Immigration in the News – Making Sense of Recent News Announcements from IRCC

**The following information is accurate as of September 26, 2024.**  Over the last several months, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has made a number of announcements about changes being made to Canada’s Temporary Residence Immigration Programs. Below is a summary of some of the most significant changes. More information can be found on the Immigration,

Toronto residents invited to provide feedback that will help shape new renovictions bylaw

News Release August 28, 2024   The City of Toronto is inviting residents to provide input on the implementation of a new renovictions bylaw modelled after successful initiatives in other cities across Canada. In June, Toronto City Council directed City staff to create a bylaw in response to the growing trend of renovictions in Toronto,

Investigating a rise in ‘own-use’ evictions

Watch this segment from CBC’s The National on own-use evictions where Karly Wilson, lead of our Housing Law Team, was interviewed. “Own-use evictions are up 85 per cent in Ontario, pitting angry tenants against landlords who say they need their properties back. CBC’s Ioanna Roumeliotis investigates what’s behind the increase and talks to tenants who worry they could soon be living on the streets.”

Thorncliffe Park Election Forum – Ward 15 By-Election

Annual General Meeting 2024