RentSmart Ontario

Thousands of Ontario renters brace for evictions as Landlord and Tenant Board reopens Tuesday.

Our Educator Emily Berry will be delivering a Virtual RentSmart Basics course on August 28! More information listed below.

Update on status of LTB hearings.

Ontario investing additional $150M in homeless shelters and longer-term housing.

Ontario Government’s Commercial Eviction Ban Landlords Beware.

Doug Ford's new residential tenancy law, explained.

Challenges facing renters and landlords in Ontario's residential market.

Are you as overwhelmed with the overflow of information related to COVID-19 as we are? We have created a resource page on our website and added a lot of availa...ble resources and information in one place. Whether you are looking for what's available in your province or nationally, you'll find it there. True to our identity, we focus mainly on rental support (income being an important part of that) and housing-related updates. Learn more: https://buff.ly/2yyzjxn See more

CLARK: Bill 184 would strengthen protections for tenants.

Ontario extends hydro rate relief but increases fixed price.

Why supportive housing matters more than ever.

'After Covid-19, governments need to confront how severe our housing unaffordability crisis was before the pandemic, and how the emergency response was harder and more expensive because of it.' Generation Squeeze https://www.gensqueeze.ca/housing-after-covid-19

Province announces $1.2M for homeless housing in North Bay.

#COVID19 has pushed many of us to work remotely and to meet through online platforms. Many organizations have also switched programs to a virtual delivery, cont...inuing to support the people they work with through telephone, Zoom, Skype, Teams, and a whole other list of available apps. Here at RentSmart we have received requests for our workshops to be delivered online, so we are actively exploring ways in which to do so. In our recent blog post, we share key tips on facilitating learning online. Learn more: See more