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Toronto residents push back against modular housing for homeless people
Despite pushback from some local residents, city council approved a modular affordable housing project last week that will provide rental housing for people experiencing homelessness. ... -
Commercial rent subsidy program uptake remains low
This week, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CERCA) program is being extended by one month to cover July rents.... -
11 essential books to read by Black Canadian authors
Amidst global protests following the police killing of George Floyd, anti-racist reading lists have exploded on social media. Common titles on these lists – like... -
Doug Ford’s new residential tenancy law, explained
What is Bill 184? Announced on March 12, the province’s proposed Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Communities Housing Act makes amendments to the 2006 Residential Tenancies... -
Toronto website tracks renovictions and rent hikes
A new user-generated website has launched to track “renovictions” and above-guideline rent increases in Toronto rentals. RenovictionsTO allows you to anonymously report landlords who have... -
Only 20 per cent of commercial landlords applied for rent subsidy: survey
According to a new survey, 80 per cent of Canadian small business owners say their landlords have not applied for the commercial rent subsidy. Finance... -
Ontario’s Airbnb ban is over, but the party never stopped in some Toronto condos
On June 5, the province lifted the temporary ban on short-term rentals, once again allowing hosts on platforms like Airbnb and booking.com to rent out... -
Toronto rents drop for third consecutive month: report
For the third consecutive month, Toronto rents have decreased. According to a new analysis of listings data from Rentals.ca, average rent for apartments and condo units... -
Toronto Trailblazers 2020: Kamran Khan is using AI to detect outbreaks and intervene early
On December 31, 2019, the Toronto-based tech company BlueDot’s software picked up an unusual news item from Wuhan, China. A Chinese article reported an outbreak... -
Can my landlord ban window air conditioning units in my apartment?
Q: My landlord told me I can’t have a window air conditioning unit in my apartment, but I had one last summer and it was... -
Activists ask province to stop sharing COVID-19 socio-demographic data with police
Activist groups are calling on Premier Doug Ford to stop sharing socio-demographic data and sensitive health information relating to COVID-19 with police. An open letter signed by 19 health-care,... -
Why some commercial landlords evict tenants and let properties sit vacant
For two months, Premier Doug Ford has resisted calls from small business owners, politicians and industry associations to invoke a commercial evictions moratorium in Ontario.... -
Toronto’s first psychedelic therapy clinic is open. We gave it a try
Laying on my back on a yoga mat, I take two deep breaths in through my mouth and then exhale over and over in a... -
Parkdale non-profit buys $7.2M heritage building for affordable housing
The non-profit Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (PARC) has bought a $7.2 million heritage building on Queen West, securing 39 deeply affordable housing units. Last week PARC... -
Shopify announces most staff will permanently work from home
According to Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke, “office centricity is over.” Lutke announced today that Shopify’s offices would be closed until at least 2021 – and...
