Over 8,000 renters across Ontario have registered their units with ACORN’s Rental Registry since the grassroots social and economic justice organization launched their map based online database at the end of the summer.
According to rentals.ca, which has for years tracked such data, average rents across the country are still rising at over 100$/month, with a one bedroom apartment in Waterloo averaging 1,944$ a month in October.
Today’s show features interviews with Acer Bonaparte, the chair of ACORN Waterloo Region and Geordie Dent of the Federation of Metro Tenants’ Associations (FMTA), a non-profit organization founded in 1974 which advocates for better rights for tenants.
