TORONTO, 28 OCT 2025 — The proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) under Bill 60, announced by the Ford government, represent a catastrophic assault on tenant rights that will deepen Ontario’s already devastating affordability and housing crisis. Not only does this Bill intend to fast-track evictions and strip away key tenant protections, it also seeks to open the door to end rent control as we know it — all to line the pockets of developers and landlords. It’s clear that the aim of this Bill is to take away the rights of renters and undermine housing advocates across our province.

Bill 60 - Stripping Away Tenant Rights

Ford’s so-called "efficient" Landlord Tenant Board (LTB) reforms are a smokescreen for eroding tenant rights. They accelerate the LTB process by sacrificing tenant protections, unfairly favouring landlords and worsening the housing crisis.

The plan to remove the ability to raise new issues at a rental arrears hearing, for instance, strips tenants of their fundamental right to raise crucial defences, such as a landlord's failure to maintain the property in a good state of repair. 

The Bill, if approved, would also include new powers to reduce the review period for LTB eviction orders from 30 to just 15 days, which will only ensure that more tenants lose any opportunity to access justice. Instead, this decision will fuel more evictions and send many more tenants from housing security into homelessness. 

Other proposed changes include:

• Silencing tenants by preventing them from raising critical issues like health and safety disrepairs, during hearings for rental arrears;
• Removing compensation for those evicted for a landlord's "own use;"
• Reduce the review period for LTB eviction orders from 30 to just 15 days;
• Redefine late payment to allow eviction proceedings to begin after 7 days delay instead of 14. 

While Ford has now backed away from his initial proposal to end security of tenure for tenants in Ontario, we cannot sit by the sidelines and wait for the Province to end rent control. Bill 60 is still moving forward, and combined, these changes create an insurmountable hurdle for tenants and will fast-track evictions for the most vulnerable, including Indigenous People, the elderly and migrant workers.

At a time when rents are skyrocketing, homelessness is surging, and tenants are struggling to make ends meet, the Ford government is choosing to invest in enforcement officers to remove people from their homes faster, rather than in solutions that provide housing security and affordability.

Strength in Unity

Bill 60 seeks to further restrict and remove rights that tenants have fought decades to achieve, and is an assault on poor and working families across our City and the Province, who are already facing profound housing instability. Earlier this year, a study released by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) stated that homelessness in Ontario could reach nearly 300,000 people stemming from decades of underinvestment in affordable housing, income support and escalating economic pressures on communities. If the Ford government passes Bill 60, it will only exacerbate these conditions and risk making these numbers a reality for our province. 

The Federation of Metro Tenants Associations (FMTA) will make sure we mobilize our bases to oppose this legislation every step of the way. We demand housing legislation that protects the right to safe, secure, and affordable housing for all. We call on tenants and organizations across the City of Toronto and across the province to join together to oppose this legislation. 

Together we are stronger. Together we win.