Renters

• ‘Devil’s in the details’: Tenant groups, landlords react to promised federal rent reforms

  Tenants and landlords are anxiously awaiting more information about the federal government's promise to introduce more protections for renters in the upcoming budget.

  Canada

  Mar 28
  
• New survey suggests affordability remains top of mind for Kingston renters

  More than half of respondents of a Kingston, Ont., renters survey said their rent is unaffordable while others are contending with increased costs and concerns about being evicted.

  Economy

  Mar 11
  
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• Calgary Humane Society offers renters free training program to help stop surrenders

  The Calgary Humane Society is offering renters struggling to get a pet-friendly rental a solution to get their pet more "rental ready."

  Consumer

  Feb 8
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• Renovictions: Can new bylaws help protect Canada’s renters?

  Hamilton, Ont. recently passed a bylaw that would require landlords to obtain a licence in order to proceed with repairs that require the ending of a tenancy to do so.

  Canada

  Jan 21
• On the Brink: How a tight rental market makes it easier for landlords to discriminate

  Amid the housing crisis, a community legal worker with Dal Legal Aid says the tight rental market is making it easier for landlords to discriminate against prospective tenants.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2023
• B.C.’s transit density plans raise risk of demovictions, housing expert warns

  SFU housing expert Andy Yan found that areas covered by B.C.'s transit-oriented development plan are heavily populated by renters, many in small, older buildings.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2023
• Removing GST on construction may be ‘game changer’ amid soaring rents, says Hamilton advisor

  The removal of GST on rental builds could be a welcome step as two agencies reported average rents across Canada hit record highs in August.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2023
• Landlord pressuring them to leave, live in poor conditions, Montreal tenants argue

  The tenants say the landlord of the Grand Boulevard apartment complex is purposefully neglecting the building and avoiding repairs in order to get them to move out.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2023
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• Rental market report suggests increasing costs hitting Manitobans hard

  A national rental market report shows the average cost of rent in Manitoba is going up. For many, advocates say, that 'makes everything in their life that much more difficult.'

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2023
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• Rent cap not part of long-awaited N.B. housing strategy, minister says

  There is no rent cap in the New Brunswick housing strategy, and no rental increase protection between tenants, but Jill Green said 'everything is on the table' on Thursday.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2023