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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.
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.
Ontario’s Bill 184, dubbed the “Eviction Bill” by tenants, received Royal Assent. The Bill is…
The clients of Ontario’s community legal clinics face daily struggles to pay the rent and…
The Ontario government’s May 27 decision to revive their makeover of landlord-tenant law, in the…
The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario along with a coalition of housing and human rights…
The coronavirus pandemic crisis has impacted the lives of many. The crisis is especially devastating…
It’s April 1st. Rent is due for the 1.5 million tenant households living in Ontario.…
Emergency measures to control the spread of COVID-19 has led to many tenants losing their…
Please note that our Tenant Duty Counsel (TDC) is not operational in the GTA at…