Most Canadians -- want governments to invest in social housing; even highest income earners support investment in social housing, and -- 68% of Cdns support stronger rent regulations (60% of owners; 82% of renters) Modus Research public opinion poll. modusresearch.com/canadians-rent…

We have a new episode of our housing series The Overhead, all about land trusts, what it takes to grow this model in communities across the country, and the role they play in promoting equity: spacing.ca/national/2023/… Balanced Supply of Housing

📣The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing wants your input on the decriminalization of homelessness & poverty! If you work for a local govt, civil society org, human rights or homelessness institution, submit by Oct 6. ⬇️Learn more: ohchr.org/en/calls-for-i…

"It’s the most significant change in co-op governance and management in 40 years. It’s truly the way of the future.” - CHF BC CEO Thom Armstrong on the impact of the Community Land Trust model. ow.ly/K4i450PSAzO

Next Thurs 7pm, we're hosting a phenomenal panel addressing Toronto's cost of living crisis. With a new Mayor, what new opportunities are there to build a city where more of our needs are served through community-owned, non-profit extracting initiatives? eventbrite.ca/e/confronting-…

Join us this Thursday at 7pm for an event addressing Toronto's cost of living crisis. We're hosting an excellent panel of advocates & practitioners working to expand access to affordable housing & food through community-based solutions. eventbrite.ca/e/confronting-…

Ontario has a new rental registry created by Vivre en Ville. This is a vital initiative to offer more transparency in the rental market and potentially help identify neighbourhood rent trends and bad-faith evictions. Register your rent! rentalregistry.ca/en/on

Join City of Toronto 🇨🇦's new Housing Rights Advisory Committee. This is an opportunity to help inform the City on how its housing policies can meet the needs of those most impacted by the housing crisis & fulfill #Right2Housing commitments. Apply by Oct. 13: toronto.ca/news/city-of-t…

The B.C. gov’t introduced new province-wide short-term rental regulations aimed at addressing the impacts of short-terms rentals on dwindling supply and soaring rent prices in the province. Here’s a breakdown of what’s changing: #BCpoli cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

New Statistics Canada data finds that, as of 2021, across Ontario investors owned: 43% of all condo apartments 14% to 21% of all houses 57% of all condo apartments built in the past 5 years 16% to 33% of all houses built in the past 5 years (www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.…)

StatsCan finds investors own a huge share of housing in Ontario’s 10 largest urban areas.🧵 In Toronto investors own: 37% of condo apartments 9% to 16% of houses 57% of condo apartments built in the past 5 years 14% to 32% of houses built past 5 years (www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.…)

New data reveals that in that in the last 4 years, landlords have only been fined 11 times for a bad-faith eviction. Many say this figure is "staggeringly low and reflects a failure by the province to protect tenants." cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Come join us for an online discussion of how powerful people take precariously housed people's belongings away, wherever they are. allard.ubc.ca/about-us/event…

Steve Pomeroy: "Canada is losing eleven lower rent affordable homes for every one home added." Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative CMHC⁦ Federation of Canadian Municipalities ⁦ Jim Dunn ⁩ ⁦

News: A new report finds Canada is missing 4.4M affordable homes. Using a new approach, the figures include often overlooked groups & their circumstances. This #HumanRights lens shows more accurately what kind of supply 🇨🇦 needs to end the housing crisis: bit.ly/3MsFiGW

Take action this #NationalHousingDay! Renters deserve fair rents & basic protections to live in #SecureHomes. Join us in urging your government to step up and implement strong rent regulation to protect renters. Send a letter now. ➤ housingrightscanada.com/secure-homes/

This new report shows the critical need for greater investments in community housing – including co-ops – to kickstart the economy. Bringing Canada’s community housing stock to the OECD average by 2030 would boost economic productivity by a staggering 5.7% to 9.3%.

We are still here occupying the office of Barney River until our neighbour is allowed back into her unit. Join us at 1440 Lawrence Avenue West

Toronto Police Operations is back on the scene. Same story. Landlord will not even allow her in to take her stuff. Every step of the way the landlord is breaking laws and getting away with it

Ownership of housing is becoming increasingly concentrated in the hands of wealthy Canadians. My new report for Broadbent Institute tracks the📈& its effects on affordability. 2011 to 2021, investor ownership of: - condos nearly doubled - houses grew by 1/3 perspectivesjournal.ca/housing-invest… 🧵👇