Toronto ACORN was founded in 2004, with the first organized group in Canada being formed in Weston / Mt Dennis after tenants took their slum-lord to task and won $250,000 in rent abatements. In the next ten years Toronto ACORN spread to every part of the city leading the fight and winning significant victories including raising the minimum wage; strengthening of the enforcement of apartment building standards; regulating the payday loan industry in Canada; and countless improvements in our neighbourhoods. In the next year we plan to fight for a new Residential Tenancy Act; to turn up the heat on predatory lenders that sell consolidation loans; to continue our fight to get the city of Toronto to license all landlords in the city; and to keep the pressure on to close the digital divide.
Toronto ACORN has local meetings in your neighbourhood and they are always open for new people to get involved. Join Toronto ACORN now!
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oronto ACORN members briefly occupied an East York Easy Financial outlet on Friday, May 8 demanding a meeting with executives to discuss our predatory loan campaign demands.
We look at a case study where tenants say complaints are routinely ignored by their landlord, and whether new efforts by the City can change the system for the better.
ACORN Canada Remittance Justice Campaign Moves Forward at Provincial and Federal Levels
ACORN member Alejandra Ruiz Vargas wants to see provincial legislation that would require all new developments to include affordable housing units.
A Toronto couple supporting two children both need to work full-time at $18.52 an hour each to make ends meet — a far cry from reality for too many struggling families, a report released Friday finds.
Canadians are paying more for modern essentials and that’s hitting low income families the hardest, forcing some to make tough decisions between groceries and staying connected.
The shocking and terrifying incident at the TCH Building at Markham Rd and Eglinton Ave in Scarborough shows all Torontonians why ACORN is fighting for healthy homes.
Housing experts say unless major funds are raised to address repair backlogs, dangerous scenarios like this will become more common at aging TCHC facilities.
Brick facade fell from a Scarborough TCHC building over the weekend. Kelly Lalande from Toronto ACORN talks about the safety implications.
Kathleen Wynne announced a 25 cent increase to the Minimum Wage, putting the base pay at $11.25 for Ontario’s lowest paid workers.