WHO WE ARE
Founded on August 31, 2025 at the Off the Defensive Conference in Toronto, OTD / OP is a Canada-wide class-struggle organization. We unite over 80 organizers from seven cities and nearly a dozen neighbourhood, community, and housing organizations under one banner.
CLASS STRUGGLE ORGANIZATION
We are not a coalition, lobbying group, NGO, or foundation. We are a class-struggle organization sharing lessons from years of neighbourhood struggles. We organize against landlords, big capitalists, and the government bureaucrats who rule this system.
OVERCOMING LOCALISM
Our enemies are organized in lobbies, parties, and business associations at city, regional, provincial, national, and international levels. To build real working-class power, we must unite struggles beyond neighbourhoods and develop organizations that outlast their cycles.
JOIN US
5 chapters have been formed across Canada since our founding conference, with new chapters forming and local activities already underway. Interested in joining or starting a chapter in your neighbourhood? We'd love to hear from you.