Affordable Housing

Ottawa needs to do a great deal more to tackle the crisis of housing affordability, Bill Johnston, co-chair of our Affordable Housing Team, argued in an opinion piece that ran in the Spectator on Tuesday. You can read it below.  Opinion Article in the Hamilton Spectator Tuesday October 24, 2023 Federal housing funds not sufficient … Read more

The challenge of housing affordability is related to, though larger than, the challenge of poverty. Housing is never affordable for those with low incomes. And as this year’s report by Canadians for Public Justice shows, we are making only slow progress, if any, on poverty, and food insecurity is getting worse. The report outlines our … Read more

If you think you aren’t affected by high housing prices, read on! Here are 10 important impacts of high housing costs. 1. If you own your home, and bought it before October 2021, lucky you. It’s worth more than you paid for it. Condo and single family home values have doubled in a decade, tripled … Read more

If you or people you care about … Have a mortgage about to be renewed Worry about being evicted so their landlord can raise the rent Would like to buy a home but are sure that will never happen Are living in a tent in a city park … you can soon have a better … Read more

Four years ago, federal funding got this 50-unit Hamilton affordable housing project built.  Today, lack of federal funding makes such projects impossible. The YWCA’s beautiful Ottawa Street building provides affordable, accessible housing for 50 women. A $10 million federal commitment in 2019—almost half the total cost—made it a reality. Today, the same federal fund would … Read more