Looking out for Toronto’s silent minorities
Partners The Federation works with many partners to help provide a basket of referral...
Ottawa ACORN takes multi-prong approach to boosting tenant rights
Ottawa is experiencing an extreme shortage of affordable housing and it is estimated that one-in-four rental households live in unsuitable lodgings. Some tenants can’t keep up with rising rents, others often live in squalid conditions and deal with unscrupulous...
Improving building standards through accountability and retrofits in Toronto
Living in substandard apartment buildings deeply affects a person’s health and general well-being. While there is a clear connection between poor housing and poor health, ailments such as asthma, heart disease, sleep disturbances and foggy thinking are just the tip of...