A strong demand for rental units continues to grow in the GTA, as many new permanent and temporary residents have also turned to the rental market for housing.

Niall Finnegan of the consulting firm Finnegan Marshall advises to keep the boom in purpose-based rentals in perspective, there’s been a net gain in rental units of 3,000 so far in 2025, that is ...

In Toronto, where housing prices are racing ahead of inventory, residents are building homes in their yards and moving their children or their parents into them.

The New Democrats say they would require cities to allow more multi-unit homes in all neighbourhoods, build more housing near public transit routes and speed up permits and approvals.