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Evictions

Know Your Rights: Printable Resources for Ontario Renters

30 Mar 2023 Our collection of printable resources provide basic information about Ontario housing law, human rights in rental housing, renters’ rights when facing eviction, and landlord and renter responsibilities for repairs and maintenance work.

Ontario housing law basics
Accessibility & Discrimination

Ontario Housing Law Basics

10 Mar 2023 Learn the basics of Ontario housing law, tenants’ rights and landlord responsibilities.

Right to Housing

The Tenant Leaders’ Toolbox: Resources for Housing Rights Advocacy

28 Feb 2023 This toolbox provides a list of practical resources to support your leadership and advocacy work, with tools to increase your understanding of the right to housing in Canada.  

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Affordability

Rent control policies across Canada

18 Sep 2023 Everything you need to know about rent control in your province or territory, including policies and rules around rent increases.

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Accessibility & Discrimination

The Renter Cover Letter Toolkit

7 Apr 2022 The affordable rental housing crisis in Ontario has forced many people to compete for the few places they can afford. Renters shouldn’t be forced into such situations, but many wonder […]

Accessibility & Discrimination

Toolkit for medical professionals in Ontario: Writing disability accommodation letters

20 Dec 2022 This toolkit is designed to help medical professionals support tenants (their patients) who are seeking accommodations in their rental housing from their landlord under the Ontario Human Rights Code. This […]

Accessibility & Discrimination

A guide for condo boards on the Ontario Human Rights Code

7 Oct 2022 This guide provides condominium boards with a clear overview of their obligations under Ontario’s Human Rights Code. It also informs condominium boards of their obligations regarding accessibility standards under the […]

Housing Laws

Housing Providers Implementing the Right to Housing: A Best Practice Guide

30 Aug 2022 This guide and adjoining sample policies offer a framework for housing providers to implement the principles of the right to housing.

Financialization of Housing

Budgeting and Allocating Resources to Implement the Right to Housing in Canada

25 Feb 2022 The Government of Canada’s National Housing Strategy (NHS) commits to address the housing needs of the most vulnerable, promote community building and encourage partnerships to advance the right to housing. […]

Housing Laws

Toolkit for Housing Service Providers: Housing Laws and Rights in Ontario

7 Feb 2022 This toolkit provides key information that housing service providers must know about Ontario rental housing laws, rules and responsibilities, and how to apply them in order to uphold the right […]

Housing Laws

Human Rights and Rental Housing in Ontario: A Self-Advocacy Toolkit

21 Dec 2023 This toolkit provides guidance for self-advocacy to assist renters in Ontario who face discrimination in housing to assert their rights.

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Right to Housing

The National Housing Strategy Act – a Primer

9 Mar 2021 The National Housing Strategy Act (NHSA) is Canada’s first piece of legislation that identifies housing as a fundamental human right as recognized under international law. It recognizes that all people […]

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Right to Housing

Youth Housing Rights: A Toolkit for Creative Legal Education

8 Aug 2017 CCHR is committed to making legal information relevant to the lives of those who need access to housing justice the most. This toolkit aims to equip youth and facilitators with […]

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Literature on the right to housing for disabled people. Annotated bibliography
Literature on the right to housing for disabled people

This annotated bibliography represents the first comprehensive collection of grey literature on the right to housing for disabled people in Canada. It it aims to fill a significant gap in existing research by providing a resource that captures the evolving landscape of housing rights for disabled individuals over the past 30 years.

This annotated bibliography represents the first comprehensive collection of grey literature on the right to housing for disabled people in Canada. It it aims to fill a significant gap in existing research by providing a resource that captures the evolving landscape of housing rights for disabled individuals over the past 30 years.

Accessibility & Discrimination
Right to Housing
2 Dec 2024
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Monday September 30 marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day serves as a powerful reminder for all of us to reflect on the lasting impacts of Canada’s colonial history, particularly the residential school system. It is a day to honour the lives of the children who never made it home, to stand in solidarity with survivors, and to recognize the profound intergenerational trauma that continues to affect families and communities. We have compiled a list of resources and activities that can serve as a starting point for self-education, reflection and engagement.

Monday September 30 marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day serves as a powerful reminder for all of us to reflect on the lasting impacts of Canada’s colonial history, particularly the residential school system. It is a day to honour the lives of the children who never made it home, to stand in solidarity with survivors, and to recognize the profound intergenerational trauma that continues to affect families and communities. We have compiled a list of resources and activities that can serve as a starting point for self-education, reflection and engagement.

30 Sep 2024
Advocacy Toolkit: Support Alberta’s Bill 205

Our Advocacy Toolkit for Alberta’s Bill 205 offers several actions that you can take to lend your voice in support of rent regulations in Alberta.

Our Advocacy Toolkit for Alberta’s Bill 205 offers several actions that you can take to lend your voice in support of rent regulations in Alberta.

Affordability
Housing Laws
Right to Housing
22 Jan 2024
Human Rights and Rental Housing in Ontario: A Self-Advocacy Toolkit

This toolkit provides guidance for self-advocacy to assist renters in Ontario who face discrimination in housing to assert their rights.

This toolkit provides guidance for self-advocacy to assist renters in Ontario who face discrimination in housing to assert their rights.

Housing Laws
21 Dec 2023
Unlocking the AODA: Housing Provider Obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

This guide is designed to provide housing providers in Ontario with information about their obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Housing providers are faced with […]

This guide is designed to provide housing providers in Ontario with information about their obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Housing providers are faced with […]

Accessibility & Discrimination
Housing Laws
20 Dec 2023
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