely on, and the particular numbered reason beneath it. Use the explanation box to set out the facts that establish the ground and the change you want made to the order. Up to 10 double-spaced pages may be attached, in 12-point type with a left margin of about 40 mm; evidence and case law do not count toward the limit (Rule 26.7). Include your proof, such as a doctor's note, the incorrect email address the hearing notice was sent to, or the newly found document.
Stay, or lifting a stay
To stop enforcement while the review is pending, check the stay box and describe the harm that would follow if the order were enforced first. If the order is already under appeal, check the second box and explain why the Board should lift the appeal stay.
Part 3: Signing
Sign as the requester or as a representative and add the date. A representative also gives a Law Society number and contact information. The payment page records how the fee was paid.
Submitting it
The LTB forms page directs filers to email. After paying $58 through the Board's online payment page, send LTBpayments@ontario.ca the completed form plus the receipt, with the seven-digit receipt number as the email subject. The instructions also accept mail or courier, paid by certified cheque or money order (to the Minister of Finance), or by credit card using the Credit Card Payment Form, as well as filing at ServiceOntario. Card details must never be emailed; such emails are deleted. A fee waiver is open to those who qualify. You do not serve the request on the other side unless the Board tells you to (Guideline 8); where it does, proof of service goes in on a certificate.
How review requests fail
- Working from the old 30-day period. Orders dated from July 1, 2026 onward allow only 15 days, and an overdue request that arrives without an extension request may be thrown out on preliminary review (Rule 26.9).
- No ground selected, or basic information missing. Failing to name a prescribed circumstance, leaving out the order number or the address, or exceeding 10 pages breaches Rules 26.7–26.8, and Rule 26.8.1 permits refusal.
- Relitigating. That the Member preferred the tenant's version is no serious error; Guideline 8 extends considerable deference to fact-finding.
- No supporting proof. An unsupported claim of sickness or of never receiving the notice seldom gets past the preliminary review.
- "New" evidence that was always available. Material you could have brought to the hearing does not qualify, and neither do events that happened afterwards.
- Unpaid fee. Without the $58 or an approved waiver, nothing is processed.
- Saving a ground for later. Each party gets one review of a given order (Rule 26.18), so every ground belongs in the first request.
After the request is filed
The Board begins with a preliminary review, on paper and without a hearing (Rule 26.9). At that stage it may order a review hearing, grant more time, or dismiss outright, and it may make interim orders, including a stay. A stay is granted where a party would otherwise suffer irreparable harm and may come with conditions; in an arrears case, for example, the tenant may have to pay arrears to keep the stay (Guideline 8). Under Rule 25.3 the party holding a stay of an eviction order has to file it with the Court Enforcement Office, which matters to a landlord because enforcement pauses once it is filed there.
If a review is granted, the re-hearing normally goes ahead right away, so your evidence and witnesses must be ready (Rule 26.16). Under Rule 26.17 the outcome may be to confirm, vary, suspend or cancel the order, and RTA s. 182 lets the Board refund the review fee.
Recent changes
Bill 60 shortened the review period from 30 days to 15 for any order dated July 1, 2026 or later (RTA s. 209(3)). On the same date, O. Reg. 178/26 swapped the former open-ended "serious error" standard for the three listed circumstances. Matching revisions followed in the form (2026/07), its July 2026 instructions, Rule 26 and Guideline 8.
Frequently asked questions
What is the deadline to ask for a review of an LTB order?
Fifteen days from issue if the order is dated July 1, 2026 or later; 30 days otherwise. If you are past it, include an extension request with the review and explain the delay.
Will a review request stop an eviction?
Only if a stay is requested on the form and granted. The Board deals with the stay at the preliminary review, can impose conditions, and the stay order has to be filed with the Court Enforcement Office.
Is a review or a Divisional Court appeal the better route?
They cover different ground. Appeals are confined to legal questions and carry a 30-day limit (RTA s. 210); reviews deal with the three prescribed situations, which reach missed hearings and factual mistakes. Because an appeal stays the order automatically and can prevent a review until that stay is lifted, take legal advice before pursuing both.
If my review is dismissed, can I file another?
No. Rule 26.18 bars a party from seeking a further review of the same order, or of the order made on review.