On Thursday, February 1, several ACORN members attended the BC Poverty Reduction Strategy community meeting in Surrey. ACORN leader Tabitha Naismith attended the meeting and spoke to the Surrey Now-Leader about the housing crisis.
Tenants at a highrise in an up-and-coming Toronto neighbourhood have staged a rent strike, saying landlords are taking advantage of loopholes in Ontario's housing law to drive low-income residents out of their homes.
More than 650 applications for above-guideline rent increases have been made in Toronto alone since the start of 2015
On Jan. 23, a small group of protesters stood in the freezing rain at the curb of a construction site for a new condo development in Ottawa’s Mechanicsville neighbourhood.
ANALYSIS: Social-housing advocates are up in arms about Ontario’s inclusionary-zoning rules. John Michael McGrath explains why they’re angry, and what the government intended
More than 50 tenants of one building are refusing to pay rent after their landlord applied to the government to increase rent by nearly double the legally permitted amount.
ACORN members wish to encourage the Ministry of Finance to take this opportunity, during the 2018 pre-budget consultations, to consider the needs of low and moderate-income Ontarians.
Posted January 29, 2018
CTV News covered the action in Malton this weekend - click here to watch the video (story starts at 3:40)
'We'd like to get better community service programs for cheaper,' said one resident
On Jan 27th at 12pm members of ACORN and local residents of Malton came together at the local community centre to fight for affordable programming.
ACORN members in Toronto and Ottawa were joined by allies to demand REAL Inclusionary Zoning from the Province.
City absolutely roasted by ACORN & friends
The city already as a very low vacancy rate and one expert says the headquarters could make the city even more unaffordable.
Toronto's 2018 child-care budget ignores council promise to match senior government funding by 20 per cent, advocates say.
Toronto's 2018 child-care budget ignores council promise to match senior government funding by 20 per cent, advocates say.
ACORN Canada holds a press conference urging the government to fund more affordable childcare spaces in Toronto.
Parents demand city keep $11-million childcare funding commitment
Budget going to council will match 20% of new provincial, federal funds over 3 years, Gary Crawford says
Members of ACORN and tenants at The Abbeys took to the streets this week to speak out about deplorable conditions.
On Wednesday, January 17th over 20 ACORN members from social housing buildings across Montreal's Sud-Ouest borough met with Nathalie Bossé, borough director at the municipal housing authority (OMHM). // Mercredi le 17 janvier 2018 a eu lieu une rencontre entre plus de 20 membres ACORN locataires de logements sociaux à travers l'arrondissement du Sud-Ouest et Nathalie Bossé, directrice de secteur de l'Office municipale d'habitation de Montréal (OMHM).
Join Toronto ACORN members at the Ministry of Housing and stand up for REAL Affordable Housing in new developments! Tuesday, Jan 23 at 11am, 777 Bay St (Bay and College).
BC ACORN member Murray Martin talks to the Vancouver Sun about the housing crisis in Metro Vancouver.
Thanks to Ontario Trillium Foundation for their generous support to this project
Landlord CAPREIT asserts unit temperatures have stayed above required level of 21 degrees Celsius while some residents claim inadequate heating has plagued the building for six years.
On Saturday, January 6th, Tenants and ACORN Members at protested against CAPREIT Property Management over heating issues in their East York apartment building.