CPA · Residential Tenancies Act
Part 6 — General
57 Service of notices, etc.
this Act must be served personally or by registered mail.
(2) For the purpose of service by registered mail,
(a) a tenant's address is the address of the residential premises
rented by the tenant, and
(b) a landlord's address is the address at which rent is payable
or the address in the notice of landlord served or posted
under section 18 or 47(2).
(3) If a landlord is unable to effect service on a tenant by reason of
the tenant's absence from the premises or by reason of the tenant's
evading service, service may be effected
(a) on any adult person who apparently resides with the tenant,
or
(b) by posting the notice, order or document in a conspicuous
place on some part of the premises.
(4) If a landlord is unable to effect service on a person referred to
in section 33 or 36 by reason of the person's absence from the
premises or by reason of the person's evading service, service may
be effected by posting the notice in a conspicuous place on some
part of the premises.
(5) When a landlord is unable to effect service on a tenant or a
person referred to in section 33 or 36 by any means referred to in
subsections (1) to (4) or when a tenant is unable to effect service on
the landlord personally or by registered mail, the landlord or tenant
may effect service of the notice, order or document by an electronic
method if
(a) the landlord or tenant, as applicable, has provided an
electronic address as an address for service to which
information or data in respect of a notice, order or document
may be transmitted, and
(b) the notice, order or document is sent to the landlord or
tenant, as applicable, at the specified address and in a format
that is usable for subsequent reference.
(6) This section does not apply to service governed by the rules or
practice of a court.
(7) If a landlord or tenant is a corporation, a notice, order or
document may be served in the manner permitted under section
308 of the Companies Act, section 347 of the Cooperatives Act
or section 256 of the Business Corporations Act, as the case may
be.
2004 cR-17.1 s57;2016 c18 s17;2025 c15 s6