Affordable Housing

It is heartening to see that all four major federal parties believe increasing housing construction is an important part of Canada’s response to the Trump threats and tariffs. Among other measures to tackle the crisis of housing affordability, our Affordable Housing Team has been advocating for, at minimum, doubling the supply of affordable non-profit and … Read more

A comprehensive plan to protect against loss of housing, build more non-profit housing and create resiliency in the construction industry must be a major part of Canada’s response to the economic fallout from the Trump tariffs, according to a coalition of four national housing organizations. The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, Canadian Housing and Renewal … Read more

In his successful campaign to lead the Liberal Party of Canada, Mark Carney committed to doubling the pace of overall housing construction across the country and also to doubling the number of non-profit community housing units, including co-op units. He put no timeline on the non-profit goal. This congregation’s Affordable Housing Team has been pushing … Read more

A year ago, Mark Carney was a member of the Task Force for Housing & Climate that endorsed a really excellent goal—to “cut the number of households spending more than 30 per cent of their income on shelter costs to zero by 2031.” The blueprint notes that the 2021 Census found more than 3 million … Read more

Three bishops, a United Church regional leader and Rev. Danie have signed a letter that calls for major provincial efforts to preserve existing affordable housing, to protect tenants, and to fund a huge increase in the number of non-profit and co-op housing units in Ontario. The letter, drafted by our affordable housing team, has been … Read more