The Heat Collaborative calls on the provincial government to make extreme heat a priority.
The Heat Collaborative Calls for Action
Tag: climate justice
Joint Submission: CELA, ACORN Hamilton, LIEN, Environment Hamilton, and HCLC on Hamilton Budget Delegations
Environmental and tenant rights advocacy groups sent a joint submission to Hamilton’s Budget Committee to advocate for an expansion of temporary free air conditioning programs for low income tenants. Extreme heat is a serious health risk.
Submission: Toronto Heat Safety Coalition Supports Free Air Conditioning Program for Low-Income Tenants
The Toronto Heat Safety Coalition made a written submission to the City of Toronto’s Budget Committee to include a new program to provide free air conditioners to low-income tenants in Toronto before summer 2025.
CELA letter on Legal Jurisdiction for Maximum Temperature By-laws
CELA has completed a legal analysis of the broad authority of the CIty of Hamilton to pass a maximum temperature by-law which would set indoor temperature standards in all rental units.
Submission: Temporary Foreign Worker Housing Must Protect Workers from Extreme Heat
In order to protect workers from the health impacts of extreme heat, CELA recommends that ESDC introduce a maximum indoor temperature standard of 26°C or a humidex of 30°C in employer-provided accommodations.
Media Release: City of Ottawa Must Urgently Protect Tenants from Extreme Heat in Rental Housing
Tenants’ rights and environmental justice advocates are calling on Ottawa city council to pass a maximum temperature by-law to protect tenants from the health risks of extreme heat.