Commercial Real Estate Podcast

Commercial Real Estate Podcast


Rethinking the Canadian Rental Market with Tony Irwin of CFAA

May 08, 2024

On this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Adam Powadiuk and Aaron Cameron speak with Tony Irwin, Director and Interim President at the Canadian Federation of Apartment Associations (CFAA).


Topics covered include:



  • How CFAA shapes the Canadian rental housing landscape
  • Changing the perspective toward rental housing
  • The long road to GST reforms and their impact on housing
  • GST extensions and government grants
  • Future housing policies and changes

More about our guest…


Tony is currently the President and CEO of the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO). Before joining CCFA, he held several senior roles in the financial services and insurance industries. From 2005 to 2009, Tony was the Executive Director of the Justin Eves Foundation, a non-profit organisation that provides scholarships and bursaries to young people with learning disabilities and those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Additionally, Tony has played significant roles in politics, serving as a Senior Advisor to an Ontario Premier and Executive Assistant to the Leader of the Official Opposition.


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