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“Without regulation, even the housing we’re building will not be affordable for long.” Check out this recap blog for an overview of #PreventionMatters session 5, which discusses evictions, displacement, and the need to preserve #AffordableHousing: ow.ly/cB9Y50T5gMY

WE'RE HIRING! One week left to submit an application for the role of Communications Coordinator at Social Planning Toronto (full-time, permanent position). Please spread the word! #Jobs #NonProfitJobs #CommunicationsJobs #Hiring

The Advocate's report calls for a national, coordinated response to encampments. It recommends urgent action from all governments to uphold human rights & the #Right2Housing, offer people permanent housing, & address the causes of #encampments. News➡️ bit.ly/49hfUgT

Hamilton to become 1st Ontario city with bylaw to stop 'bad faith' renovictions. Other municipalities are looking to follow Hamilton's lead to uphold tenant rights, expert says cbc.ca/news/canada/ha… #onpoli #housing

Listen to @YvonneKellyCRF this morning on CBC Radio talk about our newest report on tenant displacement in four communities in Ontario. Tune in to: @metromorning @CBCKW891 @CBCLondon @CBCWindsor @CBCSudbury @CBCTBay @CBCOntMorning Full report at: spno.ca

Together with @SDCcornwallsdga, @KingstonSpc, @SPCYorkRegion, @spcoxford and @UWaterloo we have interviewed over 100 tenants in four regions to understand experiences of eviction and displacement in the province. Listen tomorrow for the report launch!

Our new report is coming out tomorrow! Stay tuned tomorrow morning to CBC: @metromorning @CBCKW891 @LondonMorning @CBCSudbury @CBCWindsor @CBCTBay @CBCOntMorning Hear our very own @YvonneKellyCRF talk about our research on tenant displacement across Ontario!

Open House at CDC Quinte and Launch of “The Belleville Abundance Project” intelligencer.ca/opinion/column…

Social-assistance rates in Ontario should ‘set off alarm bells’. A recent analysis finds that Ontario Works recipients would need another $17,000 a year just to reach the poverty line. tvo.org/article/social…… #onpoli #sareform

We have collected over 200 displacement stories across Ontario. Watch for our report in Sept! Here is a similar report from Waterloo Region from 2020. With funding from @Cntr_support we are also helping tenant's organize! DM for more info! waterlooregion.org/displacement-i… #OntarioTenants

Have you filled out our new survey yet? Don't miss out on the chance to share your organization’s story! Your #data is powerful and holds vital information on the invaluable work we do all across #Ontario. research.net/r/ONNSocials

Community Development Halton is on the move. A new executive director and new co-locations for operations provide a fresh start for region-wide agency burlingtontoday.com/local-news/com… @ComDevHalton

What is social planning and why is it Important? intelligencer.ca/opinion/column… @cdcquinte #socialplanning

"...the [Landlord and Tenant Board] is fundamentally failing in its role of providing swift justice to those seeking resolution of residential landlord and tenant issues. In doing so, it is denying justice to a significant segment of Ontarians" cbc.ca/news/canada/to… #onpoli

Cities must take immediate action against 'renovictions' to address housing crisis theconversation.com/cities-must-ta… via @ConversationCA @HousingRightsCA @clcyorkregion @theSPNO

The Federal Housing Advocate’s review of #encampments in Canada will include testimony from people with lived experience. Anyone who has experienced living in an encampment, or organizations who advocate on their behalf, can contribute to the review: bit.ly/404YVcn

#HousingCrisis #MappingDisplacement #RightToHousing #Ontario

Another eviction story in Newmarket! If you have a displacement story and you live in Newmarket/York Region, reach out! We are accepting stories until the last week of April for our Mapping Displacement project. $50 gift card for your time! DM for details. newmarkettoday.ca/local-news/whe…

It's time the general public hears what happens to people's lives when they are forced to leave their rental units, especially during a housing crisis! DM/ email rosevandermeer@spno.ca for more info! #OntarioHousingCrisis #MappingDisplacement #TenantsUnite

We are also doing tenant organizing in these regions, as well as in Kingston and Cornwall if you'd like to get involved! A report on these anonymous interviews will come out later this year.

We are still looking for stories of displacement and/or eviction in York Region (Markham/Newmarket/ Georgina/ Richmond Hill/Keswick/Stouffville etc) and Oxford County (Woodstock/Ingersoll/Tillsonburg/Norwich etc) $50 gift cards for participation in an anonymous interview.