A response to the Ontario government public consultation ended December 9, 2022 on the rent-to-own model as a tool in achieving access to affordable housing.
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A response to the Ontario government public consultation ended December 9, 2022 on the rent-to-own model as a tool in achieving access to affordable housing.
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Consumers Council of Canada uses online questionnaires directed to its Public Interest Network (PIN) to help identify experiences and attitudes of consumers, and to help inform priority-setting for the Council. This report summarizes the views shared by PIN participants in May 2022. Current views...More
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Consumers Council of Canada uses online questionnaires directed to its Public Interest Network (PIN) to help identify experiences and attitudes of consumers, and to help inform priority-setting for the Council. This report summarizes the views shared by PIN participants in May 2022. Current views...More
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Consumers Council of Canada has attempted to piece together Canada’s consumer protection and empowerment priorities through a detailed review of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s December 2021 mandate letters to federal cabinet ministers.
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Consumers Council of Canada has attempted to piece together Canada’s consumer protection and empowerment priorities through a detailed review of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s December 2021 mandate letters to federal cabinet ministers.
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A response by the Consumers Council of Canada to the consultation of the Real Estate Council of Alberta concerning its strategic plan.
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A response by the Consumers Council of Canada to the consultation of the Real Estate Council of Alberta concerning its strategic plan.
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As household expenses outpace wages, more people are living with roommates. The 2016 census shows that Canadian multi-generational households are the fastest-growing. Non-census family households of two or more persons, such as roommates or siblings, and other family households excluding multi-ge...More
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Consumers Council of Canada invited 12 individuals representing the housing industry, skilled experts, and consumers, to join a panel to examine the impact of residential intensification. Panel members looked at where we have been and the shape of things to come. Following a consensus process, th...More
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Residential intensification has been a planning objective in Ontario for decades, but has recently followed a path quite different than in the past. The type of building that provides a home to many people can now be as tall as an office tower. New, multiple residential buildings, in Ontario and ...More
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The Consumers Council of Canada's response to the Fall 2016 federal government consultation concerning a National Housing Strategy for Canada.Available to Consumers Council of Canada members at no additional charge. Using the Web Player go to: My Account>My Content. Or just open an instal...More
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