Application of the Act (CTA)

Commercial Tenancies Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.7

1 In this Act,

“crops” means all sorts of grain, grass, hay, hops, fruits, pulse and other products of the soil; (“récoltes”)

“landlord” includes a person who is lessor, owner, the person giving or permitting the occupation of the premises in question, and these persons’ heirs and assigns and legal representatives, and in Parts II and III also includes the person entitled to possession of the premises; (“locateur”)

“spouse” means a person,

(a) to whom the person is married, or

(b) with whom the person is living in a conjugal relationship outside marriage, if the two persons,

(i) have cohabited for at least one year,

(ii) are together the parents of a child, or

(iii) have together entered into a cohabitation agreement under section 53 of the Family Law Act; (“conjoint”)

“standing crops” means crops standing or growing on the demised premises; (“récoltes sur pied”)

“tenant” includes a person who is lessee, occupant, sub-tenant, under-tenant, and the person’s assigns and legal representatives. (“locataire”)