A Globe analysis found this is true even when controlling for the proportion of renter households in an area and whether rent accounts for a large part of their income
Imane Benabid and her son Elias, and daughter Djoumana, , in their living room in Montréal-Nord, a borough of Montreal on Feb. 26.Quebec tenants living in areas with more visible minorities and immigrants face higher rates of disputed eviction demands, according to a Globe and Mail analysis that underscores their precarious housing situation.
The proportion of people who are immigrants or visible minorities can explain about 20 per cent of the differences in eviction demand rates between FSAs. It is difficult, however, to tell the separate effects of these two factors because they are closely linked – many immigrants are also visible minorities.
The results of the analysis do not mean that only diverse areas face high rates of disputed eviction demands. G7Z, for example, a Saguenay FSA, had 10 demands out of 130 tenant households, resulting in the province’s highest rate . Yet only 1.4 per cent of the population identifies as a visible minority.
Two UQAM professors reviewed The Globe’s methodology and data: Ünsal Özdilek, who studies real estate evaluation and markets, and Fabrice Larribe, an expert in statistics. Both said the results are accurate and warrant further research. and the vacancy rate was at 1.5 per cent last year, according to the Canada Housing and Mortgage Corp.
Ms. White said an official, public rent registry coupled with mandatory rent control could help by removing the incentives for landlords to evict. Non-profit organization Vivre en Ville maintains an unofficial, voluntary Quebec, but there is no province-led equivalent. Landlords in Quebec are free to increase rent how they see fit, but tenants can oppose excessive increases and force landlords to apply for rent adjustments with the housing tribunal.
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