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Budget 2018 shows that the Federal Government is taking small steps to support low and moderate income Canadians, but we need more from Morneau. We still have a long way to go.

Advocacy groups are calling on the Ontario government to close what they call loopholes in the province’s housing law that they say allow landlords to offload maintenance costs onto tenants.

Proposed new rules that are supposed to help rein in the high price of housing in Ontario‘s expensive cities are being criticized as too weak to have much impact.

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.

More than 650 applications for above-guideline rent increases have been made in Toronto alone since the start of 2015

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

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.

'We'd like to get better community service programs for cheaper,' said one resident

ACORN members in Toronto and Ottawa were joined by allies to demand REAL Inclusionary Zoning from the Province.

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.

Parents demand city keep $11-million childcare funding commitment