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Tenants deserve secure housing, and should not be forced to shoulder the financial burden of development— if developers were to pay the TRUE COST of their projects, they wouldn’t be as financially lucrative for corporate landlords.
Jan 22, 2026
Send an email today, help advocate for better support for vulnerable tenants during a demoviction!
Late last year, a consultation was conducted by Public Progress with multiple stakeholder groups to determine who is considered 'vulnerable' during a demoviction, and what supports those tenants need to remain housed.
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A set of recommendations from City Staff will be presented at January 22nd's Planning and Housing Committee meeting based on these consultations. While there is a lot to be happy about, they don't go far enough.
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At a high level, the additional compensation that is currently provided to seniors and tenants with disabilities is at risk of being eliminated, and the improved policy will not be applied to the hundreds of redevelopment applications that have already been approved (which impact thousands of tenants),
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Read more about our recommendations below and send a letter in support before January 22nd, 2026 at 9AM.
OUR RECOMMENDATIONS:
Retroactively apply changes for vulnerable tenants to demovictions that do not have signed S111s.
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Our position: Hundreds of demoviction applications that have been approved but have yet to finalize their S111 agreements need to be protected. These buildings represent potentially thousands of vulnerable tenants who will have zero protections or support when they are displaced.
City position: Not in their recommendations.🚨
Maintain the additional compensation (4-months average market rent) that is currently available to seniors and tenants with mental and/or physical health disabilities.
Our position: The additional supports provided to vulnerable tenants should be offered in addition to the compensation, not instead of it.
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City position: To remove the 4-months of AMR.🚨
Post-application tenants who are considered vulnerable should be eligible for additional supports.
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Our position: Buildings with approved applications that have put their redevelopment plans on hold continue to accept new tenants, and it is critically important that when these vulnerable tenants are displaced, more is being done to ensure that they do not become homeless.
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City position: Not in their recommendations.🚨
Assessment of need has to be done door-to-door, not through a survey.
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Our position: Assessing individual needs requires an in-person approach. Surveys are not adequate or reliable in identifying tenant needs, especially vulnerable tenants.
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City position: Recommend doing a paper survey. 🚨
Leasing agents need to be replaced by a housing worker or tenant support coordinator.
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Our position: For-profit leasing agents who work on commission are not an appropriate support for helping vulnerable tenants find adequate, affordable, and accessible housing in their catchment area. Housing workers or tenant support coordinators, who have experience working with vulnerable and marginalized communities, will be able to better support and focus on tenants priorities beyond their own personal interests.
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City position: Maintain the leasing agent and give them the additional responsibility of organizing transportation for vulnerable tenants to and from viewings. 🚨
Tenants with accessibility requirements should be able to view their replacement units prior to signing a new lease.
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Our position: Very few people sign a lease site unseen. Vulnerable tenants, who require their units to be accessible should be able to view the replacement unit before signing a new lease.
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City position: Not in their recommendations. 🚨
