Im/migrants and refugees face precarious conditions in the current housing market. Many landlords prey on this group knowing many will not understand the legislation regarding things like deposits, paying in advance. Equally, this group faces barriers to finding appropriate housing due to bias, racism and misinformation
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Virtual Victim Support Directory (VSD) information session
It is our pleasure to invite you to a virtual Victim Support Directory (VSD) information session. The VSD is Ontario’s first stop for housing, legal, financial, health, and crisis support. The website was updated in 2025 and we are excited to bring the new look and features to…
Published February 25, 2026
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Embrave is looking for people to join its Board of Directors
Embrave is seeking community members who are committed to its mission and vision to support individuals impacted by gender-based violence.Published June 3, 2025
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Call for participants: Housing for refugee claimants
Researchers at the University of Ottawa are conducting interviews with people who claimed asylum in Canada and experienced homelessness or housing precarity in Ottawa.Published April 22, 2025
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Regina, Ottawa to partner on more 'deeply affordable' rapid housing units
Jessie Anton · CBC News · Posted: Feb 13, 2023
The federal government has announced it's providing the City of Regina $6.6 million from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to put toward another rapid housing initiative project.
According to Ahmed Hussen, the federal…
Published February 15, 2023
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Ukrainian Kyiv-based pride organization asks Canadians to open homes to LGBTQ refugees
Courtney Dickson · CBC News · Posted: Jan 06, 2023
Simon Fraser University professor Svitlana Matviyenko was in Kyiv on New Year's Eve when Russia fired missiles into the city.
"It was a very strange experience, obviously. And scary in many ways," she told Stephen Quinn, the…
Published January 10, 2023
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A Norfolk County company wanted to hire Ukrainian refugees. First step? Build them a place to live
J.P. Antonacci The Hamilton Spectator Sat., Jan. 7, 2023
Olha Diletchuk first came to Titan Trailers near Courtland in June, one week after she and her two young children landed in Canada as refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.
“I was ready to do any job just to stay here. I was…
Published January 10, 2023
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Newcomers face ‘alarming’ discrimination in finding housing, says report
Kelly Skjerven The Star Thu., Dec. 1, 2022
Newcomers searching for a home in Toronto’s tight rental market face “alarming” levels of discrimination, according to a new report by the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights
In a phone audit of rental listings that appeared this year…
Published December 2, 2022
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Feds, province announce $92M for 5 housing projects in Ottawa
Joanne Chianello · CBC · Posted: Nov 22, 2022
The federal and provincial housing ministers chose National Housing Day to announce $91.85 million in funding for 272 affordable units in Ottawa.
More than half the funds are earmarked for a federal low-cost loan to local developer…
Published November 23, 2022
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Landlord doubles rent for Syrian refugees using exemption that allows for unlimited increases
Robert Williams The Star Wed., Nov. 16, 2022
KITCHENER — An exemption in the Rent Control Act for newer rental units means a Syrian refugee family’s monthly cost for a Kitchener town home will more than double in February.
Jumping from a current rent of $1,900 per month to $4,000…
Published November 17, 2022
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Ukrainian newcomers face challenges as some landlords demand months of advance rent
Sharif Hassan November 10, 2022 The Canadian Press
Galyna Durysvt spent months looking for a rental apartment in the Greater Toronto Area after fleeing the war in Ukraine.
She’d view prospective rentals and put in applications but kept hitting a wall in her search when some…
Published November 15, 2022