About Us - Canadian CRB Program

What is the Canadian Certified Rental Building™ Program?

The Canadian Certified Rental Building™ Program (CRB) provides Canadian rental-housing consumers with a quality-assurance alternative they can count on when selecting their rental apartment home. It is the only resident focused apartment building certification program in North America, providing renters with the Best-of-the-Best in apartment living.

It ensures that all registered buildings are in strict compliance with 55 Best Practice Standards that cover hundreds of property management requirements that ensure a high-level of quality service. All CRB™ buildings are also Living Green Together™ environmentally certified.

Canadian CRB Program is committed to supporting the apartment industry’s – Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) transformation and continually raising the bar of “industry professionalism” in serving rental-housing consumers in all provinces across Canada.

Residents can rely on their apartment building to be well-run, well-managed and well-maintained.

RENT WITH CONFIDENCE™

CRB-approved™ buildings provide the Best-of-the-Best in apartment living across Canada.

MOVE WITH CONFIDENCE™

Moving to a new CRB-approved™ apartment home? Request a copy of our free moving guide.

LIVING GREEN TOGETHER™

All CRB-approved™ buildings are Living Green Together™ environmentally certified. Find out how together we can make a difference!

ASSOCIATIONS & PARTNERS

The Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) is the largest association in Ontario representing those who own, manage, build and finance residential rental properties. The Canadian CRB Program was developed by the FRPO to provide rental housing consumers with a quality-assurance alternative they can count on when selecting their rental apartment home and provides property managers with a tangible way to differentiate themselves in the competitive rental marketplace.

LandlordBC is the association representing owners and managers of rental housing in British Columbia. Through the maintenance of a proactive and positive advocacy role with government, media and stakeholders, LandlordBC promotes and conserves the interests and rights of rental housing providers, fosters public understanding of the rental housing industry and, ensures reliance on LandlordBC in development of government legislation. LandlordBC promotes the professional operation of the rental housing industry through education, support and quality-assurance programming like the Canadian CRB Program.

GRESB, formerly the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark, is one of the many organizations issuing standards for Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) performance disclosure. Founded in the Netherlands in 2009, it helps real estate investors assess the sustainability performance of commercial real estate portfolios around the globe. GRESB is a mission-driven and industry-led organization that provides actionable and transparent environmental, social and governance (ESG) data to financial markets.