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Association of Municipalities of Ontario ("AMO") https://www.amo.on.ca
apartments
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Bill 60 - October 2025 legislation that notably shortens some of the time for tenants who have received "N" notices
Bousfields Inc. - developers agents. Affiliated with Tenblock and Osmington-Gerofsky
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CLEO
Community legal clinics
condominium
Condo Tribunal, Ontario - like the purported mandatory "school" for directors, this is another hard to swallow develpoment in condo land. See “The powerful organization that now rules over condo life” by May Warren in the December 6, 2022 edition of the Toronto Star. The tribunal is online only.
corporations, not-for-profit - see https://www.ontario.ca/page/guide-not-profit-corporations-act-2010
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emergency planning[/size]
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FMTA - Federation of Metro Toronto Tenant Associations. An incorporated, not-for-profit advocacy group. Their constitution mandates them to operate a forum for tenants
F.R.P.O. ("Federation of Rental Providers of Ontario") - lobby group with close ties to wealthy developers and landlords. The best thing we've seen in recent months is their minions scurrying about ‒ very upset ‒ when the "York South - Weston" (YSWTU) tenants group picketed their gala party in December and posted to "X" (formerly Twitter)
On a nastier note a recent issue of their magazine-style newsletter featured a full-page ad where a former member of the Tribunal, at the Landlord and Tenant Board, was offering advice to landlords for a fee. I am not making this up!! - Admin
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Gerofsky, David - a developer who was active on the lot that included the buildings at 10 Grenoble and 7 St. Dennis Drive and 25 St. Dennis Drive; this is the street that faces the old "Ontario Science Centre" site. In 2022-2023 Gerofsky's syndicate sought, and apparently received approval for four new buildings on the lot; one of the towers was to be a 50+ storey skyscraper condominium. It has since been reduced in height.
During the largely unadvertised "public consultation" process ― where a total of perhaps two city residents attended session over Webex with "North York" planner Angela Zhao ― there was very little mention of the suitability of this type of accomodation, eg. existing condos in the immediate area have not worked out that well, long-term. - they tend to drift towards becoming rental buildings of a sort, even though this is not a part of the plan. References - "aging condos" item in Canadian Lawyer magazine circa 2019-2021 - to be added.
Bousfields Inc. provided assistance to the Osmington Gerofsky syndicate, for this one
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High Park Tenants Association - probably the largest group in the FMTA list. Web pages are at [https://hpta.ca]https://hpta.ca[/url]
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Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) - provincial government agency that operates a quasi-judicial tribunal.
Land Tribunal - often cited, without details, the ‘Land Tribunal’ is in some ways the latest incarnation of the controversial Ontario Municipal Board. Note that the Land Tribunal does not appear on the Ontario government's Tribunals Ontario web pages.
Check out this rare critique of the land tribunal: www.tribunalwatch.ca/2024/tribunal-watch-ontario-statement-on-the-ontario-land-tribunal-a-gradual-erosion-of-access-to-justice
(Warning: this is a long read. It's not for the faint of heart)
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Neighbourhood Watch - crime and safety bulletins using "Google Groups" (formerly USENET) was a featured topic at a Ward 16 town hall meeting on April 14, 2026. Now you know as much about it as we do
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OEM - office of emergency management
Ombudsman
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Residential Tenancies Act ("RTA") - provincial legislation that sets out the rules for landlords and tenants. The Ontario Bar Association has some notes: "https://oba.org/residential-tenancies-act-overview-of-common-issues.."
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Standard Lease - the mandatory, government-issued document that should be used for most rental agreements in Ontario.
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TAC - the "tenant action commitee" of the "Federation of Metro Toronto Tenant Associations"
TRF - an abbrievation for the Toronto Renters' Forum "dot com", revived after the parent organizations took it down without warning or explanation. Public meetings are planed by the current pro tempore managers
Tribunals Ontario - governing body for various Ontario government agencies
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Unions - Toronto Tenant unions
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A
Association of Municipalities of Ontario ("AMO") https://www.amo.on.ca
apartments
B
Bill 60 - October 2025 legislation that notably shortens some of the time for tenants who have received "N" notices
Bousfields Inc. - developers agents. Affiliated with Tenblock and Osmington-Gerofsky
C
CLEO
Community legal clinics
condominium
Condo Tribunal, Ontario - like the purported mandatory "school" for directors, this is another hard to swallow develpoment in condo land. See “The powerful organization that now rules over condo life” by May Warren in the December 6, 2022 edition of the Toronto Star. The tribunal is online only.
corporations, not-for-profit - see https://www.ontario.ca/page/guide-not-profit-corporations-act-2010
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E
emergency planning[/size]
F
FMTA - Federation of Metro Toronto Tenant Associations. An incorporated, not-for-profit advocacy group. Their constitution mandates them to operate a forum for tenants
F.R.P.O. ("Federation of Rental Providers of Ontario") - lobby group with close ties to wealthy developers and landlords. The best thing we've seen in recent months is their minions scurrying about ‒ very upset ‒ when the "York South - Weston" (YSWTU) tenants group picketed their gala party in December and posted to "X" (formerly Twitter)
On a nastier note a recent issue of their magazine-style newsletter featured a full-page ad where a former member of the Tribunal, at the Landlord and Tenant Board, was offering advice to landlords for a fee. I am not making this up!! - Admin
G
Gerofsky, David - a developer who was active on the lot that included the buildings at 10 Grenoble and 7 St. Dennis Drive and 25 St. Dennis Drive; this is the street that faces the old "Ontario Science Centre" site. In 2022-2023 Gerofsky's syndicate sought, and apparently received approval for four new buildings on the lot; one of the towers was to be a 50+ storey skyscraper condominium. It has since been reduced in height.
During the largely unadvertised "public consultation" process ― where a total of perhaps two city residents attended session over Webex with "North York" planner Angela Zhao ― there was very little mention of the suitability of this type of accomodation, eg. existing condos in the immediate area have not worked out that well, long-term. - they tend to drift towards becoming rental buildings of a sort, even though this is not a part of the plan. References - "aging condos" item in Canadian Lawyer magazine circa 2019-2021 - to be added.
Bousfields Inc. provided assistance to the Osmington Gerofsky syndicate, for this one
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High Park Tenants Association - probably the largest group in the FMTA list. Web pages are at [https://hpta.ca]https://hpta.ca[/url]
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Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) - provincial government agency that operates a quasi-judicial tribunal.
Land Tribunal - often cited, without details, the ‘Land Tribunal’ is in some ways the latest incarnation of the controversial Ontario Municipal Board. Note that the Land Tribunal does not appear on the Ontario government's Tribunals Ontario web pages.
Check out this rare critique of the land tribunal: www.tribunalwatch.ca/2024/tribunal-watch-ontario-statement-on-the-ontario-land-tribunal-a-gradual-erosion-of-access-to-justice
(Warning: this is a long read. It's not for the faint of heart)
M
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Neighbourhood Watch - crime and safety bulletins using "Google Groups" (formerly USENET) was a featured topic at a Ward 16 town hall meeting on April 14, 2026. Now you know as much about it as we do
O
OEM - office of emergency management
Ombudsman
R
Residential Tenancies Act ("RTA") - provincial legislation that sets out the rules for landlords and tenants. The Ontario Bar Association has some notes: "https://oba.org/residential-tenancies-act-overview-of-common-issues.."
S
Standard Lease - the mandatory, government-issued document that should be used for most rental agreements in Ontario.
T
TAC - the "tenant action commitee" of the "Federation of Metro Toronto Tenant Associations"
TRF - an abbrievation for the Toronto Renters' Forum "dot com", revived after the parent organizations took it down without warning or explanation. Public meetings are planed by the current pro tempore managers
Tribunals Ontario - governing body for various Ontario government agencies
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Unions - Toronto Tenant unions
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