Affordable Housing

The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness has a campaign—Homes, Not Handcuffs—that makes it easy to send a letter opposing Premier Doug Ford’s legislation to use tougher laws—and potentially use the notwithstanding clause—to override the human rights of those forced to live in encampments because there’s too little affordable and supportive housing. ➡  Join the campaign … Read more

In 2025, Sacajawea Non-Profit Housing Inc. will start construction on a 40-unit apartment building at 204 Gage Avenue North, by far the most ambitious project yet for our housing partner. It is its largest building so far, and will house and provide enhanced supports and culturally appropriate healthcare to Indigenous people leaving homelessness or treatment … Read more

Dr. Carolyn Whitzman summarized a lot of her presentation at our November 15th Keys to Affordable Housing event in slides she presented. You can view her slides here.

A new study has found that the economic wellbeing of households in non-market rental housing is higher than that of renters with similar characteristics in private market housing or even renters in market housing who get rent subsidies. Read the summary here https://affordablehousingaction.org/rental-housing-types-and-economic-wellbeing-in-canada/ The summary includes a link to the full study. 

Three members of our Affordable Housing Team joined tenants at 103 Emerald Street South last Friday as they protested potential loss of their homes. Amanda Dick, who led the event, said the new owner, Endless Properties, issued N13 eviction notices to tenants in all 30 of the units, so renovations could be done. One resident, … Read more