On Thursday, Ontario's ombudsman released a report about delays at the Landlord and Tenant Board. It shows the backlog of cases has grown to 38,000 and it is
It shows the backlog of cases has grown to 38,000 and it is taking an average of seven or eight months, sometimes up to two years, for a hearing to be scheduled.
Dube says that when the pandemic hit, the backlog was already at 20,000 applications, and the subsequent move to virtual hearings and a moratorium on evictions impeded the board’s efforts to chip away at the backlog.
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