Toronto tenants unionize to demand rent relief in the face of looming pandemic evictions
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put the squeeze on more people s income and job prospects, a growing number of renters have formed grassroots tenant unions to collectively speak up against landlords and stave off the threat of possible evictions.
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Posted: Feb 22, 2021 12:00 PM ET | Last Updated: February 26
Carly Tisdall is a member of the Goodwood Park Tenants Union in Toronto. (Submitted by Carly Tisdall)
New map tracks mass evictions happening across Toronto
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Ontario is in the midst of what many tenants and experts have referred to as an ongoing eviction crisis, and a new online resource tracks the thousands of virtual eviction hearings held by the Landlord Tenant Board in Toronto over the past few months.
According to EvictionsOntario, the new online map and tracker created by organized working class tenants in Toronto, the Ontario LTB held more than 13,000 eviction hearings in November, December and January alone.