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Category: Housing

Protestor holding a yellow sign that reads "Stop Raising Rents" in an urban street scene.
Housing

Growing Tenant Association at The Crossways Secures Rent Freeze for 2026

Tagged
Creccal Investments, Crossways Tenant Association, Renters, tenants, The Crossways, Toronto Tenant Union
Celebrating diversity and community at The Grind Magazine event in Toronto.
Housing

From Renters to Organizers

Tagged
housing, Renters, Scarborough, Sharlene Henry, tenants, Toronto, Toronto Tenant Union, York South-Weston Tenant Union
Housing

Tenants Facing Evictions Win Next Phase Against Landlord

Tagged
eviction, housing, Landlord-Tenant Board, landlords, Michael Klein, tenants, York South-Weston Tenant Union
Housing

Shaking Up the Housing Debate

Tagged
CCPA, housing, Renters, Ricardo Tranjan, tenants, Toronto Tenant Union, York South-Weston Tenant Union
Housing

Building Citywide Tenant Power

Issue
2026 Jun/Jul
Tagged
Bruno Dobrusin, housing, Renters, Sharlene Henry, tenants, Toronto Tenant Union, York South-Weston Tenant Union
Housing

How Ontario’s Land Tribunal Overrides Democracy

Issue
2026 Jun/Jul
Tagged
housing, Kingsett, Landlord-Tenant Board, OLT, Parkdale, Renters, Tenant organizing, tenant unions
Housing

Parkdale Rent Strike Continues

Tagged
75 Spencer Ave., MetCap Living, Parkdale Organize, Rent Strike
Housing

Weston Tenants Win Right to Face Top Renovictor Landlord

Issue
2025 Dec – 2026 Jan
Tagged
Acorn, Chiara Padovani, housing, Landlord-Tenant Board, Michael Klein, York South-Weston Tenant Union
Housing

Despite Reversal on Rent Control, Ford Government Still Plans to Make Evictions Easier

Tagged
ACTO, Bill 60, Doug Ford, evictions, homelessness, housing, Landlord-Tenant Board, Landlord-tenant law, organizing, Tenant organizing, tenants, York South-Weston Tenant Union
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks at a press conference on Oct. 23, 2025.
Housing

Ford Government Bill Could Spell the End of Rent Control in Ontario

Tagged
Bill 60, Doug Ford, homelessness, housing, Landlord-tenant law, Lease, rent control
Housing

Thorncliffe Park tenants’ union wins ‘amicable agreement’ with landlords

Tagged
PSP Investments, rent strikes, Starlight Investments, Thorncliffe Park
Housing

Hamilton tenants take ownership of their building and run it as a co-operative

Tagged
Caroline Co-op, CMHC, Hamiton, housing, Housing co-ops
Housing

Wrestling Over South Junction Housing

Issue
2024 May/June
Tagged
missing middle housing, NIMBY, South Junction Triangle
Ontario Premier Doug Ford (middle) and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow (right) were foes during elections. Now they’re acting chummy in public.
Housing

The Non-market Housing Push

Issue
2024 May/June
Tagged
co-op housing, Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada, MultiUnit Residential Acquisition, Scarborough
In June, Mississaugans will head to the polls to elect a new mayor, who can help set the city on a path to sustainability. Photo of the clock tower at the Mississauga Civic Centre by Rahul Mehta.
Housing

Will Mississauga’s next mayor push for density or stick with sprawl?

Issue
2024 May/June
Tagged
Bonnie Crombie, climate change, Mississauga
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Housing

Rent Controls Make Sense, Unless You’re a Greedy Landlord

Issue
2023 Nov/Dec
Tagged
Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Doug Ford, greed, rent control, Toronto City Council
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Housing

Training to Take On Landlords and Stop Rent Increases

Issue
2023 Nov/Dec
Tagged
above guideline rent increases, housing, landlord and tenant board, rent strikes
Kensington's encampments
Housing

Kensington’s Encampments

Issue
2023 Nov/Dec
Strathcona Hotel resident Katy Chiappetta reads letter to Olivia Chow. Photo: D. Gray-Donald.
Housing

Shelter Hotel Residents Call on New Mayor Olivia Chow to Stop Evictions

Issue
2023 Summer
Tagged
homelessness, housing, Olivia Chow, shelters, Strathcona Hotel, Toronto mayor
York South-Weston Tenant Union members demanding Dream drop the rent increases. Photo: YSWTU
Housing

Rent Strikes!

Issue
2023 Summer
Tagged
above guideline applications, corporate landlords, evictions, rent hikes, rent strikes, tenants
Housing

Don’t Call it a Crisis

Issue
2023 May/June
Tagged
housing, housing market, landords, rising rents, tenants
Renos have been ongoing at 11 Walmer Road in the Annex.
Housing

Annex Tenants Still in Limbo After 2019 Renoviction

Issue
2023 May/June
Tagged
Cromwell Management, renovations, renovictions, Salford Investments Ltd, Toronto
Novotel Shelter Closes, but Not Without a Fight
Housing

Novotel Shelter Closes, But Not Without A Fight

Issue
2022 Dec/2023 Jan
Cuts coming to low-income housing program
Housing

Cuts Coming to Toronto Low-Income Housing Program

Issue
2022 Dec/2023 Jan
Downtown vs Developer in
Housing

Developer vs Working Class in the Downtown East

Issue
2022 Dec/2023 Jan
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