The Only Tenant Protection in Ontario’s Bill 184 is in the Title TORONTO, May 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the middle of a pandemic crisis, the Ontario government made a sudden decision to revive their makeover of landlord-tenant law, Bill 184 “Protecting...

Community Legal Clinics Appealing to Attorney General Doug Downey to immediately restore funding TORONTO, July 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Provincial Government’s cuts to legal aid funding have resulted in layoffs of frontline staff who provide crucial legal support to the most marginalized...

Nearly half of Ontario renters can’t afford their rent TORONTO, May 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report released by the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) highlights the growing lack of affordable rental housing choices for low- and...

Tenants in Ontario unfairly shouldering landlords’ maintenance costs TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rents are soaring in Ontario’s major cities. Above Guideline Rent Increase (AGIs) are pushing lower-income tenants out of their communities. The supply of...

Canada responds to years of pressure from community advocates by recognizing housing as a human right TORONTO, Nov. 24, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For over seven years, the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) and the Right to Housing Coalition - alongside housing advocates from across the...