Call for Board Nominations! The FMTA is seeking new Board members to fill current vacancies. torontotenants.org/call_for_boa... Apply with your resume and C.V. to [email protected] by Friday, December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM. Subject line “Board Application”.

Toronto Takes Action: Developing the Renovictions Bylaw To mark the occasion of National Housing week, the City of Toronto's Housing Secretariat is bringing together an expert panel to discuss the development and use of the Renovictions bylaw ⏰ Tuesday, November 25th at 6PM 📍87 Elm St

Re-post from YSW Tenant Union. This Saturday, let's show @fordnation.bsky.social and The Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) the power of the tenant movement on the streets. 11am, 67 Yonge St tenantunion.ca/housingday2025

We're Hiring a Director of Communications (18 month Contract, Parental Leave)! Want to join our team? See the job description below and apply by November 24th at 6PM torontotenants.org/jobs

Join FMTA and the Tenant Action Committee to #StopBill60 Bill 60 threatens to further push tenants to the brink. Let's come together and fight back against these brutal attacks on tenants. ⏰ Wednesday November 19th, 7pm 📍 Zoom To register, click the link: tr.ee/nRJpiqMvBT

Sat, Oct 18: Tenants at Rosebury Square held a community action to raise awareness about ongoing issues in the buildings, including four AGIs covering all 5 buildings after years of deferred maintenance and closure of the swimming pool. Many of the repairs are long-standing upkeep challenges.

We’re hosting our first Midtown FMTA Tenant School today, talking about the importance of and how to organize for collective tenant power. Today, we’re focusing on how to work with government with @progresstoronto.bsky.social , dealing with the challenges and successes of the tenant movement. 🧵

FMTA was at Deputy Mayor Paul Ainslie's @cllrainslie.bsky.social Tenant Community Meeting Sep 17th at Scarborough Village Recreation Centre with Mayor Olivia Chow @mayoroliviachow.ca and ACORN @acorncanada.bsky.social to speak with tenants about the issues they are facing in Scarborough-Guildwood.

FMTA was at Councillor Shelley Carroll's @shelleycarroll.bsky.social Tenant Town Hall yesterday, September 17, 2025 held at the Oriole Community Centre. Thanks for having us! We were able provide resources and present information about tenant rights to the tenants of Don Valley North!

Register to attend for FREE a series of Tenant Rights Educational Workshops for September 2025! Starting September 15 - September 24, 2025 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM or 7PM - 8PM Where: Online over Zoom RSVP via www.torontotenants.org or contact: Joeita · [email protected] · (416) 413-9442

NEXT WEEK: Mid-Town Tenant School is coming to your neighborhood from September 13 - September 20th! RSVP to attend⤵️ tr.ee/ilNBSo4C4t Join us to learn about your rights under the law, meet other tenant leaders and strategize to take action against bad landlords!

TOMORROW: Renoviction By-Law Infosession! Join the Tenant Action Committee (TAC) and the Toronto Housing Secretariat for an infosession on your rights and legal responses when faced with a Renoviction. Sign up in our link below or email us at [email protected] tr.ee/Bnqd4xNcU9

Mid-Town Tenant School is coming to your neighborhood from September 13 - September 20th! RSVP to attend! Tenants and Tenant Association leaders in the Toronto- St. Paul’s ward are welcome to apply to the Tenant School program. www.torontotenants.org/mid_town_ten...

NEXT THURSDAY: Renoviction By-Law Infosession! Join TAC + the Toronto Housing Secretariat for an infosession on your rights and legal responses when faced with a Renoviction. Sign up in our link below or email us at [email protected] www.torontotenants.org/new_toronto_...

Upcoming Free Online Tenant Rights Workshops for August 2025! RSVP to attend via FMTA's website: www.torontotenants.org

Today we stood w/ Mayor Olivia Chow & tenant orgs to launch Toronto’s Rental Renovictions By-Law! Starting July 31st tenants will have a clear process for N13 cases & compensation for moving costs. Landlords can be fined up to $100k for violations. A huge win for tenant movement!

Meet Jeff - a tenant in downtown Toronto dealing with an unaccountable landlord. Make sure you tell your City Councillor that you support #RentSafeTOSigns ⤵️ joshmatlow.ca/rentsafe See our full video ⤵️ vm.tiktok.com/ZMSnLBLqs/

Do you want to be a part of tenant rights advocacy at the Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations? Or would like to help out with events or tabling? If so, consider volunteering with us! You can sign up by visiting our website: torontotenants.org/volunteer and fill out our google form

We’re supporting the push for #RentSafeTOSigns—a colour-coded sign system (just like DineSafe) to hold landlords accountable.🧵1/3

Upcoming for July 2025, FMTA’s Free Virtual Tenant Rights Workshops: torontotenants.org

"In other places, laws prohibit landlords from evicting vulnerable seniors. But not in Ontario." "The Ontario government has the authority to draft similar laws, but it won’t." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Have questions about your rights as a tenant? Landlord not doing the repairs? Do you want information about Above Guideline Increases or how to start a Tenant Association? You can call the tenant hotline at 416-921-9494 Mon to Fri from 8:30am - 6pm, Saturdays from 10am - 5pm.

Earlier today, we held our Annual General Meeting, bringing together tenant groups across the City to build tenant power. This was the first AGM with our new Executive Director, Yaroslava Montenegro as we thank the previous ED, Geordie Dent, for 20 years of service at FMTA. 1/🧵

THIS SATURDAY! Join us for FMTA's 2025 Annual General Meeting! This year, we'll be in person featuring best selling author of "The Tenant Class," @ricardotranjan.bsky.social ⏰ Sat June 14th at 11AM 📍120 Carlton St Party Room RSVP through the link below ⤵️ www.torontotenants.org/agm2025

Today, we joined @fairrent_on and allies giving the Ford gov't a Mandate Letter to demand: * Full Rent Control * Strengthen Tenant Rights * Expand Public Housing * Increase Income Security * Support Dignified Housing /🧵

A Hamilton landlord fined $100,000 for illegally renovicting tenants. Tenants receive some justice, even though they can't get their homes back. "tenants testified during a trial against Moniz and property management company Cornerstone Select Properties..." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Re-post from Fair Rent Ontario: ✉️ RENTER MANDATE LETTER EVENT @ QUEEN'S PARK 👉 Join Fair Rent Ontario in delivering a Renter’s Mandate Letter to the provincial government! 📆 Tues. June 3, 10:00 am ET 📍 Queen's Park (South Lawn) 👀 See you there! fairrentontario.ca

Join us for our Annual General Meeting with Special Guest Speaker Ricardo Tranjan! 🗓 Saturday, June 14, 2025 🕚 11:00am - 1:00pm 📍 120 Carlton Street Please RSVP online ⬇️ torontotenants.org/agm2025

Open to Tenants, Tenant Groups, Associations and Tenant Advocates: A Virtual Panel on Above Guideline Rent Increases ⏰ Tues, May 27th from 7pm - 9pm Share strategies to help organize against Above Guideline Increases Please RSVP to attend. Zoom link will be sent out closer to panel date.

FMTA is seeking new Volunteer Board members to fill current vacancies. To join the Volunteer Board, applicants must meet certain eligibility requirements and be a member in good standing at least 30 days prior to our AGM. Visit: torontotenants.org for more information

Mon, Apr 28th at Noon: Your Basic Tenant Rights www.torontotenants.org/free_worksho... Tues, Apr 29th at Noon: Fighting An Eviction www.torontotenants.org/free_worksho... Wed, Apr 30th at Noon: Summer Tenancy Issues www.torontotenants.org/free_worksho...

We are hiring for a Tenant Organizer (Permanent) Position at the Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations (FMTA) Due by May 11th at 11:50PM Be a part of the change as we organize tenants across the City of Toronto to build momentum and tenant power! www.torontotenants.org/jobs

Thank you @joshmatlow for having us at your Tenant Town Hall the other day. Great turnout despite the weather! We were able to connect with tenants in Toronto St. Paul's and share FMTA's tenant information and resources.

Attend a Tenant Town Hall tonight at 6pm - 8pm at Christ Church Deer Park 1570 Yonge Street. Hosted by Councillor Josh Matlow @joshmatlow.bsky.social This event will shed light on Tenant Rights and offer valuable Tenant and Community Support resources. Come be part of the conversation!

Thank you UofT Housing Fair for having FMTA at your event on March 20th! We were able to provide tenant rights informational pamphlets to the students who came by along with answering some questions that they had about looking for housing, maintenance & repair, co-tenancies, etc.

📢 WE'RE HIRING 📢 Want to connect w/your neighbours to build tenant organizing across the City of Toronto? We’re #hiring a Civic Engagement Coordinator! Be part of the change as we mobilize volunteers to build momentum & tenant power. Details below ⤵️ torontotenants.org/jobs

Read our statement on the need for further supports for the Multi-Tenant Housing tenants. While we support increased efforts to support tenants, much more needs to be done to protect tenants from homelessness. Reach out for comment: [email protected]

We’re here at this season’s Tenant School teaching tenants on their rights. Whether it be Above Guideline Increases (AGIs), Accessible Housing or learning about the Landlord Tenant Board, we need tenants to know their rights to build tenant power. 1/2

📢 THIS SATURDAY! Join @TorontoTenants for this season's Tenant School! Want to learn more about your rights as a tenant? Join us for this intensive 2-day training taught by lawyers or experienced community advocates. Sign up⤵️ tr.ee/EAXTLPFrVX

Join TTCriders' Rally to Open the Crosstown to call for answers about the long-delayed Eglinton Crosstown and Finch West LRTs, & ask all provincial parties to commit to get transit moving & clear the TTC’s repair backlog! Wednesday, February 19 at 5pm at Yonge and Eglinton: www.ttcriders.ca/events

Free Virtual Tenant Workshops for February 2025! RSVP to attend at: linktr.ee/torontotenants or via website: www.torontotenants.org

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at #TheGreenLineTO’s January Action Journey event, “How to fight your landlord (and actually win).”

January Action Journey event, “How to fight your landlord (and actually win),” will be tonight Tues, Jan. 21 from 6 - 9 p.m. at St. Stephen-In-The-Fields church (103 Bellevue Ave.) Dinner and refreshments will be provided RSVP here before spots fill up 👇 thegreenline.to/issue/evicti...

Upcoming for January 2025, RSVP for FMTA's Free Online Tenant Workshops: linktr.ee/torontotenants

Upcoming: Sign Up to Attend Two Free Online Tenant Workshops at Noon! Dec 5th and Dec 6th. Basic Tenant Rights Workshop: Thurs, Dec 5th at 12pm! www.torontotenants.org/free_worksho... Tenant Workshop on Fighting An Eviction: Fri, Dec 6th at 12pm! www.torontotenants.org/free_worksho...

"The makers of YieldStar, who are being sued by the U.S. government, are accused of helping landlords collude to form a “housing cartel” that allowed them to raise rents in a coordinated fashion." breachmedia.ca/competition-...

RSVP for FMTA's Tenant School workshop series for People with Disabilities from Nov 25th - Dec 4th. www.torontotenants.org/registration...