Fighting to Legalize Rooming Houses in Toronto

Affordable housing has emerged as a significant issue in Canadian cities and cities globally, over the last decade. The costs of both home ownership and rental housing have increased, and the supply of available rental units in many cities has declined. What impacts is this having, socially, culturally, economically and politically?The School of Cities is bringing together scholars from across the University of Toronto, who are researching issues related to housing affordability from different disciplinary perspectives, with the objective of working together to research, discuss and debate the causes, processes, policies and consequences of declining housing affordability.Scholarly discussion and work will be shared through our monthly Seminar Series and Paper Series to be published openly on the School of Cities website.

Affordable Housing Challenge Project

Please register with Eventbrite to receive access to the event!Speakers:Philippa Campsie – Adjunct Professor, University of TorontoJoy Connelly – Affordable Housing ConsultantRegini David – Outreach and Law Reform Coordinator, West Scarborough Community Legal ServicesModerated by Jeremy Withers, PhD Candidate, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto Event Description:Join us for a free webinar on the evening of September 29th, 2021. When Toronto City Council sits this coming October 1st and 4th, they will be considering r<a href="https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/get-involved/public-consultations/multi-tenant-rooming-house-review/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">evisions to citywide regulations on multi-tenant rooming houses</a>. This event convenes three experts on the history and status of rooming houses in Toronto, to discuss regulating and preserving this important source of affordable housing in the city.Extra Reading: The city’s proposed framework for rooming houses can be found <a href="https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/951e-Information-Sheet-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>Philippa Campsie: <a href="http://neighbourhoodchange.ca/documents/2018/04/campsie-toronto-rooming-houses.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">"Rooming Houses in Toronto: 1997-2018"</a>Joy Connelly: <a href="https://openingthewindow.com/2021/04/30/the-common-sense-case-for-rental-rooms/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Common Sense Case for Rental Rooms</a> Regini David: <a href="https://www.toronto.com/opinion-story/8932901-legalizing-rooming-houses-in-scarborough-will-be-good-for-everyone/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Legalizing rooming houses in Scarborough will be good for everyone</a>Instructions for Attending the Webinar (via Zoom):Password and details to access the seminar will be emailed out ahead of the event. Note, you must register for this event on Eventbrite to receive access.For accessibility purposes, closed captioning will be available.

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