Everyone should join ACORN. Renter in Canada are overdue some organization.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Anonymized raw survey data shared exclusively with CBC showed that tenants with access to AC reported adverse effects of extreme heat less often than those without.

"The temperature gets upward around 30 C in here as opposed to 33 C just outside on my balcony," said Sandra McCrone, a 64-year-old tenant from South Calgary — even with fans running and blackout curtains blocking out the sunlight during the day.

ACORN's summary report, published Thursday, identified the most common barriers to having air conditioning: high costs, threats of eviction, and lease agreements that prohibit installing AC units.

In half the households where CBC collected data, it showed people spent a majority of time above 26 C — the maximum indoor temperature widely considered safe by experts.

"We've seen people that have had medical prescription notes from their doctor stating, 'This person needs to keep the temperature of the environment cool because they have asthma, or they have a breathing problem, or they have a heart condition,'" she said.

To combat the effects of extreme indoor heat, ACORN is among those calling for provincial or municipal laws that would mandate maximum temperatures in apartments during the summer.

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30C/86F with humidity is too hot for an apartment. I agree with those ACORN people. It makes sense to have an upper limit too.

i just run a dehumidifier all summer. does an ok job.

Small tip to my northern neighbors. Swamp coolers. Essentially a fan blowing across a medium of water. Crazy low power consumption compared to AC. The only caveat is humidity. It works by essentially exchangeing water for thermal energy. So if its already humid it won't work. But if the humidity is below %40, you can cool a room by up to 6 or 7 C

TIL: Most of Canada is humid, had no clue. Thought countries near the arctics didn't have to worry about that.