Canada’s rental crisis: The search for an affordable home (Marketplace)

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) says that affordable shelter should cost no more than 30 per cent of our pre-tax income. But how feasible is this? We go behind closed doors to see how the current rental crisis is affecting low-income Canadians and test just what affordable rental housing looks like in two of Canada's most expensive cities.
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0:00 Intro
5:22 What can you find for a rent budget of $1,500 a month
9:48 What a one-bedroom apartment currently costs across Canada
11:07 Testing what a rent budget $700 can get
19:40 Could co-operative housing be part of the solution?
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[@dawsonhildebrandt]

There is absolutely no lack of land, labour or capital (Canada is huge, massive levels of immigration, and we are a rich country). This crisis has been building for years and our leaders both in business and in government should be humiliated and ashamed of themselves. This is disgusting we've let things get to this point. It's a civilizational failure and if something isn't done fast and profound we're going to destroy our nation person by person and family by family and city by city. All of our pay checks will go to rent groceries and transportation and no money will be left for anything else. People will never leave their parents places and start families and raise kids. People will lose motivation to work because they literally have a better life living at home with their parents than they would if they got a job and moved out

[@RobertFalconer1967]

This is what happens when government is captured by [wealthy] special interests, who then effectively get to control policy to suit themselves, as opposed to the people. Welcome to the new Gilded Age. It's a disgrace.

[@eulaleehenry9452]

What I noticed is the cause of all this. This is the dominoes effect and unless the government stand up and stop the developer from selling their newly built homes to realtors this situation will get worst. I was living in public housing but good save up enough money to purchase a property in 2003 because the price of homes were affordable , why? Because we could walk into a builders office and purchase a home at a low affordable price. I could move from my Ontario house unit with my children and allow another needed person that home. This could not happen now. Who can afford homes costs a million and up. Stop the bulk selling of homes to Realtors. Sell your home to the public, directly to the public is the answer.

[@eulaleehenry9452]

Thanks

[@nagitoyup6929]

There are people benefitting of this crisis. It will go on for few more years until it's completely broken

[@xeero24]

People don’t want increased density or building in the green belt, or decreased immigration (for the sole reason that the immigrants have no where to live) so here we are.

[@timursadi6981]

Share bedroom , share washroom , share shoes, share clothes , share kids, wtf is itttt ? G7 country , Advanced economy , paying everyone's bill , sending money to other countries - take care of yours first. These people need attention !!!

[@mybest2338]

move to russia, i did, you'll never regret it

[@johncam8420]

Canada is a doormat country, and Justin Trudeau is the biggest doormat of a politician this nation has had. We sent away hundreds of billions in spending to Ukraine, while Canadians suffer with insanely high interest rates. Then we accept the same Ukrainians here, to saturate the job pool. JT for PM again, so hopefully Canada is destroyed.

[@timursadi6981]

@@mybest2338 so why Russia ? just curious ?

[@doubleeeeeee]

Canada is only in the G7 because of America

[@amilaperera1]

Exactly

[@hou404]

This country is bringing thousands of immigrants each year, but it does nothing to make sure affordable housing is there for them and its residents. This is ridiculous.

[@MyNameIsJustinKeenan]

@@po4742 Got that right. Have to look back a lot further than 2015 to find those in charge too, both sides of the political spectrum have been riding the real estate wave for generations.

[@JackXMULA]

Hundreds of thousands, if not millions including Ukraine refugees.

[@salmanalibhai9148]

Yeah, none of that makes any sense to me

[@Lava-wk5fz]

and the reason they are still coming to Canada maybe it's because Canada is still a much better place compare to other country?

[@fayby]

Canada is the second largest country in the world with population of an Asian city. With so many other places to be developed there’s basically no incentives to make Toronto and Vancouver affordable.

[@cookingwithgratz]

100K is the new 60K and you still cant get ahead.

[@mikeh2129]

Exactly. 100k is nothing these days. We need to become multimillionaires and billionaires to survive

[@leftylooks-sm8cr]

100k is more than enough for a single person, what are you talking about?

[@mikeh2129]

@@leftylooks-sm8cr Wrong. You can't even buy a house with that. We'll have to agree to disagree

[@leftylooks-sm8cr]

@@mikeh2129 To get ahead, with 100k, you absolutely can. You wont be able to buy a house in Toronto or Vancouver. However if youre smart, you absolutely can. My friend did it on 75k.

[@mikeh2129]

@leftylooks-sm8cr You can survive on 100k if your bringing in that 100k on a consistent yearly basis but if you live on a fixed income and happen to get lucky and win 100k on a lottery ticket or a scratch ticket that 100k won't last long. I guess it just depends on someone's individual situation and how It's spent. I still would much rather have the cushion of millions of dollars over 100k any day but that's just me. At the end of day it is what it is. I'm entitled to my feelings as are you. Lets just move on from this topic

[@LittleEtela]

Glad I left Canada in 2015 and moved to Belgium. Life here is so much more affordable and comfortable. Those dumb rooms are miserable. Even as a business owner, I could not find reasonable housing back in 2015. The one-bedroom condo was already back then 1700, not even downtown. Really shame Canada. What have you become

[@Manvir.]

what job do you have?

[@LittleEtela]

@@Manvir. I work as an administrative associate

[@khh42]

some students are beginning their studies in a homeless shelter. in canada.

[@cheyb3755]

😮😢

[@kmacneil7251]

I work with homeless youth and this is true.

[@noreenaj]

Why even come to Canada to study? There are so many other options...sad.

[@PGFreedom]

No crap. Some of us aren't international students either.

[@ibrahimm2012]

1.5 million more people on their way in next 3 years to enjoy this Canadian dream . ❤

[@budeiri123]

Biggest scam ever

[@user-pn2ew8fe8i]

It is easier for our politicians to pretend the economy is growing because other alternatives ( manufacturing, gas, science R&D) means they have to do some real work, same for our incompetent bureaucrats

[@Arkiasis]

3 people per bedroom? Gotta get some bunkbeds and make it 6!

[@nodcarillol.6550]

😆😆😆 "my dream country" lol

[@stephenseaborn3844]

= perpetual housing shortages. Rents guaranteed to rise.

[@lazyvegan4096]

This is the only CBC reporting I feel is honest Canada I've seen in so long. Thank you for keeping comments open.

[@Bl4ckDoT_]

It's not honest at all, I live in Montreal and you can find 100's of 1-bedroom apartments at any time for 1000$ per month if you go to facebook marketplace or Kijiji. In the video they said it's 1600$ in Montreal, total lie.

[@lazyvegan4096]

Your opinion is that this video is making a bigger deal of the housing crisis than is true? Montreal is a bubble. The rest of Canada is truly struggling for shelter. Open your eyes and heart.

[@gary7vn]

@@Bl4ckDoT_ So everything is fine then? Get a grip buddy.

[@Bl4ckDoT_]

@@gary7vn If it costs 1000$ for a 1 bedroom apartment, it's 12 000$ per year, extremely cheap compared to the median income. A painter can earn 60 000$ per year. Yes, the video is dishonest when it inflates rent by 60% from 1000$ to 1600$, I can't take it seriously. There will always be people who struggle (mental illness) or people who made poor life choices when they were young. However, it's not the landlord's job to save people, it's not a charity. Ask the government to do charity.

[@JasperXCXeon]

@@Bl4ckDoT_ I live in vancouver and everything shown in this city was accurate. Montreal is not like most other canadian cities. We can't all just uproot our lives and move across the country either

[@godworden2768]

Rent has doubled in Ontario, price of groceries is up, goods and services of any kind have gone up significantly but not wages.

[@stevem691]

You literally voted for this.

[@louisefitzgerald4400]

Same here in the US. Prices for everything are soaring. Politicians say cost of everything is going down. They are liars.

[@paco1443]

Now the Rent represents 60%-70% of our NET INCOME. We cannot retire in this situation.

[@shaq9361]

“You’ll own nothing and be happy” -wef “Why it’s better to rent than own” -wef Published years ago this is all planned

[@RichMAC]

100% correct

[@johncam8420]

You elected the Libs, most important members are part of WEF. It is all planned, enjoy pleb.

[@slightlyxxhaunted7634]

Retire? I can't finish a month with ANY savings, let alone retire.

[@koilamaoh4238]

Its function as its intended; thats how capitalism works. At least in cuba everyone is guaranteed a free home and free utilities and free education and long health spans with the con of less material things. If you look at it, most people are trying to preach a loser form of socialism when it comes to housing cause they can't get what they need, they can't have both.

[@DnYD999]

I’ve been in this country for 38 years and I’ve never been so disgusted and embarrassed with Canada. People are going to revolt, and It’s not gonna be pretty for the people who caused the destruction of this once beautiful country. This makes me physically ill.

[@gogeta9118]

No ones revolting you’ll wait another 38yrs it won’t happen

[@icevoss9917]

I have to agree

[@t.8936]

Those people live off shore! Untouchable.

[@merrilynnmitten3911]

I think if a landlord is renting a house for $8000 per month then the province or municipality needs to look at restrictions on number of people per home for safe private living

[@gary7vn]

The rich own our pols. Literally.

[@freddytang2128]

Pretty sure laws already exist on rental standards, but they’re often ignored

[@devenparmar]

It should not considered as house but commercial hotel property and taxed as per hotel standard only then this will end. Any home houses more than 4 unknown, unrelated human should be considered as commercial property like a hotel and taxed as per that standard.

[@notmyname90]

he is just taking advantage from people. 8k in a single house is ridiculous.

[@hirsch4155]

@@freddytang2128 So much is ignored in this country, you run a small business there’s so much rules and red tape but then for other things there’s just a blind eye

[@nonofinn7136]

Not to mention the lengths some landlords go through to screen tenants. It’s like applying to a private club.

[@imisstoronto3121]

And its justified. Too many tenants take advantage of the situtation and refuse to pay rent, but because the Review Board has a back up of months or more, they will decline to pay. For small landlords who rely on the rent to pay the mortgage or other bills, it can quickly put you into bankruptcy.

[@clodovyasylvionna]

@@imisstoronto3121then landlords should get an actual job, not rely on someone else’s working income(s) 😂

[@Sarah-pl7ep]

​@Clodovya Sylvionna and who do you think is going to supply housing?

[@kylegodden372]

@@Sarah-pl7ep when theres a finacial collapse and street people are pushing you out of your house you will understand what fight or flight is for the first time in your life. Cant wait.

[@electricpurple4112]

@@Sarah-pl7ep Ahh "who do you think is going to supply housing?" Well, landlords are not the "supplier"... they did not build these houses. They simply bought them to start a business. Because the climate somehow makes it look like a great business. And when people buy them for business it forces more to live in something they don't own as well as driving up the cost.

[@srirachaaaa]

I’m a Canadian Student at McMaster. I just finished my degree, I’m stuck living in my student house because the market went out of control over the last few years. I live with 9 people, I pay $800 for my room. I am unable to make ends meet with the job I work. This isn’t living, this is just existing at this point. My landlords won’t fix anything, by law has been here multiple times and still nothing done (despite multiple code violations) they would rather pay the fine than pay for the repairs.

[@johncam8420]

What degree did you finish? And what job do you have now?

[@shinji1264]

@@johncam8420 Probably flipping burgers or picking oranges

[@TheRabid0ne]

@@FakenewsHolywarrior I DO have a degree in philosophy and it DID get me out of this mess. Taught me to be more rational and motivated me to move to places with better opportunities. And to reflect better on just what I needed on my life. Now I’m in an affordable area with a great job and excellent benefits. A sound retirement account. And a down payment waiting for the right place to pop up. ;)

[@srirachaaaa]

@@shinji1264 no, but what do you do for work? Please elaborate

[@srirachaaaa]

@@johncam8420 Honors sociology and business certification. Currently working in Telecom doing Sales. But in the midst of job hunting 🤞

[@Nothing-fp7jg]

I had a epiphany about 3 weeks ago. We've come to a point where cities are no longer seen as places where people live. They are merely an investment opportunity for venture capital. Housing is for investment purposes only, or for short term rentals. This is global problem. In many European cities, housing and rental properties either sit empty or are for tourists to rent. The people who actually work there can't afford to live there too. Of course, at first city councils must have loved it. Property taxes are still paid and there are fewer and fewer people using the services they offer. However, now for the services that require some 'customers' i.e. public transit, they are hemorrhaging money and are panicking. Also, businesses in these cities are shuttering because a - people are just scraping by as is and can't afford to frequent them, b- people don't have time to actually step into a store because all they do is work and commute to work so everything is ordered online, and c - fewer people live by these businesses. I would also argue this is why there is a labour shortage - it is for the lower paying jobs. Would you commute for 1.5 to 2 hours for a job that barely pays you enough to live on? One extreme is Ashgabat the capital of Turkmenistan. I have heard that no one lives there - everyone lives on the periphery of the city. Mark my words, this is what we are heading towards. And it isn't just Canada - this is everywhere. And our global 'leaders' seem to be completely incompetent and unable to fix it.

[@shauncameron8390]

[@ianhomerpura8937]

@@shauncameron8390 you are definitely wrong. Cities are BOTH places to live in and do business, and this has been the case for 10,000 years. Only after the rise of cars and suburbs did they separate the two. Plus, there are no businesses because you HAVE to drive to buy groceries and anything else. If your local store is just down below, it would have been such a great thing, but no, Canadians instead chose to copy America, with all of its terrible urban planning decisions.

[@nicktw8688]

Good comment! 👍

[@kayakerdude3727]

By design ... the WEF want 15 minute cities and nobody owning a home or car - "You will own nothing and be happy" says Klaus Schwab - We may own nothing but we aren't happy about it.

[@ianhomerpura8937]

@@kayakerdude3727 by design as well, the oil and automobile companies and the oligarchs that own them want you in your car. You will be forced to drive everyday, you will be deep in debt you will always get stuck in traffic. BP, Shell, Chevron, Texaco, Saudi Aramco, Koch Industries. All of them, they own you now.

[@Allin_00156]

The sad part is no one is taking actions on it 😢

[@shauncameron8390]

Governments benefit from the property tax revenue.

[@Allin_00156]

@@shauncameron8390 we don’t own house not everyone can afford it

[@caterinaramirez8864]

But someone still is paying property tax for the place you rent. Landlords use the rent to pay taxes, utilities, mortgages, etc.

[@shauncameron8390]

@@Allin_00156 But 66% of Canadians can.

[@wertube]

Thanks for making a video showing this problem. There is a lot of people affected and it doesn't get enough attention

[@brucewayne3892]

Yeah right. These people that reportedly cannot afford stuff is way fatter than everyone else.

[@gordonsands]

It's complained about constantly ahaah

[@briannaa4502]

Thank you CBC for finally moving away from ‘poor homeowner’/realtor-driven narratives to bring attention to the real issues.

[@crystalrockbc]

I’ve been paying $900 a month just to park and live in my rv on someone’s driveway on Vancouver island. Nanaimo used to be affordable but it’s gotten absolutely unliveable.

[@treynolds94]

Come to Ontario Ill charge $200

[@MocBailloux]

ok but why do you want to live in this condition? why all those people just dont move to the suburb where rent is less expensive????

[@crystalrockbc]

@@MocBailloux I do live in the suburbs, in fact I live completely out of town

[@evelynolson5731]

@@MocBailloux the suburbs are barely any better...

[@srirachaaaa]

@@MocBailloux To be honest, first of all moving isn’t really going to solve the issue. Second not many people want to move away from where there is abundance of opportunity for them to improve their lives in terms of careers to move to the middle of nowhere with limited jobs and opportunities in order to survive.

[@made2blaze]

I'm a government employee who makes over 60k a year and have resorted to living with a room mate who I didn't even know prior to moving in because the price of a one bedroom in Halifax is more than 50% of what I make in a month. There will be many suicides over the coming years as we all feel hopeless and every day just go further into the hole. Ridiculous. This is Canada.

[@xbman1]

Sarcastically speaking. It’s a WEF Canada.

[@schan9547]

"There will be many suicides over the coming years" What a new, but true and terrifying thought. A Human being without hope probably has little else.

[@canadianjatti]

you can buy something with that income....houses in halifax are cheap

[@gogeta9118]

Save up, buy a house, rent out the basement

[@icevoss9917]

I have to say, reading all this makes me hopeless. Hopeless because I can't return to Canada. How I'm going to live in a country and retire there when I haven't much money

[@jeanmary9632]

Canada no longer the dream land but land of nightmares

[@johncam8420]

Third world nation.

[@derick3482]

yea but the guy is surprised to hear there 13 people living in one place? just go to university of Toronto almost all those houses near UofT are rentals every floor has kitchen bath to share between tenants it's nothing new

[@nguyenphuongchang3925]

big cities in other countries are the same. Not just Canada

[@shauncameron8390]

@@nguyenphuongchang3925 High rent is just the price to pay to live in the big city.

[@Erintii]

I lived in Toronto between 2014 and 2019, paid almost half of my salary to rent. It was too much but for 30% only shared rooms existed. When I left Canada for family reasons I end up in Switzerland and money-wise this was the best decision of my life. Now rent situation get worse. Last year I even stared considering moving back to Canada, but with median rent of 1 bedroom approximately 2,400 CAN I withdrawn my job application.

[@donovanladner5270]

No reason to come back. Canada is broken. I am looking for another country to go to. I can't think if a single good thing here, but it isn't easy to get into another country. Maybe I'll fly to Mexico and walk across the border into the US.

[@Erintii]

@@donovanladner5270 This is true. The difference between wages and rents are getting narrower. If an adult working a full time job can afford only shared accommodation, then there is no reason to work. Good luck in finding a new place.

[@globalfoodaction6748]

@@donovanladner5270 unless you have a specific technical job, you're in for a rough ride in the States.

[@donovanladner5270]

@@globalfoodaction6748 I said that as a joke to emphasize that the US is one of the easiest countries to get into. Unfortunately for me, I was taught to follow the law.

[@Amir-jn5mo]

why would you ever move out of Switzerland. I rather do hard labour there lol. Wish it wasnt so hard to immigrate there.

[@Johnsonwingus]

Coop housing wont even stop the housing crisis. What they didn't mention is it takes 3-5 years to get a an open spot

[@shauncameron8390]

And public housing takes double that.

[@mattt1994]

Watching this reminds me why I left Toronto for the US.

[@imisstoronto3121]

Still wouldnt want to live in the US.

[@mattt1994]

@@imisstoronto3121 why?

[@lindybermondsey1783]

Who would *want* to live in the US??? *shudder

[@mattt1994]

@@lindybermondsey1783 you make more money here and there’s more affordable living options

[@johncam8420]

Hey man, how did you go to the US? I hope they start accepting Canadian refugees or Tucker Carlson takes over as President and invades Canada. But I personally can't wait that long and need to leave please help.

[@djayjp]

$1000 a month for just a room lol. Insane

[@highiqcameroonian7857]

You should see those pods in Hong Kong. They make that look like a deal

[@Bishounen]

@@highiqcameroonian7857The difference is Hong Kong is an island, Canada is a place with tons of build able land, no excuse to not have affordable housing.

[@henrysilkysmooth]

I’m in this situation in Vancouver. And it is honestly, getting me down so much.

[@slightlyxxhaunted7634]

Same. The worst part is trying to find shared rent with someone SANE. I gotta hunt to find people who aren't drunk or doing drugs who are on low income. I don't smoke cigarettes OR weed, or drink, and yet I'm forced to keep looking. Feels really... cheated.

[@songthirtyone]

Move to Alberta. Best decision I ever made.

[@jonminny]

Go to Alberta or Sask

[@mensrea1251]

Move. Plenty of places in a country as big as Canada with jobs, affordable housing, great environment, everything. Stop anchoring yourself to the idea you cannot possibly live anywhere other the place you are currently at.

[@Padawan333]

Come to Alberta!

[@RajeevKumar-pj6ip]

I think living in jail will be better than living in such rentals. People should start a movement asking Govt to send them to jails alongwith their family and kids

[@christinamann3640]

I’ve actually heard more than one story who gives a bank teller a note that says, “this is a robbery. I have a gun.” He asks for only $5, then sits down to wait for the cops because jail would give him food, a bed, and medical care.

[@PGFreedom]

In one shelter I was at, the plan for some people was to commit a robbery in Nov. that would land them in jail over the winter at least for a roof, heat and food.

[@HungPham-ho6pe]

Free food free rent free gyms

[@slightlyxxhaunted7634]

And people around me wonder why I've thought about 'hurting myself' (for KZbin word safety). This is why. Just last year, I found out that I was to be evicted from my property due to the land being bought/sold to a company. I own the trailer/single wide house, but not the land, so I have no control over what the park does with it. Now, instead of privacy and quiet like I paid for, I have to sell my house and revert back to living in a tiny a$$ apartment with noisy neighbour's on either side of me, above me, and below me. I want to cry so hard out of frustration, because this IS how our Government treats renters. With how much they pay us, we can't afford Vancouver prices. It's unrealistic. Help change how they view us. We deserve better as people and citizens of a great country!

[@schan9547]

Things can change for the better. Please don't hurt yourself, nor give up.

[@Polski_Kabaret]

❤

[@BG-ig6fd]

Agreed! It is a human rights violation that is happening and the govt. doesn’t care. The politicians all own luxury homes of their own. They aren’t personally affected by this issue. But if they were smart, they’d realize the ripple effects of this crisis WILL destroy the nation. The government needs to step up and enact laws blocking billion $ corps. from using essential housing as a gambling speculation game while millions of Canadians have no home. But our politicians are in bed with big business. It’s time for the people to massively demonstrate, strike, fight. 50% will be homeless soon if we don’t fight this.

[@siddharthshinde8363]

Mark this comment - 10 years from now we will still be talking about the same things. Nothing will change because no one wants to, except the one who is suffering.

[@iVitriol]

End all immigration. End foreign students.

[@ricardo9013]

The shared bedrooms piss me off i'd rather live in car personally then sleep a foot next to a stranger. F that

[@flowerpower1054]

5 rental buildings were built all around my building, a bachelor apartment starts at $1,500 how is that affordable for people. That’s Ottawa by the way. The government needs to intervene.

[@TashrifAlam]

I would love 1500/month in Kitchener.

[@conybrown991]

Rental in Canada is already cheap man, my hometown is charging for CAD2300 up for a 40 sqm apartment. Want a no bed room apartment? Around CAD1000 for 10sqm. May be thats why many in my hometown are moving to Canada.

[@MyNameIsJustinKeenan]

The government did intervene! They gave you $1500 bachelor apartments!

[@MyNameIsJustinKeenan]

@@conybrown991 Where are you from? There's no doubt this is global now though, I'd suspect that the west coast will end up mirroring California to some extent.

[@funnyvidstoday101]

the federal government just changed the law in january 2023, look it up

[@shaheenwara4474]

The city is as much complacent in this issue as is the province and feds

[@annakoncz9413]

CANADA ? NO THANK YOU.

[@LostinNost]

How is this happening in nearly every major city? It's a capitalism problem.. Corporations shouldn't be allowed to buy homes... Build buildings if you want in the real estate racket. They are only serving themselves and it's destroyed the housing market anywhere they are allowed to buy up homes..

[@kennordsfan1494]

You are so correct. In this documentary there is no mention of Vancouvers high taxation rates as well. Last year Vancouver city tax increase was 11.2%? Really? Most cities are close to double digits. For ANYONE these tax increases are criminal. People need to start understanding that the lies of most of these so called groups that are complaining of the high costs of renting dont understand input costs. Perfect example is the Carbon scam tax. Which we said would make everything more expensive and guess what. Governments and their high taxation is the problem. This will only get worse.

[@djmooncheeks1515]

There's a Canadian woman who fled to the US back during the end of 2020 because there was no housing for her in subsidized housing after allowing her children the choice of which parent to live with. She was told the only housing that was available was if someone died. How morbid is that?

[@fuzzylogic7502]

Wow, begging but expectations are royal.

[@yuhyuh5674]

​@@fuzzylogic7502 didn't know having affordable housing is considered a luxurious expectation

[@Whynotcreate]

6:57 the landlord saying 'it's not leaking' .. the place i rent from says "we don't do cosmetic repairs it's how we keep our rent low" so a lot of people are stuck living in situations like this when really it wouldn't be expensive to fix and would impact someone's mental health for the better if it looks nice

[@seamile88]

Foreign owners across seas is a big problem. 2 year ban on foreign housing owners will not change anything if the prices are still high. Best thing you can do as a Canadian! Is move out. Theirs nothing here for you under this government

[@hermes8258]

100%

[@djayjp]

That curtain one reminds of the "coffin" rentals in Hong Kong. Please don't let that happen to Canada. Basic human dignity must be respected.

[@christinamann3640]

That’s what that place already is 😔

[@PGFreedom]

Every year, for 4 years, I've had to move from being priced out. My next move is into my car (which I need for work and school).

[@shauncameron8390]

@@christinamann3640 Not really. Canada has plenty of open space. Hong Kong doesn't.

[@christinamann3640]

@@shauncameron8390 the space around the building doesn’t matter much when all you can afford is a room in a shared house. There are shared apartments in Russia, literally the biggest country in the world

[@BigSoul29]

Seeing how that man who struggled with depression because of the laziness of his Landord and seeing the difference you made helped restore my faith in humanity. Is not just affordable homes we need but affordable and CLEAN and renovated.

[@teachmetheway928]

ROFL..

[@TheRabid0ne]

Pests ought to be an occupant responsibility. If they didn’t leave a mess they wouldn’t have an issue. I rent. There were other units in my building that had pest issues. But when they inspected my apartment found no signs of them. I don’t think it was the building/landlord that was causing the pests. 🤔 The landlord isn’t a maid. And if you want/need that… you’d better be willing and able to pay for it.

[@hunterslaptop7024]

Um, those beg bugs could have been cured with diatomaceous earth, traps and for a tiny place that size, heat. One thing I learned about liberals is everything they dont like is hate and everything they want is a human right and others must pay for it. Oh, I have been homeless, live in hostels, lived in a van for a year, lived in a trailer for a total of about 3 years. I have rented a lot of places and fixed them up on my own rather than waiting for a landlord that never comes. If you dont know how to fix something, learn.

[@christinamann3640]

A cardboard refrigerator box in an alleyway is technically affordable housing. Not a real home by any stretch of the imagination

[@hunterslaptop7024]

@@christinamann3640 The problem is our priorities. The money Biden sent to Ukraine (that never really leaves the US, but just supports the arms dealers) is enough to give ever homeless person in the US $130k American or almost $180,000 CND.

[@lucianafenech]

I would like to see more rental crisis videos from marketplace. This one is great but barely scratched the surface. What happens when you work minimum wage and have children? One bedroom isnt really an option....also what can marketplace do to create more pressure on our governement? Sign petitions?

[@annakoniarska1376]

So true, any decent rental has occupancy minimums which means people are put into a desperate situation with no choice or alternative. Frankly, we need rental controls/maximums based on square footage.

[@shauncameron8390]

@@annakoniarska1376 Rent control does not work especially in the long run.

[@eddie-xi6ls]

Incredible! As a former Canadian who now lives in California and own several rentals I find this incredible. For example I recently rented out a 4 bedroom home with 2 baths, dining room, living room and den for $1600 a month. It's a single family home with a 2 car attached garage, central heat and air conditioning ....1600 square feet. I find it strange that local authorities would allow a landlord to rent one room to two strangers. Can't fathom that.

[@phutters]

sir you are a legend

[@therearenoshortcuts9868]

i once had someone who offered to rent me a doorless den in Toronto for $800/month... and this was back in 2013 LOL

[@Whynotcreate]

I'm afraid to make maintenance reports because they'll show up at 9pm and then try to say you denied entry they'll take 4 weeks when it should take 2 days, they won't fix it properly and will talk badly to you and wipe stuff on the walls, spill things and don't clean it. You're in a constant worrythat you'll be renovicted

[@tylerj6589]

Why hasn’t the federal government done anything about this it’s ridiculous this is an issue all across Canada and it’s hardly being talked about we need to see major changes yesterday

[@polishdude001]

They want to break the system and rebuild it

[@polishdude001]

@@po4742 tried to create a superpower and failed

[@MyNameIsJustinKeenan]

@@polishdude001 They've created the illusion of being a super power... that's something lol

[@polishdude001]

@@MyNameIsJustinKeenan well put

[@zomgoose]

The Federal Government is aiming for rescued immigration. They don't care about them once they're here.

[@CondeDuraluminio02]

The current situation in Canada about the terrible housing bubble and abusive rents can be summed up in one word GREED! Yes, greed of the landlords, greed of the real estate companies and the government that is accomplice for doing nothing and allowing all this to happen...

[@shauncameron8390]

The government has done something. The high taxes, bureaucracy and punitive regulations made renting costly and pretty much not worth it.

[@ld871111]

Reduce immigration quota by 2/3 and ban corporations from owning residential properties.

[@buzzymm]

I don't think they will acknowledge that the influx of "new Canadians" is putting strain on housing and health care...

[@Astrologyt2343]

New ban was put into force that prohibits non Canadian citizens from buying Canadian real estate for the next 2 years.

[@Karankumar-ft7jd]

The only thing this government has accomplished is setting record high immigration rates by blindly accepting immigrants. This is the result of immigration policy. When you only focus on tax payers vs pensioners ratio all this can be neglected.

[@mathieug6136]

Plus ban Airbnb and add extra taxes on multiple home ownership

[@imisstoronto3121]

I disagree. We need immigration levels to sustain our population, but I would insist they go to smaller cities that are NOT Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver. There is available housing in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and it would take the pressure off Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

[@mellowandjello]

Canada is broken, there's nothing to suggest any of this will get better. It'll get aggressively worse, there's no way out of this.

[@JA-ze6yb]

Higher wages and more housing

[@user-ld6wo4rv8h]

Yes. The collapse is inevitable. Feminism is the root cause. It’s a disease that can’t be cured.

[@user-ld6wo4rv8h]

@@JA-ze6yb low wages are caused by women in the workforce. There’s no men left to build houses. Males raised by single mothers don’t become men. Boys don’t build anything.

[@choochalah]

@@JA-ze6yb what about all the refugees competing for available apartments?500k or more a year...

[@nguyenphuongchang3925]

It's not just Canada. Every other countries have the same problem

[@dasalekhya]

Ya all should move to Alberta ... I moved from NB to Edmonton in March 2022 | Whole of Alberta, especially Edmonton, is NOTHING like rest of Canada. Edmonton has a housing capacity of 2 million people, with a population of 1 million ! ... that is why one can get a 1-bedroom in downtown for just $800! Yes, it is colder than hell ! .. but the *benefits faaar outweigh that one disadvantage* ... it is the BEST decision I ever made :-)

[@jonminny]

I might leave Ontario to be with family in Saskatoon but Edmonton would be choice #2

[@hermes8258]

Please enumerate the pros and cons of Edmonton. I am looking for shared accommodation. Appears that the differences between Calgary and Edmonton in this context are less significant (maybe 15% lower price).

[@inmybox2023]

I have called the police on my landlord, By-law, housing authority, legal aid, and the LTB There is absolutely no authority that will hold landlords accountable unless you can afford a lawyer to prepare a complaint with the landlord tenant board, which is the same as trying to file an affidavit with the Court of Queen’s Bench, extremely complicated, and you better know the law as well as a lawyer

[@RISINGDRAGON557]

Exactly

[@inmybox2023]

@@RISINGDRAGON557 And my landlord told me he NEEDS $5500 every month from this fourplex to make his mortgage every month, that’s a million dollar mortgage, and he’s 85 years old??? I don’t qualify for a $60K trailer…

[@drudru3149]

The system is broken. Housing is expensive due to 3 parts. 1) Lack of resource, there isn't much homes available. 2) The new homes built, the city is charging builder handsomely on levies which make it impossible to reduce the actual price, and in all 100% of new builds, the cost is much high than existing buildings. 3) immigration, there is a substantial increase in ppl coming to Canada. This in part is due to globalist trying to make ppl have less kids by giving ppl from poorer nations a better life in turn, they will likely produce less children and reduce carbon footprint.

[@amilaperera1]

Important

[@fawadpopal99]

More than lack of vacancy, consolidation of apartment buildings under just a few big companies in the recent years is the major contributing factor in housing crisis. There are thousands of vacant apartments but because most are controlled by just a few companies, they are priced too high.

[@deepakdua1550]

Ground reality highlighted beautifully with some solutions. Thanks to CBC and the production team.

[@Cody-hx1uq]

Rent is insane. We live in a dump and pay 60% of our income on rent. I work in trades and my wife is a gov employee with a masters.

[@andyd-vx1pc]

not worth working, better move to a warm climate and save money on rent. or get a campsite in summer and work from there to save up.

[@leapfrog_george]

The housing situation right now is awful

[@choochalah]

But let more people into the country....to compound the issue. This is not isolated to Canada...its in all western countries now

[@carlospulpo4205]

I have a snow fort in the backyard that can be rented as a "Seasonal" property.

[@PGFreedom]

A tent for the rest of the seasons? Or just the backyard fence?

[@lorenzomabalos9851]

The landlords and the gatekeepers not interested in making rent affordable, they're more interested in squeezing every cent out of us until we're all skin and bones.

[@jeycalc6877]

you can thank trudeau, as long as demand exceeds supply, immigration will continue to make rent higher and higher

[@shauncameron8390]

Just like the government is not interested in lowering property taxes or building restrictions.

[@saphire7693]

Yes, the landlords are villains and the banks who charge ridiculous interest rate in the name of ever in creasing inflation are the saints

[@pran3661]

mortgage payments have gone up 50% since last 1 year. Blame BoC

[@juliet1495]

​@@pran3661 Rent was still expensive a year ago, that's not why.

[@andredaedone7732]

Canadians living the dream.

[@mktsz]

Blame the government for bad planning on accommodation and immigration

[@yolandatubin8126]

Not knocking anyone but tenants need to clean as well that will keep some of the bugs at bay…

[@MrStv1163]

I think that's a fair and accurate observation. While it doesn't absolve landlords from not maintaining properties, the single mother had a dirty unit with exposed food in the kitchen, and same with the first guy, who clearly was not very clean. So of course she has insect infestations. I don't think the landlord caused the guy's bedbug infestation. They have to accept their part in causing some of the problems they have.

[@OO11OO11OOO]

Inviting refugees and encouraging immigration without proper infrastructure planning will result in higher rents as demand would be higher than supply. Hope PM is looking into this before inviting more people to share the pie for free.

[@annakoncz9413]

HOTELS FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS DUMPS FOR CANADIANS.

[@MyNameIsJustinKeenan]

Nobody is looking into that. That's the straw that breaks the real estate economy. Think of how many immigrants and refugees we can fit into those nice 4 bedroom homes, especially once we start putting people in living rooms, basements, garages. And then they can all commute to work! After a few years of savings they can compete for the nicer rooms, and then I'll finally be able to afford that 1.2 million dollar 2 bedroom house.

[@CoconutPatel]

​@@MyNameIsJustinKeenan hehehe

[@Sky_moondance]

Yup! The government gives them and the landlords incentives of paying their rent for 7 YEARS! And don't believe what they say that the government moves immigrants to smaller towns. They are moving to Toronto, GTA, Vancouver, etc. I'm only still hanging on because of a three year battle with a renoviction. I've invested my own money for my rental place, clean, pay rent on time, have a "middle class income " but would be homeless if I didn't fight for my place. I could afford the new rents, barely, but my taxes with no right offs bumps me back down to working class. I don't know how you are forced out of a neighborhood you and your family grew up in and then replaced by Immigrants who haven't helped to build the city and haven't been paying taxes over a life time.

[@mdnowshad]

This doesn’t look like Canada. I am so sorry.

[@MWO101]

This is a problem all across Canada not just the big cities, I’m 30 years old and living with my parents still because of this problem and I don’t make enough money to get out!!!!

[@marvin6016]

In europe, generations live in same house. need a change of mindset in this country. 18 get out find a home. You know what that will do to the earth's resources.

[@demarcus5859]

As an 18 year old in Toronto, it's looking rough out here

[@gary7vn]

Get your friends together. Protest. Speak out as much as you can.

[@clodovyasylvionna]

@@gary7vnwhy? just so our corrupt prime minister can set another emergencies act.

[@johncam8420]

Try 28, still rough out here.

[@TheRabid0ne]

Get out of the GTA…. Move to a smaller town with a realistic perspective on life and be a bigger fish in a smaller pond. ;)

[@MrLuchenkov]

@@TheRabid0ne It's often what people who *already* live way out there will say. It's a simplistic, wishful answer to the problem. Some people, who need a closer support network, can't move 3, 4, 5 hours away. Other people got a job where they live and already struggle to make ends meet; how are they going to find the money to uproot themselves (which, as a move, often runs in the thousands of dollars nowadays)? Yet, others' jobs depend on their location. I, for one, work in the video game industry in Montreal. Montreal has gotten progressively more expensive to the point where I cannot afford to buy any property (and I make about 73k a year). I can rent on my own but the apartment is old and in dire needs of repairs. If I were to make less than 55k a year, I'd definitely have to find someone else to live with. Yet, it's not like I can move; part of my work is WFH, but not all of it and I have to go to the office at least once or twice a week. Even then, the housing crisis has started cascading. The media is a good two years behind on reporting about it; it's no longer a question of major cities. For Montreal, at least, the issue has now expanded all the way to the end of its suburbs and even beyond. A 1975 house - never renovated - 25 minutes of car off Montreal which used to go for 200k barely a few years ago is now going for 400, 450, even 500k. And that is with higher interest rates to booth. There is nothing affordable within a hour drive and it's the same for TO and Vancouver and a host of other cities. The issue also goes beyond that; telling people to move is a double-edged sword. It just expands the issue, doesn't solve it. As we move out and invade once cheaper towns, they, in turn, overnight turn from affordable to expensive and the cycle continues. This needs to be addressed as a systemic issue, not as a "move to the smaller towns" issue.

[@nemoa7692]

You wanted Immgration and environment, so this is what you get.

[@snow24lion]

The problem with shows like this. Is that they focus just on major cities. People then think it's cheaper to live in a rural area. I live in a small town in BC. 6 hours from a major city, 1.5 hours from a Walmart. A 2 bedroom is $1800 a month. Most jobs here are min wage. So many people have left the city. To move to rural areas that it can take a year or more to find a rental. We have people living in hotels/Motels, RV. We have a homeless crisis just like the city. People also don't factor in living rural. Means limited to no public transportation. Lots of long distance driving. Higher cost for goods & services. Including food, internet. So rent might be cheaper. But jobs, educational opportunities are limited. U will also spend the extra u saved on higher costs for everything else.

[@hermes8258]

Thanks for your reallife experience. Plus counter-intuitively, crime rates appear to be higher in smaller cities compared to metro areas.

[@shauncameron8390]

Pretty much.

[@cherylschumaker1366]

I felt emotional with Mom and children.....for all of the people that are struggling everyday with housing Issues...This shows truely fiailed housing including my own situation....Pray for the People...for Government to make huge change fast....

[@beckee6282]

Stop relying on the government to care about you. They don’t. The PEOPLE need to change. The biggest issue in this country is people are cowards and never stand up for themselves

[@Matt-YT]

Canada needs rezoning (e.g. allow residential on commercial) and 2 million new homes asap.

[@MyNameIsJustinKeenan]

Guess what we won't get? Rezoning and 2 million homes.

[@choochalah]

@@MyNameIsJustinKeenan nope but we will take in 500k refugees

[@bakoppa2407]

Well said!!!

[@johncam8420]

Those 2 million homes will cost 2 million each. Enjoy.

[@JasperXCXeon]

Vancouver was asking recently if people would be okay with letting a few more zones have duplexes and quadplexes. Like yes, but get started NOW and don't stop there. Its a joke

[@nightwing20050089]

The first apartment is digusting. Sure, there are issues that should be fixed by the landlord but come on at least CLEAN your bathroom, your apartment instead of going to the Mall and cry about it.

[@agoogleuseranonymous2658]

Yeah even me I clean it once per week.

[@carsjt1076]

Yeah no kidding. I think he needs to clean that dump up

[@Kelseyveg]

You all are heartless, he said he was suffering from depression.

[@hassanalinoo]

Ya I totally agree plus he doesn't work full time and lives on social welfare yet he wants a nice house. I know you have depression but it will get worse if you are not active.

[@shauncameron8390]

@@Kelseyveg Depression is not a valid excuse for not keeping the place clean.

[@RichMAC]

The first fella I agree has a bad unit but it wouldn’t be as bad if he cleaned and vacuumed

[@miljanapauzenberger]

90% of these rentoids should clean their homes. No wonder you have bugs when you have sink full of dirty dishes and food all over the place. Apparently has money to pay for piercings, smh..... and is months behind on rent. Really?!

[@atiquechowdhuryofficial]

Unpopular opinion trigger alert Blame is ultimately on the amount of money printed to drive up inflation and then suddenly now fall into recession with high debt rates. While some landlords are extremely negligent on taking care of the stay, it’s not really the case for the majority. Most landlords are mom and pop homes as well in Toronto and Vancouver. If you cannot afford a place, find a new income source like the rest of us.. even the landlords are working dual income per person and multi person home share and still paying 2k out of pocket after renting to keep the stay 100% safe. If you look at the video, some of the tenants interviewed don’t clean and leave food on the floor or don’t clean the stoves inviting bugs to stay. Even after cleaning these bugs will be back 100% due to unclean tenants. Blame can go all ways not just landlords

[@elenaok1876]

500 k immigrants plus 700 k Ukraine people plus 250 k international students. No wonder no Affordable apt.

[@rachelk8368]

plus the uninvited and undocumented refugees who have come through the border thanks to JT's invite

[@jonminny]

Funny how this doc didn’t mention that issue. It has to be part of this.

[@MyNameIsJustinKeenan]

Goodness. I have a 1 bedroom in Vancouver, I pay $1700 a month and I feel stuck here, the prices are so much higher everywhere else that I would immediately be putting hundreds of extra dollars in another landlords pocket. There is no supply for low income individuals. If you can't afford over $1000 a month in the major cities, you will almost certainly be sharing a room. I have curtains up too, I stay in the living room and started renting out the bedroom for financial reasons initially. Considering the situation we're in now, I'm not sure I want to go back to renting out my place on my own (although I could afford it), I feel like every space needs to be used to try and combat this crisis. Ridiculous that I can't just rent a 1 bedroom and have a clear conscience.

[@yuhyuh5674]

​@WolfOfOdinn how do you know he lives in Vancouver core though?

[@yuhyuh5674]

@WolfOfOdinn you directly implied he lived in the core by requesting he takes the train bruv

[@yuhyuh5674]

@WolfOfOdinn "most people's problems are, they want to live in the downtown core." hm, I must be seeing things.

[@yuhyuh5674]

@WolfOfOdinn I didn't read what I wanted to read. I read exactly what is written. It's pretty evident based on what you wrote.

[@MyNameIsJustinKeenan]

@WolfOfOdinn ​ I do live near the downtown core. I moved here for financial reasons. I was living in Surrey, in a shithole basement apartment. $1150 (2021). 2 bedrooms but no closets so I kept all my storage items inside the basement. After considering wages compared to rental prices, I moved to Vancouver as I knew I would have more money after rent compared to living in Surrey, and the prices of rentals were so comparable from Vancouver to Surrey that it was nearly a lateral move. When I was leaving, the landlord increased the rent to $1450/month(2022). I was smart and lucky, moved within walking distance to work and sold my car. I commute by bicycle now. Not everyone is single and young like myself, I know I am very privileged and most other people do not have the opportunities to up and move like I do. We are squeezing out families and low income individuals.

[@biggestthreattoyourexistence]

I bought a 1 room (studio) loft in Toronto in 2015 for $265k. Sold it in 2022 for $865k. Scary. I actually feel guilty taking advantage of the market like that.

[@techtips8102]

Nopeu shouldn't

[@LPL1221]

You shouldn’t.

[@Bishounen]

as long as you moved somewhere decent it's fine

[@phutters]

high interest rate and calling 500k immigrants every year is making this problem worst. If you don't have the housing don't call over 500k immigrants a year to come to canada.

[@Truthh4040]

This is happening now a lot in Bramtpon ! Indian pretty much renting out not only by room but even hall way they out a bedroom basically same what they do back in India ..

[@infinityaczclips]

I'm sorry, I am gonna call BS. $60,000 is slightly above the average salery in Canada? I work as a peace officer for a local university in Ontario and I make around $35,000 before taxes. Not to mention all available rentals around where I live are between $1800 - $2800. Some of those are divded housing, where the top and bottom of the houses have been split to make room for multiple tenants per household. This video does not so justice to showing just how bad the housing crisis really is, especially in Ontario.

[@Adrian-qp8dm]

So many Canadians want to see Montreal style mid density housing be built up around downtown cores instead of condos and sky rises. That style of zoning and housing also promotes more small businesses which increases individual wealth, instead of Ontario's zoning and housing which promotes only big businesses and many min wage workers.

[@shauncameron8390]

But Montreal is not like the rest of Canada or North America in general. It doesn't go by the British-US way of doing things.

[@seandonh4536]

Well said !

[@meowmiaumiauw]

​@@shauncameron8390 The British-US way of doing things is simply bad though...

[@shauncameron8390]

@@meowmiaumiauw But English Canada represented by Toronto and Vancouver is a product of the British-US way of doing things.

[@meowmiaumiauw]

@@shauncameron8390 The parts of Toronto and Vancouver that resemble the USA are widely criticized for being inaccessible, overpriced and depressing though. Some of the parts that resemble pretty rural English cities are well-liked for sure though

[@budeiri123]

Outside these big cities isn't any better... the situation in this country is becoming very very bad. Everything is too expensive for what you get in return. I'm planning my escape, I'm done with this place

[@jonminny]

Where u headed

[@shauncameron8390]

Due to city folks moving in with the benefit of working from home.

[@mikeyb7786]

A homless elderly women stopped to to ak me to buy her a meal at burger King today. I'm broke myself Canada #1

[@MyNameIsJustinKeenan]

Go Canada!

[@buzzymm]

Lucky to even have cash or change to give the homeless, living paycheck to paycheck, using credit cards

[@mikeyb7786]

@buzzy liberals are trying to create a class war to I.plement full scale communism like in China with digital I.d those vax passes were just a pilot project for modern day corporate slavery

[@p0ison1vy]

As a millenial, pulling myself up the the bootstraps entailed renting several cockroach infested rooms while working 2 or 3 jobs simultaneously for years. I tolerated my last place for 8 years until the infestation became unbearable. My landlords wouldn't hire professional exterminators and instead would pour baking soda, mothballs, and some unnamed chinese insecticides which they wouldn't name when asked. The last straw was realizing i'd boiled a roach in my tea kettle one morning, after i'd drank some. And that wasn't even the worst place i've rented. You don't understand until you've lived it, until youve woken up with bugs crawling on you, hearing neighbours screaming, people randomly trying to open your door, having to walk past people panhandling in your apartment's front lawn. For years I occassionally hallucinated things scurring away in my peripheral vision, and i'd jump if anything brushed my skin unexpectedly. Still happens once in a while.... Eventually I dug myself out of this hole, but no on should ever EVER have to go through that.

[@IceDogXena]

Canadian tire sells roach poison, works good.

[@omgbbq2]

Where are you renting that has roaches and pandhandlers? I moved out for the first time 2 years ago. Living in North York. Some of my friends live around this area and across the GTA. most condos do not have these issues. I'd inspect the unit first and see if there's anything fishy before committing.

[@amo_res9266]

I’m forever greatful for my parents to have bought a single modern home back in 2015 when real estate was cheap (Edmonton). We also keep our house very clean.

[@amilaperera1]

Happy to hear that you are so lucky.

[@jean-bernardjoly5920]

In LA and Mexico City ppl do 2 hr commute ... Toronto is a breeze.

[@rebbiakiva]

Exactly...I can't stand all of these entitled people who think they have a right to live in the neighbourhood of their choice and then complain about rent - or tenants who leave food everywhere and are then surprised to find pests in their unit.

[@Eric-lx8hp]

Blame investors and corporations using peoples homes to get rich

[@littlethings8331]

It's the government that creates the imbalanced supply and demand in housing. If they don't constantly solicit hundreds of thousands of immigrants, not as many people would speculate in the housing market.

[@nguyenphuongchang3925]

No, blame the government for not changing the zoning to build more

[@ct4225]

Greedy investors and corporations.

[@kennordsfan1494]

@@nguyenphuongchang3925 LOL ok. Why would you build anything if if the costs of building and taxes would make any new builds not profitable? Yes you need to make money to maintain these properties. This isnt free like you think it is. People need to understand that govs are here to help you especially in Canada under Trudeau. He hates all Canadians and shows this by the high taxation FOR everyone.

[@nguyenphuongchang3925]

@@kennordsfan1494 blaming on landlords and corporations are not correct and will not resolve issues

[@1987harish]

Staged drama. 1st guy doesnt even flush or mop? So he needs govt to fix his home plus send him a live-in maid to clean his home and get him out of depression?

[@Bishounen]

He doesn't even have a job, he just goes to the mall all day. No sympathy as someone with 2 jobs.

[@megaluckydog1212]

It's like a selective economic depression. Time for fair taxation or time to jail those who make the laws.

[@Rihardololz]

You are in Trudeau Canada, did you forget that?

[@MiniTruckinJay]

not to mention cbc is also liberal funded.

[@Polski_Kabaret]

Bingo

[@jeycalc6877]

CBC needs to do only videos on trudeau, because that is the only person to blame here, its basic demand and supply. We dont have the supply, and trudeau is bringing in over 500k people a year, maybe more. it should be capped at 45k a year

[@jasseyjefferr7787]

But Tim Hortons needs employees.

[@palmdodo]

@@jasseyjefferr7787 just wonder if you got exact number of immigrants went Tim’s for job?

[@EthanTheMighty]

Housing is a provincial and municipal portfolio. Hope this helps!

[@palmdodo]

@@EthanTheMighty I agree, and I think our Castro jr does as well...so he can bring as many as potential voters to the country without taking provincial/municipal housing capacity into account.

[@xHaRm51]

If we "don't have the supply" then that necessarily means that it's a supply side issue as well. Cities and provinces could lift the restraints on supply but they're not. The fault is 50/50 Federal and provincial. Feds should be slowing down immigration, and especially the international students, until the provinces wanna get serious about housing.

[@Polski_Kabaret]

Toronto tenants rock! Housing bureaucrats live well with obscene salaries not giving a hoot about people. They need to be exposed one by one and replaced asap.

[@gabrielleferry7933]

Very well done documenting the struggle and suffering of those who are victims of the corruption and greed. It was very respectful to show them so they can get help.

[@cathtf7957]

Where can they get help?

[@gabrielleferry7933]

@@cathtf7957 It appears the organization 'Acorn' was available for that and providing the public this comprehensive view allows lawmakers better traction for productive laws.

[@bereal9931]

Canada needs a government that will actually take action and solve the problem, rather than just talk about it and do nothing. Stopping foreigners from buying properties for 2 years is not going to help. Need to stop it completely and allow citizens of this country to actually buy a home here. Canadians need to continue to raise their voice and pressure the government. If Trudeau is not going to do anything then it's time for a new priminister.

[@MyNameIsJustinKeenan]

I have no faith any of the political parties have the backbone to address this issue. It's been an issue for far too long. The conservatives will ensure their voter base can buy, and screw the rest of us. Unfortunately, the liberals will lie to their voter base to make things seem OK.

[@samanthapochiro]

I live in the US (Las Vegas, NV) and I honestly watch more investigative journalism on CBC than I do US news outlets. I wish they would do a story like this for the US. It has become so crazy. During and after the pandemic, we finally started seeing companies offering livable wages and salaries for a change, but that has become null due to the increased cost of living like rent and groceries.

[@TashrifAlam]

US housing is still affordable compared to Ontario and BC.

[@rachelk8368]

Too bad CBC doesn't offer the truth about stocks and housing- we are in for a correction.

[@KathrynSrce3719]

Rent is not affordable in places like New York and California. Oh, and Marketplace's findings in their investigation into the living conditions of these rental units is also relevant in many parts of the US.

[@samanthapochiro]

Yes, some places are still affordable. I should also note, Canada's federal minimum wage is $15.55 per hour while the US is $7.25 (federal minimum wage, some states have higher).

[@KathrynSrce3719]

@@samanthapochiro Exactly. So based on these numbers, people living in both Canada and the US could be experiencing similar effects from the housing and rental crisis. But like you said, it seems more affordable for Canadians to live in the US because of the lower cost of living due to the lower federal minimum wage. Meanwhile, Canada has a higher federal minimum wage, thus leading to a higher cost of living.

[@gary094]

I dont know how anyone could live like this.

[@Bl4ckDoT_]

It's called cleaning and planning your life. The lady had dead dry cockroaches in her microwave that she never cleans, they've been there for months. She doesn't pay rent as well. People need to plan their lives instead of being single mothers with 3 kids at 25. If you don't clean your apartment, it will become a trash bin.

[@PGFreedom]

Give him another choice, then. He can't afford to move and assistance is starvation rations. ODSP here in Ontario gives about $700/month for shelter to an individual. Where is he going to get some privacy under a roof elsewhere?

[@r.1599]

In 2000 I was looking for an affordable one bedroom apartment. For what would be now $2000 (with inflation) I was offered a small kitchen and bathroom, no other room (bathroom was just a toilet and tub, kitchen was just a sink, stove, fridge, and 2 square feet of counter) and told I'd just sleep in the kitchen; I was also shown a small room in a house basement that I had to bend down to walk in it- I'm barely five feet tall, and the owner told me I'd be sitting on the couch all the time anyway, so no matter, right? I gave up, left the city, and moved to Hamilton where for the same money I got a 800 sq ft apartment. Hamilton's nearly as bad as T.O. now, though, so people stuck in T.O aren't going to find the opportunity I did in 2000. Sadly, that apartment was destroyed in a fire and now I live in a drastically smaller, mold and bug infested hovel in a Hamilton building that's full of drug and gun crime. It's all I can afford now.

[@alirezamoradi2363]

$700/month for a bed in Toronto sharing with another person??????!!!!! What the hell is going on?!

[@amilaperera1]

So crazy.

[@SuperYogagirl]

In Vancouver they rent hallways as "bedrooms "

[@abhijith5691]

Bring law of buying one house per family / couple standardize rent based on square feet and distance to town centre. immigration should be based on the house availability

[@veronicaszczecina5443]

I have to rent out a floor of my home to afford the mortgage costs, however, many other homeowners I know who have available rooms, even completely separate spaces refuse to do so because of the current rental law which is in favor of tenants. According to the current law, landlords cannot evict tenants even if they are refusing to pay for months on end, destroying property and even subletting their rooms to numerous people at a time. Naturally, homeowners feel discouraged from renting out their homes when they still need to pay their bills, and someone is living in their home for free. The lack of clean and affordable rental spaces can be solved by changing the rental law to become neutral and beneficial to both tenants and landlords as more homeowners will be open to renting out available spaces that are unused in their homes at an affordable price.

[@brandonnoel7601]

our clown pm wants to bring in 500 000k people a year and we only build 286 000k homes each year.

[@NightHawk1870]

This won’t fly in Alberta according to my friends in the province. They have a housing regulation and most of these places will be either condemned or be declared unfit for rental accommodation until landlord makes necessary repairs. BC and Ontario I believe do not have such regulation.

[@rachelk8368]

Sad thing is here there is no rent control. My co-workers had to pay 40% increased rent this year to keep her kids in their school.

[@2wheelsforever174]

All provinces have these regulations, enforcement is another matter. When there’s no cheap well maintained option to move to, you can’t move

[@Astrologyt2343]

Wrong! Alberta has some of the most lax tenant-friendly laws in Canada! Sincerely-a tenant whose apartment flooded and was left in water damaged, mold accumulating living conditions for 5 months.

[@Astrologyt2343]

@@po4742 our low income housing is awful too… I went and toured one. Saw a sign that had stated “keep out. Bed bug fumigation”. Rusting side railings, no parking. Multi million dollar high rises were being built around it. But hey you get $975 a month rent on a 1 bedroom (in Calgary mind you). It was the east village low income housing unit offered by Calgary Housing Authority if you wanna take a peek at it.

[@Jayl__]

@@rachelk8368 you can’t increase that much on a rent controlled unit

[@CDN1975]

Julia...you are a good mom. You house your children and want the best for them. God bless you and your children.

[@amilaperera1]

Yes. She is definitely a good mom. She is natural. Wishing her & her children a bright future all the way from Sri Lanka

[@bapluda]

The guy who works in construction got it right. You have to build your own home. Don't depend on others, don't make others richer.

[@kat...........ffs777]

So... while it is absolutely imperitive landlords are actively trying to control pests... tenants also need to be diligent on their side of things. A landlord can spray 100 times for bugs, but if tenants are leaving food and garbage out constantly, they will return. Its not always the landlords fault, but they are typically the one painted as the evil party. I know this for a fact as a property manager who truly cares and does everything I can to help people. Some people cant be helped and love to blame everyone else for their problems. I felt compelled to mention this as the young woman was showing her apartment, I wouldnt classify her kitchen as tidy or well kept, which is absolutely contributing to the problem. As the landlord if I walked into her unit, I would be incredibly frustrated. Its entirely within her right to keep her house as she wishes... but then to paint a picture of a neglectful landlord is unfair. This is seperate from her repair issues obviously, Im referring specifically to the pest issue. And both of these issues are entirely seperate from the housing crisis, which absolutely needs to be addressed and regulated by government.

[@Qwahchees]

There's a pile of dishes and nothing gets cleaned. Of course the roaches love it there.

[@PaulC112]

This country is getting depressing

[@dixoncider5046]

Projecting your own mental illness on a landmass. All of these people can move. They're just too lazy to look for a new apartment. Dude can go to the mall everyday but cant look at apartments. What a loser

[@BDee3126]

Who’s to blame?

[@PaulC112]

Blame canada. Blame canada 😆

[@freddymax100]

3:00 from the looks of it I don’t think this man cleaned his house regularly as well.