About the Database

The Maple has created a database of landlord MPs.

MPs are required to complete public disclosure reports that contain, in part, property they own, sources of income and investments. The Maple has pulled out and compiled the results of these disclosures into this searchable database. This data is based on the most recent disclosures these MPs made as of June 17, 2024. At that point, 332 of the 334 sitting MPs’ disclosures were available online. The two exceptions were Jamil Jivani and Anna Gainey. An MP’s situation may change after that point.

We have gone through these disclosures and identified which political representatives, and/or their spouses/common-law partners/dependents, fit into one or more of the following categories: 1) disclose rental property that they earn an income from; 2) disclose rental property without disclosing any income; 3) disclose non-residential property (vacant lots, farmland, etc.); 4) disclose some sort of other involvement in real estate (for example as a real estate agent, or with investments in real estate investment trusts).

These MPs, along with their riding, province and political affiliation, have been included in the database, with links to all of the details about their disclosures. Each of these MPs is also categorized based upon which of the four options above they best fit into. Some fit into multiple categories, and in that case they are listed according to the earliest category option as noted above. For example, someone that owns rental property and earns income from it, but also has invested in REITs, would be listed as category one in the chart.

It’s important to note that merely owning property for personal or recreational purposes isn’t enough for inclusion in the list. Also, your MP not appearing on the list doesn’t mean The Maple hasn’t reviewed their disclosure. Instead, other than the two exceptions mentioned above, it simply means they weren’t eligible to be included on the list.

We have included “(spouse/common law)” or “(dependent’s/dependents’)” beside the type of real estate involvement if the MP’s disclosure form attributes it solely to said person/people. We have also taken items in the disclosure noted as having applied solely to the period prior to the disclosure into account when determining an MP’s eligibility and categorization. For example, an MP whose disclosure notes that they earned rental income in the prior 12 months would be included in our database and categorized as a landlord. Items no longer on disclosure forms, however, aren’t included in consideration.

In addition to the database, The Maple has created a table with all the results, and a map of all 338 ridings in Canada with the ones that have elected an MP from the database coloured-in based on their party affiliation. We’ve also provided data analysis looking at breakdowns of MPs included by party and province/territory. You can find all of this on the analysis page.

When sharing anything from this database, please do link back to it and give credit to Davide Mastracci at The Maple. In addition, please do consider becoming a Maple member so we can continue putting out this sort of valuable resource, as it’s time intensive and no one else in Canada is doing it. We are 100 per cent reader funded, so becoming a Maple member will allow us to continue updating this data on an annual basis and keep this website alive.