Rent Increases

• ‘We were shocked:’ Why Canadian business owners are sounding alarms over skyrocketing rent

  A group representing Canadian businesses is pushing for rental control for commercial units amid reported increases going 10 to 20 per cent.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2023
  
• Will Canada’s premiers tackle rental crisis next month? Advocates, tenants want action

  Rent for a one-bedroom can cost anywhere from about $1,860 in Halifax to $2,500 in Toronto and as much as $2,800 in Vancouver, according to a recent report by Rentals.ca.

  Consumer

  Jun 6, 2023
  
• Advertisement
• Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre on brink of closure

  An after-school music program in Toronto geared towards low-income families is at risk of closing its doors by the end of the year as the organization faces financial pressures.

  Canada

  May 29, 2023
• Advertisement
• Some Canadians can apply for a one-time rent top up starting Monday. Here’s what to know

  The government of Canada will be opening its applications Monday for a one-time top-up as part of the Canada Housing Benefit (CHB) program.

  Consumer

  Dec 11, 2022
• Lethbridge rent prices increasing, causing concerns for students

  If you live in Lethbridge and you're paying more for rent, you may not be alone.

  Consumer

  Jun 21, 2022
• Montreal seniors fear new building owner is pushing them out of their homes

  Almost 200 senior citizens face rent increases and cuts in services at the Mont-Carmel Residence on René-Lévesque Boulevard East in Montreal due to a change in management.

  Canada

  Feb 4, 2022
• Nova Scotia creates protections for renters, more beds for homeless amid COVID-19

  The protections for renters will be in place until Feb. 1, 2022, or until the state of emergency is lifted, whichever is sooner.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2020
• New year, new rules, new fees: Here’s what’s changing in Manitoba in 2019

  Changes are coming to Manitoba in 2019 that will have an impact on your wallet.

  Cannabis

  Jan 1, 2019
• Advertisement
• Why is Canada’s inflation rate so low when life is so expensive?

  Economists, too, have been wondering.

  Money

  May 25, 2017
• Advertisement
• Parkdale tenants who launched rent strike say they’ve been given eviction notices

  Tenants of Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood who began a rent strike earlier this month say The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) has started to initiate eviction notices.

  Canada

  May 24, 2017