Renoviction bylaw is NEEDED in the City of Kitchener

ACORN Canada is deeply concerned about Kitchener City Council’s decision to delay a renoviction bylaw report until June 2025, with implementation not expected before 2026. For tenants already facing eviction, this delay is not just bureaucratic—it’s life-altering. Residents like Zackery Smith and Breanna Elaine Hill have made it clear: they don’t have time to wait. Families, seniors, and disabled tenants are at immediate risk of homelessness due to predatory renovictions, yet the city has chosen to prioritize procedural delays over urgent action.

Cities like Hamilton, London, and Toronto have already moved forward with renoviction bylaws. Kitchener doesn’t need to “wait to copy their homework” when solutions already exist. Every month of inaction means more tenants are displaced, with nowhere to go due to skyrocketing rents and a worsening housing crisis.

City Council has a choice: act now to prevent mass evictions, or stand by as more working-class tenants are pushed into homelessness. ACORN will continue fighting for immediate tenant protections and urges Kitchener to take bold action before it’s too late.