ACORN members held a rally outside the Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) head office at 173 Chapel Street. Tenants came together to speak out about serious problems in their buildings that have gone on for too long; some for over six years.

Tenants at 2000 Sheppard West held a successful speakout to protest unfinished repairs, health and safety concerns. A demand letter to the Landlord was delivered. The fight will continue for safe and healthy homes. Add your voice with our online action: buff.ly/MPkdQq2

ACORN members in Ottawa South hit the streets today to call out Metcap Living, one of the city’s worst corporate landlords! Tenants from across the neighbourhood came together to expose the neglect, greed, and disrespect that Metcap tenants face. buff.ly/CV498Ov

150+ ACORN members and tenants at Nubury Properties gathered to get organized to fight the oncoming Above the Guideline Rent Increase (AGI)! Want to get involved with your neighbours at Nubury Properties? Reach out to [email protected] to get involved!

London is moving ahead with a max heat bylaw—but it only covers units that already have A/C. Low-income tenants in the hottest buildings are left out. These are exactly the homes where seniors, newcomers & low-income families face deadly heat.

50+ ACORN members and tenants at 399 Markham Rd toured Mayor Olivia Chow around the building to see the disrepairs impacting their building, including leaks, holes in ceilings, and mold! Add your voice in solidarity with our online action: buff.ly/MPkdQq2

NB Power wants decades of reliance on an American-owned gas plant backed by Energy Capital Partners—who funnelled 75% of their U.S. donations to Republicans. Tenants + workers deserve clean, affordable energy instead. Click here to take action!: buff.ly/7e1bQ6t

Toronto ACORN announced its budget recommendations in advance of the consultations for the 2026 City Budget. We are demanding City of Toronto to give RentSafe teeth, beat the heat, protect and expand affordable housing, defund police and fund communities. buff.ly/A59ieyS

Alberta ACORN and allies rallied to save the Old Y – the community hub that has supported grassroots groups in Calgary for over 50 years. Losing it would mean losing vital community services. We’re calling on the City of Calgary to step up. buff.ly/Lee6fFj

Nova Scotia ACORN members rallied to remind the government what’s at stake. Leases aren't being renewed while rents keep rising. Our top demands: a BAN on fixed-term leases, and permanent rent control! buff.ly/X2LMXUS

On National Day of Truth and Reconciliation , we honour Indigenous families & their children who never came home. In Calgary, on Treaty 7 lands, ACORN stands with Vanessa Badger, organizer of the Every Child Matters Forest Lawn Powwow. We're honoured by her leadership with ACORN

At 221 Melvin Ave, tenants won their LTB hearing. Klein's N13s were withdrawn keeping Hamilton ACORN’s 2025 streak of no formal renovictions! Backed by ACORN Hamilton and the Hamilton Community Legal Clinic, the City’s Renovation License and Relocation bylaw is ending renovictions in Hamilton!

5 years of organizing in New Brunswick led to big wins! ACORN leaders spoke at the Housing Symposium in Sackville about rent control and the fight ahead. Major changes to the Tenancies Act are coming and tenants need strong protections. Add your voice! buff.ly/ULg5d5Z

ACORN rallied at BC Minister Dix’s office to demand they stop subsidizing natural gas, and start funding ACs. BC is pouring billions into LNG. When ACORN found the office unexpectedly closed, we were told staff opted to WFH rather than meet with us. Shame. buff.ly/3v0xxlI

Developers are demolishing affordable rentals in Brampton and replacing them with luxury units. For every one affordable home built in Canada, fifteen are lost. Demovictions are driving this crisis. Peel ACORN is demanding a Rental Replacement Bylaw. buff.ly/ogvUbPy

Toronto ACORN rallied in East York, Downtown & Scarborough, calling on the federal government to implement national rent control. With Doug Ford failing tenants, we marched to Julie Dabrusin’s office to make MPs hear our demand for tenant protections to be tied in with the BCH.

ACORN Radio coming your way!! This week host Nichola chats with Alberta's @janisirwin.bsky.social, the NDP Shadow Minister for Housing and MLA for Edmonton Highlands-Norwood, regarding the housing situation in Alberta. You don't want to miss this one! buff.ly/S8Cta3h

Cooling rooms are no substitute for in-unit protections. In 2021, 619 people died during BC’s heat dome. Toronto cannot risk the same. We need a Maximum Heat Bylaw with a 26°C cap in every rental unit. See our coalition letter to the City of Toronto: buff.ly/409mAyD

ACORN members marched through Ottawa to stand with tenants facing renovictions by Sleepwell property management. We’re calling on Ottawa to pass a STRONG renoviction bylaw that puts people first! Support our demand by clicking here! buff.ly/pmSkxxp 👈

In Moncton, ACORN members are exposing landlords at 320 St George who are using fake renoviction notices to push tenants out. Tenants are being handed bogus renoviction notices with fake logos, just to scare residents who are paying below market rent. buff.ly/noGZtEV

👉 Support our demand to double social assistance rates: buff.ly/JVWc4SM 125+ ACORN members rallied in 6 Ontario cities to demand real raises to ODSP/OW. ACORN held poverty picnics to highlight how insufficient supprots leave communities hungry.

After 2.5 years of rallies, petitions, and non-stop pressure, ACORN members on Webster Street have WON against renovictions! ACORN’s fight against Ontario’s “King of Renovictions,” Michael Klein, forced him to withdraw eviction notices for tenants buff.ly/otbcdRG

New Podcast DROPPED! 🎤 Check out Maritimes and Beyond hosted by NB ACORN Chair, Nichola Taylor. Nichola chats with New Brunswick activist and organizer Alex Gagne, emphasizing the significance of door-to-door outreach and direct dialogue with individuals. buff.ly/tbGYGZd

Housing is a right, not a countdown. Fixed-term leases are no-cause evictions in disguise. 1/3 of Nova Scotian tenants are forced to move every year because of this loophole. It’s time to end the instability and ban fixed-term leases!

BC ACORN members zapped Premier Eby & Environmental Minister Dix demanding action on affordable energy + cooling. While the BC gov’t hands out subsidies to LNG projects ACORN members are demanding an expanded free AC program buff.ly/aU10ufM

7.5% of renter households in Brampton faced eviction filings in the pandemic—2nd highest in the GTA. A new report shows racialized renters in Brampton & Mississauga are bearing the brunt of evictions. Corporate landlords profit from weak tenant protections buff.ly/Y62t6TZ

Peel tenants are standing up to predatory renovictions. At City Hall, ACORN demanded a bylaw that guarantees tenants the right to return at the same rent, covers moving costs, & stops landlords from gaming the system. Sign on to protect tenants now!: buff.ly/YvujVE1

NB doesn’t need a new U.S.-owned gas plant that fuels climate chaos & lines the pockets of pro-Trump Republicans. Sign here to demand NB Power say NO to pro-Trump gas plant deal and demand clean, affordable, sustainable energy instead.:

Seniors & low-income tenants at 85 Walnut are living with pests, mould, & broken units while LMCH insists conditions are “fair.” “They keep promising they’ll fix it, but they don’t.” ACORN tenants staged a protest. Full CBC story: buff.ly/fS3y0zs

Nova Scotia tenants deserve stability. But they are instead being forced to sign leases that place their rights on a countdown. ACORN rallied outside Service NS to demand an end to fixed-term leases that strip away tenant protections. buff.ly/1Otc9XV

NB Families are choosing between food & power while another hike is coming. 44,694 NB households are behind on power bills. 13% of households are already in arrears. ACORN is calling for a low-income energy rebate & winter disconnection ban.

London ACORN tenants at 85 Walnut turned their building into a Gallery to show the gap between LMCH’s “Fair” grade and the real conditions on tenants. Tenants demand repairs, accountability, & city-wide landlord licensing. London ACORN is putting the truth on display. buff.ly/EvETXmb

Extreme heat kills! Yet Hamilton tenants have no legal protection from soaring indoor temps. Seniors, people with disabilities & low-income renters are most at risk. Hamilton ACORN and allies are demanding a max heat bylaw, AC supports, and free transit during heat warnings.

Seniors are becoming the new face of renovictions. In Ottawa, older renters on fixed incomes are being forced out of their homes with nowhere to go. Many have nowhere to turn if they lose their homes. The City must act to protect vulnerable tenants with a strong renoviction bylaw.

ACORN members joined Labour Day events across Canada, standing with our union siblings in the fight for fair wages, affordable housing, & energy justice!

What’s efficient about destroying 15 affordable homes for every 1 built? Without rent control & tenant protections, Build Canada Homes will fail renters. We need a national rent control & a ban on unfair evictions. Demand them using our online action!: buff.ly/RpkT8g8

As heatwaves hit record numbers tenants are paying the price. ACORN is calling for max temp protections, retrofit funding tied to anti-eviction rules, and urgent action to keep homes safe. We don’t have time to wait. Tenants are trapped in 30°C apartments buff.ly/zZUCf96

Peel tenants are paying more than ever for housing that is falling apart. 88% of renters said their building needs repairs, 39% are living with mould, and 1 in 3 report living with pests. Brampton & Mississauga must act with landlord licensing. buff.ly/FaHNIS9

ACORN members went to Calgary City Hall to demand landlord registration. From pests to broken standards, tenants in Calgary are paying the price while landlords skate by. City Hall must act. Support ACORN’s municipal platform by emailing City Council: buff.ly/NUdgmjQ

At a time when wildfires & extreme heat are putting lives at risk, NB Power wants to build a new gas plant in Tantramar. We cannot keep developing the problem. NB tenants deserve clean energy, not a gas plant that threatens health, housing & climate. buff.ly/5pW9Yly

Despite Surrey’s own policy requiring full replacement of affordable units, 21 affordable units will be lost with the demoviction of Kwantlen Park Manor. Tenants are facing threats of utility shut-offs to be pushed out sooner. buff.ly/PnEK3YI

Did you know ACORN Canada has a weekly podcast? Check out the latest episode of Maritimes & Beyond on Youtube!: buff.ly/6zIOkXJ Chair of New Brunswick ACORN and host Nichola Taylor welcomes back Randy Hatfield, the Executive Director of the Human Development Council.

Toronto ACORN members packed the room for our People’s Assembly for Healthy Homes, joined by Councillors Josh Matlow and Paula Fletcher’s staff, and the Toronto Environmental Alliance. Our actions are setting the stage for stronger remedial action to hold landlords accountable.

Ottawa ACORN hit the streets for the 2025 “Worst Landlord” Bus Tour, exposing unsafe and poorly maintained buildings across the city. Members shared powerful testimonials and awarded Metcap Living and Hazelview the “Worst Landlord of the Year” for neglecting low-income tenants.

Peel ACORN’s tenant survey shows a crisis. Out of 257 renters surveyed, 88% said their building needs repairs, 39% live with mold, and one in three have seen cockroaches. ACORN rallied at Brampton City Hall to demand landlord licensing. Read the report: buff.ly/ON3hOAt

Members from across Moncton Came out to the Pride Parade! With many cheers in support! Many people were ready and raring to sign onto our Affordable Energy Survey as we are trying to make it possible to live a moderate livelihood for all!

Pacific Quorum threatened to cut water & power to Kwantlen Park tenants days before eviction. ACORN rallied at their office in response. Cutting water & power to force tenants out is ILLEGAL. Send an email to PQ shaming them for operating in bad-faith! buff.ly/34fGFuS

Today in Forest Lawn, tenants stood up to tell City of Calgary that their homes are infested, their requests for repairs are ignored, and that neglect is the new normal in housing.

The 27 Bold Street Tenant Union received a lot of local attention after a 44-day gas outage and delayed AC repairs. The union achieved a major win on July 31, securing a meeting with their landlord, Valour Property Management to address ongoing issues in the building.

Sandra, a tenant in Nova Scotia, is denied an A/C by her caseworker for the 5th year in a row. Peter in Moncton ended up in the ER. Low-income tenants across Canada are demanding access to cooling. ACORN members in Atlantic Canada are organizing. buff.ly/kC3yU8V