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ACORN Canada members are fighting for affordable and livable housing at all levels of government across Canada.
Affordable Liveable Housing
Downtown Hamilton ACORN hosts Slumlord March through Corktown neighbourhood
Posted June 30, 2022
On June 29th 2022, tenants from across Hamilton organized a march to raise attention to slumlord-like behaviour in the downtown core; the Slumlord March.
CBC News: May rentals in GTA see largest monthly average rise in prices since 2019
Posted June 28, 2022
A new report says rental prices in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in May saw the highest monthly jump since 2019, though they have yet to reach pre-pandemic rates.
ACORN National Convention 2022 - A snapshot! Take action to stop PSP (Pension Fund) from destroying affordable housing
Posted on June 23rd, 2022
Organizing Works! Wins, Challenges & Next Steps in Ottawa ACORN’s #HomesOverProfit Campaigns!
Posted June 22, 2022
At last Thursday’s special joint meeting between Community and Protective Services Committee & Planning, councillors debated the long awaited city staff recommendations for how the City could tackle renovictions and Inclusionary Zoning.
London Free Press: 'Toronto solution' to inspecting apartment buildings a non-starter for committee
Posted June 22, 2022
London’s system for tackling unfixed breakdowns in rental units isn’t working — on that, politicians and tenants agree.
Where they differ is how to change that reality for tens of thousands of people who rent their homes across the city.
Moncton Times & Transcript: Tenants' group calls on N.B. to close renoviction loophole
Posted June 17, 2022
Members of a tenants' rights group gathered on High Street on Wednesday, calling for the province to close a legislation "loophole" they say will lead to an increase in homelessness.
CBC News Montreal: Tenants Upset with Landlord
Posted June 7, 2022
ACORN members in Montreal speak out against the poor conditions in their Lasalle apartment:
Toronto Star: Peel ACORN calls for provincial rent control, amid calls to action for upgrades to Ardglen apartment building
Posted June 1, 2022
CBC News: Rent is going up. Here's what Ontario's main parties say they'll do about it
Posted May 27, 2022
The rapid increase of the cost of buying a home has caught the attention of politicians at all levels, but about a third of Ontarians are renters and not homeowners, according to the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario.