Kensington Bellwoods Community Legal Services

08/21/2026

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08/21/2026

The City of Toronto has launched a new Rental Building Violations and Inspections Database. The database provides members of the public with access to information about enforcement activity in rental apartment buildings. This tool was developed in response to Council’s direction to develop a cross-divisional database for tracking investigation and enforcement activity (EX29.14).

It brings together information about RentSafeTO buildings with active violations, inspections, health hazards and other concerns; and is intended to make it easier for tenants, tenant advocates, and others to access information on what orders and violations have been identified in the rental buildings.

The City’s Tenant Advisory Committee was consulted in the development of the database, and the City will also be conducting user experience testing with tenants and tenant advocates to further improve the public database.

Find rental apartment listings with active violations, inspections, health hazards and other concerns across select buildings in Toronto. Each listing covers information that allows you to track investigation and enforcement activity. Disclaimer: Not all rental buildings are included. Only apartment...

08/13/2026

08/13/2026

n two Toronto communities near new transit, nearly 1 in 10 face eviction. How can we protect more tenants?
A study of five communities near new UP, Finch West or Eglinton LRT stops found higher eviction rates between 2010 and 2023.

Explore new evidence on how transit investment, ownership patterns, rent growth, and eviction filings shape housing insecurity across Toronto’s multi-family rental market.

08/13/2026

Ontario is enacting new rules for social assistance payments so people without legal immigration status in Canada cannot receive the benefits.

Premier Doug Ford first vowed to make the change following media reports about a tribunal ruling that awarded Ontario Works payments to a man who came to Canada decades ago on a temporary work permit that has since expired.

Ford wrote in a social media post last month his government would always support people who have fallen on hard times, but “that doesn’t include people living in Canada illegally.”

The minister of children, community and social services says in a press release today that the province has now amended regulations on Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program.

Michael Parsa says it will ensure taxpayer dollars are focused on people facing financial hardship who are legally allowed to live in Canada.

The changes specify that people who are in Canada illegally and people only authorized to stay on a temporary basis, such as through student visas and work permits, are not eligible for social assistance. (Source CP)

08/11/2026

Tell Premier Ford Ontario needs full rent control now!

Housing in Ontario has gone from bad to worse. Renters in Ontario face skyrocketing rents, housing insecurity, and a lack of affordable options. Whether it’s through a false own-use eviction or a renoviction, the end result is the same: The absence of full rent control means renters are evicted fr...

08/06/2026

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08/05/2026

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07/24/2026

Congratulations Mary Jane Mossman!

Mary Jane Mossman, Law’70, who was the only woman in her graduating class, returns to Queen’s to receive an honorary doctorate recognizing her distinguished career as a legal scholar, educator, and author.