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How condos, vacancies distort the affordability equation for renters in Canada
by David Macdonald on July 22, 2019 Why do average rent numbers always seem too low? As I work on major reports, like our recent one looking at rental wages, I have a front row seat to the shortcomings of data...Canada’s rental market is, to say the least, unaccommodating
by David Macdonald on July 18, 2019 Rental wage map of the Greater Toronto Area. Click on image to go to our interactive map of rental wages across Canada. When we talk about housing affordability the focus is...Ten things to know about affordable housing in Alberta
by Nick Falvo on July 17, 2019 People without affordable housing suffer from poor health outcomes, have difficulty finding and sustaining employment and are at greater risk of having their children removed by...Ontario’s blame game: financial literacy and the inadequate status quo
by Erika Shaker on July 16, 2019 As public opinion polls confirm, the wheels seem to have come off the Ford Fiesta. After months of fallout from cuts to education, hundreds of educators across Ontario receiving...Ontario: Penny-pinching province trims transit credit for seniors
by Ricardo Tranjan on July 15, 2019 The Ontario government is cutting two-thirds of the funding for the Ontario Seniors’ Transit Tax Credit program. Whereas previously $9.7 million was allocated for the program, now...
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