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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 […]

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Affordability

Rent control policies across Canada

14 Jul 2022 On this page, find key information about if and how your province or territory controls rent increases: Rent control policies that are in place Rules around rent increases Limits on […]

Housing Laws

The Ontario Renters’ Guide

18 Aug 2022 This guide provides renters in Ontario with key information about the three stages of their tenancy: starting, maintaining and ending their tenancy. It also includes a list of top ten […]

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

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

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

Housing Laws
Right to Housing
30 Aug 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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Landlord Responsibilities and Obligations

How to Choose Tenants Without Violating Their Human Rights Landlord Responsibilities Landlord Responsibilities to Tenants with Disabilities What Does Undue Hardship Mean? How to Choose Tenants Without Violating Their Human […]

How to Choose Tenants Without Violating Their Human Rights Landlord Responsibilities Landlord Responsibilities to Tenants with Disabilities What Does Undue Hardship Mean? How to Choose Tenants Without Violating Their Human […]

Housing Laws
10 Aug 2021
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Housing Investments in Canada’s 2022 Federal Budget

11 Apr 2022 – Housing is among the top areas receiving investments in the 2022 federal budget. Some of the housing investments are promising, however the budget falls short in responding to the urgent housing needs of those most impacted by the housing affordability and homelessness crisis. Our analysis highlights the key housing investments that have been made, as well as important gaps that remain.

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Housing policy news: June 2022

30 Jun 2022 – Highlights: the Federal Housing Advocate’s submission process opens, new plans and investments to boost affordable housing, expanding rent support, new study on adequate housing for people with disabilities.

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The systemic barriers to women’s right to housing

8 Mar 2021 – Gender-based violence, intersectional marginalization, poverty and extreme economic inequality, and the disproportionate impacts of the pandemic have worsened the systemic barriers that women face in housing and continue to jeopardize their right to adequate housing.

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