Media Releases

Newly released Ombudsman report calls Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board ‘moribund’ and found the Tribunal to be ‘unreasonable’ under provincial law. Yet, in some ways, the investigation still missed the mark on justice.

For years, tenants and their advocates have been asking the province to fix Ontario’s busiest…

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Statement on Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act – Revised on April 12th, 2023

Provincial action on the affordable rental housing crisis in Ontario is desperately needed. We appreciate…

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Updates

Recommendations for Municipalities Focus: Extreme Heat and Rental Housing

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

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Press Release – Peel Municipal Election Forum

For Immediate Release Peel advocates set to host free Municipal Election Forum on October 3rd,…

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Media Releases

Press Release – Human Rights Tribunal Ontario June 27

For Immediate Release Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario Asserts that the Landlord and Tenant Board’s…

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Updates

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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Updates

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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Updates

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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Updates

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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Updates

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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