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        • January 9, 2026 Region of Waterloo Special Council Meeting RE: Proposed amendment to By-law 25-021
        • January 7, 2026 Region of Waterloo Special Council Meeting RE: Proposed amendment to By-law 25-021 >
          • Lesley Crompton - January 7, 2026 RoW Council Presentation
          • Safe Tenting Zones and the Waterloo Encampment Case - By David Alton
        • "A Site Specific Bylaw" : Court
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          • Some initial thoughts as published on April 18, 2025
          • A little bit of background before delving in: April 21, 2025 >
            • Part 2 - A little bit of background before delving in
            • Part 3 - A little bit of background before delving in
      • Realizing the Right: Municipal Policy Responses to Encampments >
        • Rethinking Municipal Policy Responses to Encampments: Building a Human Rights Approach in Ontario >
          • Introduction - RtR Report 2026
          • Background: What are Neo-Vagrancy Bylaws and Encampment Protocols?
          • Developing a Human Rights Policy Framework for Municipal Encampment Responses >
            • Summary of All Exploratory Questions
          • Research Methods: Identifying Municipal Bylaws and Protocols
          • Findings: Old Bylaws, New Rights Gaps: Municipal Trends Across Ontario >
            • Pillar 1 Findings - Old Bylaws, New Rights Gaps
            • Pillar 3 Findings - Old Bylaws, New Rights Gaps -RtR Jan 2026 Report
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            • Pillar 5 Findings - Old Bylaws, New Rights Gaps
          • Conclusions and Policy Directions: Advancing Human Rights in Municipal Encampment Responses
          • Citations & Additional Resources - RtR Report - Jan. 2026
        • Human Rights and Housing FIghts >
          • Rethinking Municipal Approaches - Human Rights and Housing Fights
          • Human Rights and Housing Fights: Municipal Encampment Responses
        • Realizing the Right: Municipal Policy Responses to Encampments - Waterloo Region Snapshot
        • CAEH Conference Ottawa 2024
      • CAEH 2025 & More Cambridge Encampment Evictions >
        • CAEH Presenters - Local to WR
        • More Cambridge Encampment Evictions
        • Louder for those of you in the back... There are NO Shelter Options Right Now!
        • A Human Rights Approach to Encampments ​for Cambridge (2.0)​
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            • I "Rescind" Nothing: Check your facts
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Info PAge: Housing Affordability


Provincial and Federal Related Information & Resources
  • ​Housing Services Act, 2011, S.O. 2011, c. 6, Sched. 1
  • O. Reg. 232/18: INCLUSIONARY ZONING
  • Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25
  • Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, 2022, S.O. 2022, c. 18 - Bill 3
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  • Minimum Wage in Ontario
  • Employment Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 41​
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  • Ontario Disability Support Program Act, 1997
  • ODSP Policy Directives
 
  • Ontario Works Act, 1997
  • Ontario Works Policy Directives
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  • Low income cut-offs (LICOs) before and after tax by community size and family size, in current dollars (Canada wide) - Statistics Canada
  • Table 11-10-0239-01  Income of individuals by age group, sex and income source, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas - Statistics Canada​​

Your privilege can help determine how you define what is “#affordableHousing”. Someone in ODSP defines it by what we get firm our “shelter allowance” ($560) & someone with steady income of $200k is thinking much much higher. For same need. #onpoli pic.twitter.com/FWq12oVYcV

— Maddy Dever (they/them) □️‍□ ♿️ (@MattJDever) June 28, 2023
Additional Research and Infomation​
  • ​​Housing Market Information Portal - Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
  • Rental Market Report - January 26, 2023 - Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
  • "Affordable for Who? " - July 2018 - ACORN Canada​

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