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ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 4h

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!

ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 21h

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.

As heat relief bylaw moves ahead, critics say low-income tenants left out

Though approved, the new bylaw, which heads to full council on Oct. 14, could still face some more opposition.

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ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 2d

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

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ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 3d

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

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ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 3d

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

Toronto ACORN announces priorities for the 2026 Toronto City Budget - ACORN Canada

Toronto, ON — On Friday, September 26, 2025, Toronto ACORN announced its budget recommendations in advance of the consultations for the 2026 Toronto City Budget. On behalf of our low-income and…

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ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 5d

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

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ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 5d

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

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ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 7d

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

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ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 8d

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!

ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 9d

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

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ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 16d

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

ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 18d

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

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ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 18d

Support our demands by emailing PM Carney and demanding strong tenant protections to be tied to funding for provinces. buff.ly/KJNtmYY

ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 18d

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.

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ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 20d

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

Challenging the UCP on Rent Control and Housing in Alberta! - Maritimes & Beyond - ACORN Canada

Nichola has an informative discussion with Janis Irwin, the NDP Shadow Minister for Housing and MLA for Edmonton Highlands-Norwood, regarding the housing situation in Alberta. They discuss the…

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ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 21d

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 Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 22d

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 👈

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ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 22d

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

ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 24d

👉 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.

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ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 25d

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

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ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 26d

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

ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 26d

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!

BAN Fixed Term Leases!: Housing is a right, not a countdown - ACORN Canada

Having issue with seeing the below petition? Click here!

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ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · 29d

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

ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · Sep 12

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

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ACORN Canada @acorncanada.bsky.social · Sep 12

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