#Ontario landlords have been applying for and granted Above Guideline Increases to tenants' rent, in some cases with unaddressed maintenance issues and work not being done properly. Tenant organizers say that AGIs are "just another way to make rent unaffordable for long term tenants."
Our feature explores AGIs and how tenants are fighting back: https://leveller.ca/2026/05/ontarios-landlord-tenant-board-rubber-stamps-above-guideline-rent-increase/

By Ashley Liza Fernando BBetween 2021 and 2024, Dominic’s landlord performed renovations on his building that included roof fixing, a change in the hot water tank, and other exterior work. Dominic only became aware that his landlord, Paramount, applied for a 7.4 percent rent increase in June 2025 for work they had undertaken in his …
“The Board of Governors is not democratic… getting these boards to divest from weapons going to Israel and fossil fuels polluting the world is like pulling teeth.”
April marked one year of Carleton4Palestine protests against Carleton’s administration. We report on their response to student and faculty demands.
Read about it here: https://leveller.ca/2026/05/one-year-later-carleton-board-of-governors-remains-complicit/

By Lydia Kent & Maheeshan Sivanesan On April 28, the Carleton University community once again gathered outside Richcraft Hall where the Board of Governors met, for a protest organized by the Carleton4Palestine coalition. It marked a year of protesting every publicly announced Board of Governors meeting and their commitment to complicity in the ongoing genocide …