Evictions in Montreal
A portrait of the growth, types, and landlords evicting tenants
Our research project aims to produce a vivid portrait of evictions in Montreal from 2016 to 2023. In doing so, researchers will link eviction cases, ownership data, and census demographic data to develop a deeper understanding of the geographies of evictions and their potential impact on vulnerable groups.
Who is being evicted in Montreal?
Evictions have become a growing concern in Canada. Being evicted leaves individuals and households with increased risks of homelessness (Chen et al., 2020) and carries negative health implications (Leon and Iveniuk 2020), social, and economic impacts for both the people being evicted (Callejo-Black, 2021) and their communities (Hazekamp et al., 2021; McNeil et al., 2021). Recent Canadian research showed that evictions are poorly understood, in part because many tenants vacate their units before a formal system can adjudicate their case (Wachsmuth et al., 2023). In fact, research has revealed a significant proportion of no-fault evictions are being witnessed in some of Canada’s major urban centres (Xuereb & Jones, 2023; Lewis & Panou, forthcoming), challenging the dominant rhetoric of evictions being a last recourse for landlords towards non-paying tenants. However, evictions in Quebec remain grossly under investigated.
Project Lead(s):
Home Organization:
Toronto Metropolitan University
Other Participants:
Yannick Baumann, Cloé St-Hilaire, and Ivan Dimitri Hughes-Panou
Community Partner:
Le Regroupement des Comités de Logement et Associations de Locataires du Québec
Funding Stream:
Community-Focused Project
Project Status:
Ongoing
Background
Our research project aims to produce a vivid portrait of evictions in Montreal from 2016 to 2023. In doing so, researchers will link eviction cases, ownership data, and census demographic data to develop a deeper understanding of the geographies of evictions and their potential impact on vulnerable groups. We will first provide a temporal and geographic analysis of evictions in Quebec’s largest city. Second, we will determine which neighbourhoods, building types, and the demographic of renters that have been disproportionately at risk of and impacted by evictions since 2016. Lastly, we will present a landlord-based analysis of evictions to identify all evictors in Montreal and their eviction patterns. We will disseminate our findings by way of a peer-reviewed article, conference presentations (including a BSH workshop), and a press release with the RCLALQ.
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