Sharing knowledge and tools, transforming lives.
About our education and training work
We believe that education and empowerment can transform lives.
The Canadian Centre for Housing Rights offers training and workshops to tenants, community and frontline workers in Ontario. Our workshops cover the Ontario Residential Tenancies Act, Ontario Human Rights Code and other relevant laws. We teach participants about eviction prevention strategies and how the right to housing can be protected and claimed.
We work with community partners and offer training for:
- Groups of tenants, to increase their knowledge of their housing rights and learn how to claim them.
- Community and frontline workers, to learn how to support and stabilize the tenancies.
- Government agencies, to develop resources and materials to improve housing access and security.
CCHR offers the following trainings to communities across Ontario, which have been developed by experienced housing and human rights lawyers.
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For Tenants: Know Your Rights
Audience: Groups of tenants
Length: 1 hour, including time for questions
Delivery method: Online or in person
Cost: Free
Description: These trainings provide an introduction to Ontario housing law. Trainings are designed to be participatory and build on the audience’s existing knowledge.
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For Service Providers: Introductory Trainings
Audience: Professionals supporting tenants or people seeking housing, including housing workers, outreach teams, non-profit housing providers, and other frontline staff)
Length: 1.5 hours, including time for questions
Delivery method: Online or in person
Cost: Often free, but depends on location
Description: These trainings are intended for professionals who work with tenants and who are looking to grow their knowledge about tenant rights to be better able to support their clients. The trainings are participatory and designed to build on the audience’s existing knowledge.
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Ontario Housing Law Certificate Program
Audience: Professionals supporting tenants or people seeking housing, including housing workers, outreach teams, non-profit housing providers, and other frontline staff.
Length: 16 hours
Delivery method: Online or in-person
Cost: Dependent on audience size and delivery method
Description: This comprehensive training program is delivered in an engaging, plain language format that includes interactive activities including breakout rooms, scenarios, and question and answer formats. Activities will draw on real experiences of housing workers and provide attendees the opportunity to practice new skills gained.
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Legal Education Content and Resource Development
We work with cities, municipalities, non-profits and other organizations to build or improve their legal education resources. Our team provides expertise in developing legal education content for websites, staff training materials, and other learning programs. We also offer consultations to review and enhance your existing materials, policies, or training initiatives to ensure legal accuracy and best practices in education.
About our community initiatives
We believe that strong community connections are essential to protecting housing rights.
The Canadian Centre for Housing Rights leads community-based initiatives that support tenants and the frontline workers who assist them. Through programs like the Community of Practice for housing workers and neighbourhood-based tenant support services, CCHR shares legal knowledge, builds capacity, and provides practical tools to help renters understand, assert, and protect their rights.
If you are looking for information about a specific legal problem, please contact our Tenant Services team.
For people outside of Ontario
If you are not based in Ontario and are interested in educational opportunities, we offer workshops on the right to housing from time to time. Join our mailing list below to stay informed about upcoming opportunities.