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Data shows over 19,000 eviction applications in Toronto in 2014 with the majority (87 per cent) of eviction applications for the non-payment of rent. Almost 60 per cent of eviction applications in Toronto in 2018 were due to arrears or late rent, and the majority of tenants facing evictions are working people facing short-term financial hardships. * Removing Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) hearings altogether for tenants that cannot formally and speedily dispute the eviction, it could lead to more people being evicted. The province can do more to support legal clinics in offering low-cost legal advice and case management services to low-income tenants to help them avoid eviction.

Blog Investing in Innovative Housing Solutions Eleven Solutions Lab Proposals to Receive Funding Through the NHS Solutions Labs Investing in Innovative Housing Solutions Eleven Solutions Lab Proposals to Receive Funding Through the NHS Solutions Labs OTTAWA, ON — Finding solutions to housing challenges such as affordability, social inclusion, Northern and remote supports, Indigenous housing provision, and environmental sustainability is key to ensuring that more Canadians have access housing that meets their needs and that they can afford. Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and the Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), announced $2.2 million in funding for eleven projects recipients through the National Housing Strategy (NHS) Solutions Labs Initiative. The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Funding for Solutions Labs is available to those who wish to address housing related issues identified under the National Housing Strategy’s priority areas. Investing in Innovative Housing Solutions Eleven Solutions Lab Proposals to Receive Funding Through the NHS Solutions Labs

At the first #WellesleyTalks panel event, A. I. and Health Equity: Opportunities and challenges for ethics and policy, held on April 3, 2019, a panel of thought We expanded the conversation by asking our in-house and digital audience to pose questions in person and remotely using the hashtag #WellesleyTalks. The territory was the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy and Confederacy of the Ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. Revised by the Elders Circle (Council of Aboriginal Initiatives) on November 6, 2014 In the spirit of equity and inclusion, if we can improve on this statement, please contact us.

Wellesley Institute works in research and policy to improve health and health equity in the GTA through action on the social determinants of health. Social assistance is a lifeline for Ontarians living in poverty and without it, many people would be destitute