ACORN Canada @ACORNCanada
From housing to banking, we use collective action to fight for better communities Get involved - [email protected] acorncanada.org Canada Joined March 2009-
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Affordable housing is dead and Golden Equity is on trial for its murder in Riverdale as part of the Ontario Day of Mourning! We heard eulogies for the death of affordable housing, and made the whole neighbourhood echo with chants of what will bring it back to life - BAN AGIs!
Some of the actions from 2day's Day of Mourning 4 the Death of #AffordableHousing! Corporate landlords r killing affordable housing with AGIs #renovictions #demovictions. Stay tuned 4 action summaries & press! Missed the actions? Send a msg 2 the ON govt with the link in our bio.
Organizing wins!!! Lowering the NSF Fee to $10 has been a long standing demand of ACORN. Budget 2024 says that the NSF fee will be reduced to $10. Banks are making mill of $$$ on the backs of low-n-moderate income ppl. NSF Fee of $48 is predatory! @CTVNationalNews
Today ACORN released a new report on AGIs - a popular #RentControl loophole used by corporate landlords to dramatically increase rents. How u can take action: 1- TMW join an action happening in 6 cities 2- Sign/share the online action 3- Join the tenant union Links in bio!
Join Peel ACORN TMRW@6:30 PM at 507 Balmoral Dr. Pulis Inv. (Lankin Living) wants to demolish apt building to build condos. These are ppl's homes. Funeral actions happening in 6 cities in Ontario. Demovictions/Renovictions/AGIs are killing affordable homes. Full Rent Control NOW
Check out CBC's story covering ACORN's new report on AGIs & how corporate landlords use them 2 avoid #RentControl. Want 2 do something about it? Join your nearest action 4 tmw's day of action demanding FULL #RentControl + a ban on AGIs! (details in bio) #onpoli #TenantRights
Peel ACORN member @DMLeermakers’s mom in law moved into Chartwell retirement home in missisauga just 1.5 yrs ago and is now getting renovicted! Stop the displacement of 200 plus seniors. acorncanada.org/take_action/st…
Peel ACORN member @DMLeermakers’s mom in law moved into Chartwell retirement home in missisauga just 1.5 yrs ago and is now getting renovicted! Stop the displacement of 200 plus seniors. acorncanada.org/take_action/st…
What a great day!!! Special thanks to @chrisgloverndp MPP from Spadina/Fort York who made the trek to #mississauga to support our families❤️ Where are the others that were elected in Mississauga??
Check out the article published in the Star today. @TorontoACORN member & ACORN national leader spoke about how landlords are rent gouging tenants for environmental upgrades. thestar.com/news/canada/a-… Climate justice is housing justice! 👉🏾Take action- tinyurl.com/2kxvwhv8
ACORN members in Toronto & Ottawa joined @AlbertaACORN to protest rent gouging on retrofit funding. Report delivered to CIB and @JustinTrudeau. Demand affordability Covenants on all public funds given to landlords to retrofit buildings: tinyurl.com/bdr9jnpn
Shoutout to @AlbertaACORN! 50+ tenants from Avenue Living Buildings joined the action to protest massive rent increases. Rent Gouging and Retrofits should not go together. Affordability Covenants on all public funds given to landlords. Take action: tinyurl.com/bdr9jnpn
Housing Justice is Climate Justice! REITs like Avenue Living cannot be allowed to take millions of $$$ and at the same time raise the rents by 40-60% n more and displace tenants. Read ACORN's new report: acorncanada.org/resources/retr… @AlbertaACORN #affordability #ClimateJustice
ACORN's New Report "Retrofits & Rent Gouging" released today! Fed deal of $130 mill with Avenue Living, a REIT, to do retrofits. Massive rent increases, substandard housing, no tenant engagement! tinyurl.com/3eamu8t7 ACORN wants strings attached to public $$$! @globalnewsto
Thanks @TheAgenda for doing a story on #HamOnt passing local anti-renoviction policy. Downtown ACORN members Lorne and Erin shared their experience with fighting to keep their homes.
Thanks @TheAgenda for doing a story on #HamOnt passing local anti-renoviction policy. Downtown ACORN members Lorne and Erin shared their experience with fighting to keep their homes.
New report by ACORN shows Massive Rent Increases in Avenue Living Buildings in Alberta! Avenue Living, fastest growing REIT in western Canada, entered into a $130 mill agreement with Canada Infrastructure Bank. Release tomorrow in Calgary! @citynewscalgary @jonmuma @LaurynHeintz
New report by ACORN shows Massive Rent Increases in Avenue Living Buildings in Alberta! Avenue Living, fastest growing REIT in western Canada, entered into a $130 mill agreement with Canada Infrastructure Bank. Release tomorrow in Calgary! @BrendanCTV @Halfstep @CTVCalgary
TOMORROW! ACORN will be releasing a NEW REPORT on Retrofits & Rent Gouging. Low-income tenants are paying massive rent increases as corporate landlords get millions $$$ from the govt to do retrofits. Stay tuned! @CBCCalgary @CBCNews @CBCNATIONAL @CTVNews @CTVNationalNews
New report coming soon! Canada Infrastructure Bank gave $130 mill to Avenue Living, the fastest growing REIT in Western Canada, to do retrofits but tenants are getting massive rent increases & are being forced to move out! @rachaiello @CTVNationalNews
ACORN members and tenants at 211 York Rd + 72 James St N held a press conference today to bring attention to the financial difficulties facing their landlord of 2 years Forge and Foster and opportunities for preserving #affordablehousing in #HamOnt.
Join @OntarioACORN to mourn the loss of affordable housing across the province. The province can SAVE affordable homes by enacting FULL RENT CONTROL. Info: acorncanada.org/civicrm/event/… Join us on April 18th! Actions in Ottawa, Brampton, Hamilton, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Toronto
Join @OntarioACORN to mourn the loss of affordable housing across the province. The province can SAVE affordable homes by enacting FULL RENT CONTROL. Info: acorncanada.org/civicrm/event/… Join us on April 18th! Actions in Ottawa, Brampton, Hamilton, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Toronto
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12K Followers 931 Following Scotland's tenants' union, fighting for decent and affordable housing for all. RT's do not imply endorsement.New report on abuse of Above Guideline Increases by @ACORNCanada cbc.ca/news/investiga…
More than 200 senior residents of 6515 Glen Erin Dr. in Mississauga have been given N13 notice by Chartwell to vacate. This last minute notice has left families scrambling to find housing in an expensive and short supply market. A family led rally planned tomorrow 1pm. #Housing
Chartwell, Canada's biggest owner of retirement and long term care homes, is renovicting senior residents, many in their 90s. Pandemic showed the consequences of for-profit senior care. Demand action from all levels from govt n Chartwell! Click here: tinyurl.com/bdz556xw
"We’re challenging the idea that landlords in post-2018 buildings have no limit on the rent increases they can order on tenants," @simaatri (@cjc_TO) tells @KatEschner. "There is a limit." #onpoli tvo.org/article/its-ei…
Was just on treadmill at gym saw @CP24 coverage @ACORNCanada report on massive increase in renovictions. It's not a joke. It's not woke. It's real. We simply cannot put parking over people any longer. We must build affordable housing and return rent controls #onpoli #HamOnt
"Across Canada, for every 1 unit of affordable housing built, we are losing 11 affordable units on the private market." -@ACORNCanada This week on #PushbackTalks, author @ricardo_tranjan talks his book "The Tenant Class" & why tenants are NOT just homeowners in waiting.
I just called on @cafreeland to follow through on her commitment to restrict predatory lenders, by capping the maximum interest rate at 35%. @ACORNCanada Join me in sending your message: act.leadnow.ca/predatory-lend…
Grocery giants set new profit record – Stop price gouging! Please take less than 30 seconds to sign this @ACORNCanada petition.
🛑Stop Grocer Greed! ACORN actions happening today in 9 cities across the country. Check out the action in Moncton. Demand fair food prices, stop price gouging. acorncanada.org/take_action/gr…
CKMS News - Sobeys will be served ACORN's "Menu for Fair Food for All" as part of national protests "On Saturday February 10th, @ACORNCanada is holding a national day of action to "Stop Grocery Giants from Price Gouging". radiowaterloo.ca/ckms-news-2024… #FoodSecurity #FairFoodForAll
Jason Mullins, Easy Financial CEO, said to the Star, “So, even in the low probability that there were a change (to the interest rate), our business today is in excellent position to accommodate a lower overall rate cap.” Why are they lying to borrowers? acorncanada.org/take_action/te…
Lowering the interest rate of instalment loans is the right thing to do, writes Donna Borden. @ACORNCanada buff.ly/4bojF5O (subs)
Each year Ontario loses 20,000 units of affordable housing on the private market, and renovictions are a HUGE source of the problem. That’s why ACORN members are calling on ALL cities in Ontario to pass bylaws protecting tenants from renovictions. acorncanada.org/take_action/on…
"FMTA called Chow's announcement "heartening." They maintained that landlords already benefit from big profit margins, and there's no reason they should be allowed to pass on higher tax bills to tenants." thestar.com/news/gta/mayor…
📆SAVE THE DATE: Wed Feb 21st for an Ontario-Wide day of action demanding FULL rent control, a ban on AGIs, and LTB reform. Details coming soon!
Toronto needs a strong anti-renoviction bylaw like the groundbreaking new bylaw won by the hard work of @AcornHamilton. Don't let our housing go unprotected! acorncanada.org/take_action/on…
ACORN Tenant Union has been active on the issues that matter for the Toronto 2024 city budget. We're fighting for our municipal budget demands, which include landlord licensing, anti-renovictions, affordable internet, and much more. acorncanada.org/take_action/de…
I'll be on @cbcradio @CBCHereandNow at 4:07pm this afternoon talking about @RegionWaterloo & @CityKitchener decisions to explore using public land to build affordable housing. This is the best strategy cities can use to address housing crisis & could serve as a model for Ontario!
Photos from Toronto ACORN's press conference this past Monday, also attended by @BravoDavenport @JoshMatlow in solidarity with our municipal platform demands. Want to support ACORN? Demand more funding to hold Toronto landlords accountable! acorncanada.org/take_action/de…
2024 #HamOnt budget presentations continue this morning! On the agenda: - budget for planning and economic development ($ for safe apartment bylaw and renoviction bylaw fall here) - budget for public works youtube.com/watch?v=1Vygqw…
Organizing win! ACORN leaders Joe and Kayla led negotiations at 295 Melvin Ave with Elite Management and won important concessions, including addressing fire safety issues and resuming pest treatments! #GetOrganized #TenantUnion #HamOnt
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