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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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Implementing the Right to Housing in Canada: A Responsibility of all Governments

This informational pamphlet details the responsibilities of federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments in Canada to work toward the progressive realization of the right to housing. Highlights include: This pamphlet […]

This informational pamphlet details the responsibilities of federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments in Canada to work toward the progressive realization of the right to housing. Highlights include: This pamphlet […]

Housing Laws
Right to Housing
29 Apr 2022
Implementing the Right to Housing in Canada: Planning and Development Tools

This informational pamphlet outlines how governments can use the planning and development tools at their disposal to ensure that the right to adequate housing is realized. It also outlines key […]

This informational pamphlet outlines how governments can use the planning and development tools at their disposal to ensure that the right to adequate housing is realized. It also outlines key […]

Right to Housing
26 Apr 2022
Implementing the Right to Housing in Canada: Renovations and Upgrading

This informational pamphlet examines the issue of renovations and upgrading that lead to evictions from rental housing, which denies people their right to security of tenure – a key component […]

This informational pamphlet examines the issue of renovations and upgrading that lead to evictions from rental housing, which denies people their right to security of tenure – a key component […]

Financialization of Housing
Maintenance & Repairs
Right to Housing
30 Mar 2022
Budgeting and Allocating Resources to Implement the Right to Housing in Canada

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. […]

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. […]

Financialization of Housing
Housing Laws
Right to Housing
25 Feb 2022
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Inclusionary Zoning: Considerations for an Affordable Housing Policy

What is Inclusionary Zoning? Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) is a planning tool used by municipal governments to encourage or mandate developers who intend to build new dwellings, to “set aside” a portion of these units for affordable use. […]

What is Inclusionary Zoning? Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) is a planning tool used by municipal governments to encourage or mandate developers who intend to build new dwellings, to “set aside” a portion of these units for affordable use. […]

Financialization of Housing
5 Nov 2021
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