Jennifer Wallace

Once again, the Ontario government has produced a provincial budget that will do little to tackle the crisis of unaffordable housing in this province. The budget will see spending for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing drop from the $2.14 billion estimated for 2025-26 to $1.79 billion for the coming year. That’s a 16 … Read more

The federal and Ontario governments committed this week to reduce taxes and development fees on newly-constructed homes. Sadly, these sizable investments don’t include any help targeted at the millions of Canadian households most affected by the affordability crisis.  The governments have chosen measures aimed at lowering the cost of building and buying newly built homes, … Read more

You are invited to fill out a survey about your experience. ACORN Hamilton is conducting a survey of tenants in Hamilton to learn about their experiences with rent increases, the city housing emergency fund and landlord applications for rent increases above the annual provincial guidelines. The survey data will help ACORN plan for its next … Read more