PRESS RELEASE: BC Coalition of Tenants & Advocates Demands Equal Rights for All Tenants
October 9th, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tenant groups and advocates demand halt to stripping supportive housing tenants of their rights
Unceded and stolen Coast Salish lands – A coalition of tenant groups and advocates dedicated to housing justice are calling on the BC Government to immediately halt any plans to further strip Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) protections from tenants in supportive housing, while also asking to restore previously clawed back protections.
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Let's talk detached housing
Many of the successful organizing efforts in the VTU (such as the Park Beach Tenants Collective) come from large building fights focused on a single landlord. If you’re having issues in your building, and you knock on your neighbours doors and discover that 40, 50, or more people have the same issue with the same landlord, that’s a lot of tenant power you can build through organizing. But - like Abby - a significant number of tenants live in detached “single-family” housing, frequently divided up with flimsy barriers to fit as many units as possible.
How can these tenants protect themselves, and how can the VTU help?
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broadway plan mass rezoning
Vancouver City Council Looks To Accelerate Displacement of Tenants
September 9, 2025
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VANCOUVER, UNCEDED COAST SALISH TERRITORIES
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Tenant Solidarity Against Deportations
Chinga La Migra! Solidarity statement with LATU
The Vancouver Tenants Union has been in connection with organizers from the Los Angeles Tenants Union (LATU) since our founding convention. Over the past year, members of the Vancouver Tenants Union visited LATU locals, the Pasadena Tenants Union (PTU) and the Chinatown Community for Equitable Development (CCED). Our members have attended a week long Organizing Training with Union de Vecinos (UV), sat in on meetings of LATU Locals & Tenant Associations, joined direct actions against landlords, and spoke with organizers from across the city. This year, LATU celebrated a decade of organizing, and UV is approaching its 30th year as a political force of tenants in Boyle Heights. We are proud to be standing alongside them in the fight for justice, and share our utmost congratulations, appreciation and solidarity.
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July 2025 Newsletter
July 2025 Newsletter
Summer is well upon us, and we hope you’re staying cool. Here at the VTU, we know there’s nothing cooler than tenant solidarity: organizing with your neighbours and directly confronting real estate capital. Since part of tenant solidarity is keeping each other safe, we're sharing Riot Street Medicine's very informative printable zines on extreme heat first aid: 1) Instagram 2) Printable Zine (A bit hard to read on a computer, apologies!)
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Fight Fascism, Not Migrants: Stop Bill C-2!
Mark Carney’s Bill C-2, also known as the “Strong Borders Act”, gives state agents sweeping powers to cancel immigration status, shut the door on asylum seekers and spy on everyone. This is part of a long history of scapegoating migrants for conditions caused by capitalism and colonialism - systems our government upholds.
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Come out to VTU's June General Meeting!
On June 28th, the Vancouver Tenants Union will gather for our next General Meeting, where we will learn, strategize, and discuss what impacts tenants in the city. This month's GM is being hosted by the East Side chapter!
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VTU in Solidarity with CUPW
December 9th, 2024
The Vancouver Tenants Union is in solidarity with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) striking against Canada Post for the past three weeks.
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Vancouver Tenants Union 2024 AGM Announcement
Hello members! Our 2024 AGM will take place on November 17th from 11am to 5pm at the Birdhouse, located at 44 West 4th Avenue in Vancouver.
Please RSVP at this link, and see our AGM page for details and links.
BC Provincial Government Talks Big About Protecting Renters but Vancouver Tenants Union Says Key Changes Are Missing
***For Immediate Release***
BC Provincial Government Talks Big About Protecting Renters but Vancouver Tenants Union Says Key Changes Are Missing
April 2, 2024
VANCOUVER, UNCEDED COAST SALISH TERRITORIES
Today the BC Minister of Housing announced proposed changes to the Residential Tenancy Act aimed at protecting tenants from bad-faith evictions, but the Vancouver Tenants Union urges the province to finish closing the loopholes that were left behind.
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