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The Toronto Star is seeking a skilled and driven journalist to join its Business and Housing team on a one-year contract, covering the housing beat. Housing is one of the most urgent and consequential stories in Canada right now — touching affordability, development, tenant rights, municipal policy and the everyday lives of millions of Ontarians — and this reporter will be at the centre of it.
The successful candidate will cover housing in all its dimensions: the politics of zoning and intensification, the struggles of renters and first-time buyers, the decisions of developers and city planners, the impact of interest rates and immigration on supply and demand, and the human stories behind the numbers. They will work closely with colleagues on the Business and Housing team and across the newsroom to produce journalism that is agenda-setting, accurate and deeply connected to the lives of Star readers in the GTA and beyond.
This role sits within the Journalist classification in the Star's Editorial Department. While the initial assignment is to the housing beat within the Business and Housing team, journalists may be assigned across a variety of newsroom roles in the future. The position reports to the Senior Editor, Business and Housing.
What you will do- Break and develop housing news across a broad range of topics — affordability, development, tenant rights, municipal policy, the rental market, real estate trends and the intersection of housing with broader economic and social issues.
- Generate original story ideas rooted in strong sourcing, data literacy and a genuine understanding of how housing issues affect real people across the GTA and Ontario.
- Build and maintain a deep network of sources — including city planners, developers, tenant advocates, municipal politicians, real estate economists, renters, buyers and industry insiders.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues on the Business and Housing team, as well as the visuals, multimedia and audience teams, to produce ambitious multi-platform storytelling.
- Produce a mix of daily news and longer-form enterprise and feature work, with strong written copy delivered accurately on deadline.
- Think beyond text — contributing ideas and content for video, audio and digital formats in collaboration with multimedia colleagues.
- Use data, public records and access-to-information requests to deepen and differentiate reporting.
- Maintain the Toronto Star's rigorous journalistic standards in all coverage.
- Proven experience as a journalist at a daily news organization, with a track record of strong, original reporting.
- Demonstrated knowledge of or experience covering housing, real estate, urban affairs, municipal politics or related beats — or a clear and…
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