Date: October 20, 2026, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Location: YWCA Toronto, 87 Elm Street, Toronto

We are proud to announce that the RentSafe Climate Resilience Intersectoral Roundtable is coming soon on October 20, 2026, and will be hosted at the YWCA Toronto. Mark your calendars and join us in Toronto for a full day of inspiration, connection, and strategizing as partners across Ontario come together to strengthen climate resilience in low-income rental housing.

Registration opens in late Summer 2026.

Space is limited. To ensure representation from across sectors we will be reserving spots for participants from different sectors and regions. Details to follow.

This is a free event that includes a light breakfast, lunch, refreshments and snacks.

We have a modest budget to support the participation of tenant advocates by helping with travel costs and accommodations for tenants. Please get in touch with geri@healthyenvironmentforkids.ca if you would like to discuss this support further. If you know a tenant who is actively involved in promoting climate resilience in rental housing in your community, please reach out to our team.

Roundtable Agenda
8:30 am – Registration and light breakfast
9:00 am – Opening and Welcome
9:45 am – Opening panel: Climate change and low-income rental housing –
Tenant experiences, our systemic responses and opportunities for change
11:00 am – Break
11:15 am – Bright spot presentations from across the province:
Promising practices to build resilience in rental housing
12:00 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – Sectoral Roundtable breakout
1:45 pm – Intersectoral Roundtable breakout
2:45 pm – Break
3:00 pm – Putting it ALL Together
4:00 pm – Closing

The full agenda will be available in late Summer 2026.

If you have questions, please reach out to geri@healthyenvironmentforkids.ca.

Event venue: YWCA, 87 Elm Street, Toronto, ON M5G OA8

Toronto Hotels:
Close proximity to a TTC Subway Station that currently have availability with affordable rates.

Toronto – North

Willowdale Hotel
willowdalehotel.com
170 Willowdale Ave, North York, ON M2N 4Y6
416-566-9250
Rooms starting at $244.00/night
Transit Connection: Roughly a 15-minute walk from the Sheppard-Yonge Subway Station (one stop north of York Mills).

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Toronto – West

Monte Carlo Inns – Toronto West Suites
montecarloinns.com/toronto-west-suites
1886 Dundas St E, Mississauga, ON L4X 1L8
905-273-9500
Rooms starting at $139.99/night
Transit Connection: Exactly a 10-minute drive or direct bus ride west of Kipling Station.

Stay Inn Express
stayinnexpress.com
650 Evans Ave., Etobicoke, ON M8W 2W6
416-255-5500
Rooms starting at $141.36/night
Transit Connection: Located a quick 7-minute drive south of Islington Station down Islington Ave/Evans Ave, or accessible via the local bus network.

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Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
Transit Routes & Schedules: https://www.ttc.ca/routes-and-schedules