City of Hamilton is the first municipality in Ontario to pass a municipal maximum heat by-law.
Media Statement: Legal clinics applaud Hamilton’s maximum indoor temperature by-law
Tag: Maximum Temperature By-law
Blog: Hamilton Takes the Lead on Protecting Tenants from Extreme Heat
Hamilton is Ontario's first city to implement a maximum temperature by-law, through a pilot program in Ward 2.
Joint Submission: Correspondence respecting Report PED26074, Development of an Adequate Temperature By-law and Pilot Program (City of Hamilton)
CELA, ACORN Hamilton, and Environment Hamilton, made a joint written submission to Hamilton City Council, urging Councillors to vote for a strong adequate temperature by-law.
Submission on the City of Mississauga’s Proposed Expansion of Cooling Requirements and Cooling Amenity Spaces in Apartment Buildings
CELA Submission on the City of Mississauga’s Proposed Expansion of Cooling Requirements and Cooling Amenity Spaces in Apartment Buildings
Blog: Toronto City Council Must Deliver on Promise of a Draft Maximum Heat By-Law
CELA supports recent efforts by Toronto City Council to move forward with protections for tenants against dangerous extreme heat.
Blog: No Safe Haven – Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat are Trapping Tenants
Tenants should not have to choose between breathing toxic smoke outside or enduring deadly heat inside.