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Ontario Capping Rent Increases Below the Rate of Inflation
7/1/2023 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Province holding rent increase guideline at 2.5 per cent in 2024
... MoreOntario expanding 'strong mayor' powers to 26 more cities
6/16/2023 | Posted in Ontario News by Paul DeAdder
Ontario is conferring so-called strong mayor powers — which critics have decried as undemocratic — upon 26 more cities in the name of building more housing.
... MoreNo new residential construction in Ontario after April 4
4/3/2020 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Speaking from Queen’s Park on Friday afternoon, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a halt to all residential construction in the province.
... MoreOntario freezes evictions, temporarily halts scheduled orders due to COVID-19
3/25/2020 | Posted in Ontario News by Paul DeAdder
The Ontario government has confirmed that it will temporarily not issue any new eviction orders and will halt the enforcement of evictions during the COVID-19 outbreak.
... MoreOntario ordering non-essential businesses to close
3/25/2020 | Posted in Ontario News by Paul DeAdder
All “non-essential” workplaces in Ontario have been ordered closed effective 11:59 p.m. Tuesday for 14 days as the battle against COVID-19 reaches a critical ... More
Metrolinx & GTAA create paths to transit hub
2/25/2020 | Posted in Ontario News by Paul DeAdder
The provincial transit agency and the GTAA (Greater Toronto Airports Authority) have reached an important step in a project that will make getting to and from area airports ... More
Ontario passes legislation to cut red tape, ease housing crisis
6/7/2019 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
The Ontario government has passed legislation which aims to tackle the province’s housing crisis.
... MoreOntario Realtors advise Ford government to end 'bully' offers
4/8/2019 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Industry association also wants its regulator to have more power to 'kick out' unethical agents
... MoreOntario scraps rent control for new units
11/20/2018 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Starting immediately, rent control rules will no longer apply to buildings and flats being rented for the first time, the Progressive Conservative government announced ... More
OREA asks Ontario to allow open bidding process, revamp realtor rules
10/12/2018 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
The Ontario Real Estate Association is making more than three dozen recommendations to the provincial government on how it should update the rules governing realtors, including ... More
Ontario government announces expanded GO Transit service in southern Ontario
9/21/2018 | Posted in Ontario News by Paul DeAdder
The Ontario government says it’s expanding GO Transit service in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. This will bring immediate relief to the ... More
