We Must Act Now To Avoid An Eviction Crisis

Landlord and tenant boards across the country are starting residential eviction hearings again, now that the eviction moratoriums due to COVID-19 have ended in most provinces. It is inevitable that residential evictions are going to rise, having an impact on thousands of households across Canada. A recent Toronto Foundation survey found that between 8 per cent and 13 per cent of tenants in the city were behind on their rent. For Toronto alone, if 10 per cent of renters are in arrears, it means about 53,000 households and 130,000 people are at risk of evictions.

Tensions are running high. Earlier this month, protesters set up a blockade outside a Toronto courthouse to prevent the city's rental enforcement units from conducting evictions.