The pandemic has brought rents down, but not for everyone. The city remains unaffordable for many, and experts say government support is critical to avoiding a larger crisis
Posted on September 23, 2020
Two dozen ACORN members and tenants of the neighbourhood of Manor Village in Nepean delivered a letter of community demands to the downtown office of their landlord, “Smart Living Properties”.
Refusing cash payments disadvantages Canada’s most vulnerable populations
Posted on September 21, 2020
Posted on September 17, 2020
The premier has introduced legislation that will freeze rents in 2021, but ACORN is concerned it could lead to more evictions unless it includes ‘vacancy control’, and freezes all above guideline increases (AGI’s)
When we ask our members or constituents to name the single biggest issue they face, their most common answer is how hard it is to find affordable housing.
They brought megaphones.
It's been more than two weeks since Premier Doug Ford announced that he would be introducing legislation to freeze rents on rent-controlled apartments across the province in 2021, but Ontario tenants have a number of demands they say will help ensure the move actually protects renters.
The group ACORN protests outside the home of Premier Doug Ford on Sept. 15, 2020. The group wants more protection for renters.
Posted on September 15, 2020
In late August, the Ford government announced it was drafting legislation that will freeze rents in many parts of Ontario for 2021. In many quarters this was seen as very good news, but the reality is it will do very little to help tenants in Hamilton, who are increasingly being squeezed out by out-of-control rent increases.
COVID-19 accelerated a change that was already happening: a digital shift by businesses large and small toward e-commerce and using technology for everyday purchases and services.
COVID-19 accelerated a change that was already happening: a digital shift by businesses large and small toward e-commerce and using technology for everyday purchases and services.
Eloise Keene, a senior who lives alone, has been sleeping in a chair in her apartment in Hamilton’s east end for two weeks.
The provincial government says the policy 'doesn't work'
Family unable to properly wash hands during pandemic, woman says
With the countdown to back-to-school on, boards are racing to make sure kids staying home this fall have access to the computers and internet they need for remote learning.
An independent tenant advocacy group has started a petition calling for Halifax council to force landlords in Nova Scotia to be licensed.
Montreal ACORN held an election for the Lasalle chapter!
ACORN members protest infestations in subsidized housing at Ottawa City Hall