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LIEN, along with the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) and the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO), have prepared a briefing note for Toronto City Council. We are calling on Council to pass a by-law setting a maximum indoor temperature standard of 26oC in all rental units to protect tenants from the serious and potentially
The Heat Collaborative is a network of organizations active in Ontario on the growing problem of extreme heat and its impacts on vulnerable communities and individuals for whom we advocate. Ontario has had an unprecedented six multi-day heat warnings this summer, along with high humidity and wildfire smoke. Many seniors, children, tenants, workers and people
Blog on air conditioning units as an environmental justice concern.
by Elizabeth Kwofie, Communications Intern, Canadian Environmental Law Association Disconnection moratoriums are a crucial safety measure that ensures vulnerable residents are not left without heating or cooling during unbearably cold or hot months. In Canada, these protections cover the frigid winters, but places in the United States recognize their value for extreme heat, opening up
We have put together a toolkit for activists on Municipal Advocacy around Extreme Heat and Rental Housing. It includes an introduction to the issue, our Model Maximum Heat Bylaw, and a Template for Deputation On Extreme Heat In Rental Housing. Please feel free to use this in your advocacy work. Prepared by:Low-Income Energy Network (LIEN)Canadian
Presentation for Canada Home Energy Justice ConferenceOctober 9, 2024Presented by: Zee Bhanji, Stakeholder Engagement and Energy Policy Analyst To download the presentation, click here.
Toronto Heat Safety, a coalition of the following organizations; ACORN, Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE), Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO), ARCH Disability Law Centre (ARCH), Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), Climate Justice Toronto, CREW (Community Resilience to Extreme Weather), Low-Income Energy Network, Seniors for Climate
June 3, 2024 WHAT: Toronto Heat Safety, a coalition of tenant advocacy and environmental organizations, have come together to demand that the City of Toronto protect residents from extreme heat by, among other actions, implementing a maximum temperature bylaw that will ensure that all residential rental units in the city have a temperature of no
March 1, 2024 Toronto – The Low-Income Energy Network (LIEN) welcomes Ontario’s announcement that it is increasing the income eligibility threshold for the Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP). The OESP provides financial relief to lower-income households across the province by offering monthly credits on electricity bills. Raising the income limits by up to 35% means that approximately
REMINDER: Increased Income Eligibility Thresholds for energy assistance programs take effect March 1 If you did not qualify previously, you may be eligible now! Starting March 1, 2024, new income eligibility thresholds for both Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP) and Low-income Energy Assistance Program Emergency Financial Assistance (LEAP EFA), go into effect. Income eligibility is
By Masahda Lochan-Aristide, Communications Intern The Energy Affordability Program (EAP) recently released a new addition to the benefits for income eligible residents of Ontario who heat with electricity. Cold climate air source heat pumps are now available free of cost to those who are income eligible. The EAP offers equipment-based measures to those seeking long
ACORN Canada, Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario, Canadian Environmental Law Association, Low-Income Energy Network, and Toronto Environmental Alliance are writing in support of motion MM7.8 and urging the Toronto City Council to urgently pass an adequate temperature by-law in the City of Toronto to be implemented before next summer. Extreme
