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BLAC in the News: Discrimination in Toronto Housing Market

BLAC’s Interim Legal Director, Piera Savage can be found quoted in an article by the CBC discussing racism in the housing market. “Recherche de logement à Toronto : les personnes noires sont plus discriminées”

In this French article there is an exploration of discrimination within the housing market against Black people. While the discrimination has been documented by experts it still comes with its own challenges. This discrimination can be quite subtle, which present its own challenges

To read this article check the link here or see the PDF for the English version of the article (Housing Searches in Toronto: Black People Are More Discriminated Against)

The Black Legal Action Centre

Established in 2017, the Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) is an independent not-for-profit community legal clinic that combats individual and systemic anti-Black racism by providing free legal services, conducting research, developing public legal education materials, and engaging in test case litigation and law reform.