As the asking price for rent in Montreal skyrockets, housing advocates are renewing calls for the Quebec government to set up a provincewide rent registry to support tenants fighting for affordable housing.

Currently, tenants can challenge rent increases through Quebec's rental tribunal, known in French as the Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL), if their rent is higher than the lowest rent paid during the 12-month period preceding the beginning of the lease or sublease.

The TAL also provide…