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.
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).…
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.…
City of Mississauga pilots new rental licensing program
After the City of Mississauga passed their 2022 budget on December 8th, the City officially…
Inclusionary Zoning in Toronto: An Affordable Housing Solution?
The City of Toronto will be considering a new inclusionary zoning by-law on October 28th,…
Vacancy decontrol – what is it, and why does it matter?
What is vacancy decontrol? For sitting tenants, Ontario’s rent control system permits annual rent increases…
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…
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.…
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.
Ontario’s 2021 Rent Freeze: The Good, The Bad, The Missing
After months of pressuring the province to introduce policies that will support tenants during the pandemic crisis, the proposed Bill 204 is a minor step forward. But, this Bill does not nearly go far enough in protecting tenants with the immediate issues they are facing and to keep them housed.
5 Bill 184 Changes to the Law that Tenants Must Know
Ontario’s Bill 184, dubbed the “Eviction Bill” by tenants, received Royal Assent. The Bill is…