Recommendations for Municipalities Focus: Extreme Heat and Rental Housing

September 21, 2022 This report recommends and provides draft language for a maximum heat municipal…

A new poll shows the majority of Ontario renters are having to choose between food and paying their rents. When it comes to housing affordability, this province is on fire.

Decades of austerity driven policy are forcing renters to continuously try to make do with less. Enough is enough.

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The Landlord and Tenant Board is broken. Going digital hasn’t fixed it, and it’s time to end the experiment.

Delays and an ongoing backlog of cases continue at Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB).…

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Housing affordability for whom? How supply-side solutions fall short in addressing Ontario’s housing crisis

This past November, Ontario’s provincial government announced the creation of a Housing Affordability Task Force.…

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City of Mississauga pilots new rental licensing program

After the City of Mississauga passed their 2022 budget on December 8th, the City officially…

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Inclusionary Zoning in Toronto: An Affordable Housing Solution?

The City of Toronto will be considering a new inclusionary zoning by-law on October 28th,…

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Vacancy decontrol – what is it, and why does it matter?

Decades of leaving renters behind in policy considerations, paired with rising housing costs and stagnant…

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Everything You Need to Know About Federal Parties’ Housing Platforms in the 2021 Federal Election

Canada is in the midst of a deepening affordable housing crisis. Forty percent of Canadian…

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Four Affordable Housing Priorities for Ontario Renters Ahead of the Election

The affordable housing crisis in Ontario and across Canada has gone from bad to worse.…

Tribunals of Ontario Appointments Concerning

Tribunal Watch Ontario Calls for Review of Government’s Tribunal Appointments and Reappointments Processes

Tribunals must operate independently from political or other influence, and be treated differently from advisory or operational boards or agencies. Appointments and reappointments of judicial decision makers need to be de-politicized.