Month: May 2026

Ontario’s subsidized housing programs help less than a third of the Ontario households that pay unaffordable rents or live in adequate or overcrowded housing. And Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office (FAO) calculates that this will get even worse by 2027-28. The FAO defines a household as “in need of subsidized housing” if the household does not … Read more

Affordable housing programs in Ontario are funded by all three levels of government, but municipalities—local taxpayers—pay most of it. A report by Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office shows that 20 years ago, in 2004-5, municipalities paid 57 per cent of the total and in 2024-5, that had risen to 62 per cent, while federal contributions had … Read more

About 70 people showed up last Sunday, including about two dozen from our congregation, to our showing of the housing documentary, Thinking Beyond the Market: A Film About Genuinely Affordable Housing. Dr. Brian Doucet, who made the film about affordable housing solutions and policies being applied now in different Canadian communities, joined a panel that … Read more

Share your experience The federal National Housing Council is conducting a review of how accessible housing is in Canada. It is seeking input from anyone who has faced challenges getting access to housing. Have you experienced problems housing that you couldn’t easily access because of disability, age, health or discrimination? If so, you are encouraged … Read more