ACORN Canada
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Community action group with 24+ local chapters and 185,000+ members across Canada. Join the fight for social and economic justice! #organizingworks
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Tenants at 2000 Sheppard West held a successful speakout to protest unfinished repairs, health and safety concerns. A demand letter to the Landlord was delivered. The fight will continue for safe and healthy homes. Add your voice with our online action: buff.ly/MPkdQq2
October 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Tenants at 2000 Sheppard West held a successful speakout to protest unfinished repairs, health and safety concerns. A demand letter to the Landlord was delivered. The fight will continue for safe and healthy homes. Add your voice with our online action: buff.ly/MPkdQq2
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 tofield1@acorncanada.org to get involved!
Want to get involved with your neighbours at Nubury Properties? Reach out to tofield1@acorncanada.org to get involved!
October 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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 tofield1@acorncanada.org to get involved!
Want to get involved with your neighbours at Nubury Properties? Reach out to tofield1@acorncanada.org to get involved!
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
October 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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
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
October 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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
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
October 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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
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
October 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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
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
October 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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
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!
October 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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!
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
October 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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
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
September 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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
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.
September 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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.
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 👈
September 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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 👈
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
September 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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
👉 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.
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.
September 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
👉 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.
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.
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
September 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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
Nova Scotia tenants deserve stability. But they are instead being forced to sign leases that place their rights on a countdown. ACORN rallied outside Service NS to demand an end to fixed-term leases that strip away tenant protections. buff.ly/1Otc9XV
September 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Nova Scotia tenants deserve stability. But they are instead being forced to sign leases that place their rights on a countdown. ACORN rallied outside Service NS to demand an end to fixed-term leases that strip away tenant protections. buff.ly/1Otc9XV
London ACORN tenants at 85 Walnut turned their building into a Gallery to show the gap between LMCH’s “Fair” grade and the real conditions on tenants. Tenants demand repairs, accountability, & city-wide landlord licensing. London ACORN is putting the truth on display. buff.ly/EvETXmb
September 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
London ACORN tenants at 85 Walnut turned their building into a Gallery to show the gap between LMCH’s “Fair” grade and the real conditions on tenants. Tenants demand repairs, accountability, & city-wide landlord licensing. London ACORN is putting the truth on display. buff.ly/EvETXmb
ACORN members joined Labour Day events across Canada, standing with our union siblings in the fight for fair wages, affordable housing, & energy justice!
September 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
ACORN members joined Labour Day events across Canada, standing with our union siblings in the fight for fair wages, affordable housing, & energy justice!
ACORN members went to Calgary City Hall to demand landlord registration. From pests to broken standards, tenants in Calgary are paying the price while landlords skate by. City Hall must act. Support ACORN’s municipal platform by emailing City Council: buff.ly/NUdgmjQ
August 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
ACORN members went to Calgary City Hall to demand landlord registration. From pests to broken standards, tenants in Calgary are paying the price while landlords skate by. City Hall must act. Support ACORN’s municipal platform by emailing City Council: buff.ly/NUdgmjQ
Did you know ACORN Canada has a weekly podcast? Check out the latest episode of Maritimes & Beyond on Youtube!: buff.ly/6zIOkXJ
Chair of New Brunswick ACORN and host Nichola Taylor welcomes back Randy Hatfield, the Executive Director of the Human Development Council.
Chair of New Brunswick ACORN and host Nichola Taylor welcomes back Randy Hatfield, the Executive Director of the Human Development Council.
August 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Did you know ACORN Canada has a weekly podcast? Check out the latest episode of Maritimes & Beyond on Youtube!: buff.ly/6zIOkXJ
Chair of New Brunswick ACORN and host Nichola Taylor welcomes back Randy Hatfield, the Executive Director of the Human Development Council.
Chair of New Brunswick ACORN and host Nichola Taylor welcomes back Randy Hatfield, the Executive Director of the Human Development Council.
Toronto ACORN members packed the room for our People’s Assembly for Healthy Homes, joined by Councillors Josh Matlow and Paula Fletcher’s staff, and the Toronto Environmental Alliance. Our actions are setting the stage for stronger remedial action to hold landlords accountable.
August 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Toronto ACORN members packed the room for our People’s Assembly for Healthy Homes, joined by Councillors Josh Matlow and Paula Fletcher’s staff, and the Toronto Environmental Alliance. Our actions are setting the stage for stronger remedial action to hold landlords accountable.
Ottawa ACORN hit the streets for the 2025 “Worst Landlord” Bus Tour, exposing unsafe and poorly maintained buildings across the city. Members shared powerful testimonials and awarded Metcap Living and Hazelview the “Worst Landlord of the Year” for neglecting low-income tenants.
August 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Ottawa ACORN hit the streets for the 2025 “Worst Landlord” Bus Tour, exposing unsafe and poorly maintained buildings across the city. Members shared powerful testimonials and awarded Metcap Living and Hazelview the “Worst Landlord of the Year” for neglecting low-income tenants.
Peel ACORN’s tenant survey shows a crisis. Out of 257 renters surveyed, 88% said their building needs repairs, 39% live with mold, and one in three have seen cockroaches. ACORN rallied at Brampton City Hall to demand landlord licensing. Read the report: buff.ly/ON3hOAt
August 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Peel ACORN’s tenant survey shows a crisis. Out of 257 renters surveyed, 88% said their building needs repairs, 39% live with mold, and one in three have seen cockroaches. ACORN rallied at Brampton City Hall to demand landlord licensing. Read the report: buff.ly/ON3hOAt
Members from across Moncton Came out to the Pride Parade! With many cheers in support! Many people were ready and raring to sign onto our Affordable Energy Survey as we are trying to make it possible to live a moderate livelihood for all!
August 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Members from across Moncton Came out to the Pride Parade! With many cheers in support! Many people were ready and raring to sign onto our Affordable Energy Survey as we are trying to make it possible to live a moderate livelihood for all!
Pacific Quorum threatened to cut water & power to Kwantlen Park tenants days before eviction. ACORN rallied at their office in response. Cutting water & power to force tenants out is ILLEGAL. Send an email to PQ shaming them for operating in bad-faith! buff.ly/34fGFuS
August 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Pacific Quorum threatened to cut water & power to Kwantlen Park tenants days before eviction. ACORN rallied at their office in response. Cutting water & power to force tenants out is ILLEGAL. Send an email to PQ shaming them for operating in bad-faith! buff.ly/34fGFuS