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Out-of-control rents
CMHC, “Rental Market Survey Data Tables,” 2023. For a notable exception, see John Rapley, “Canada’s approach to housing is bad for the economy,” The Globe…
What is the “rental wage” in my neighborhood?
Across Canada, rents are out of control. In 2019, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives introduced the concept of the “rental wage” to Canada. The rental…
L’Ontario a perdu 5 000 enseignants depuis 2018
Depuis un certain temps, le financement de l’éducation en Ontario ressemble au jeu des gobelets. En 2019, le gouvernement a annoncé que la taille moyenne…
Le financement principal de l’éducation de l’Ontario a chuté de 1 500 $ par élève depuis 2018
Les dépenses gouvernementales consacrées aux services publics régressent en Ontario. La transparence aussi. Je ne parle pas ici des transactions foncières obscures de la Ceinture…
Ontario has lost 5,000 classroom educators since 2018
Education funding in Ontario has been a bit of a shell game for some time. Back in 2019, the government announced that the average class…
Ontario’s Core Education Funding has dropped by $1,500 per student since 2018
Government spending on public services is on the decline in Ontario. And so is transparency. I’m not referring to the murky Greenbelt land deals that…
What is rent control, anyway?
The term rent control refers to regulations that limit rent increases. In Canada, it is officially the job of provincial governments to create and enforce these rules.…
Rent control in Ontario is full of loopholes
Every June, the Ontario government announces the rent increase guideline for the following year. In theory, most rents cannot go up by more than this guideline. In…
Above-guideline rent increases are out of control
Ontario’s rent control regime has many flaws. But there is one piece that stands out above the others: above-guideline increases, or AGIs.
Arguments against rent control don’t hold upt o scrutiny
During the 1969-1974 pre-rent control period for which we have data, there were on average 32,704 unassisted rental starts per year, or about 30 per…
Policy solutions and political repsonses to fix Ontario rent control
It’s very clear to all honest observers that the rental market in Ontario is brutal for tenants. And despite what landlords and developers—and their pundits—might…
Resources for tenants to learn about rent control in Ontario
Various tenant groups in Ontario organize to fight rent hikes and evictions, sometimes with help from tenancy advocacy organizations. Below, we have compiled a list…
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