Low and moderate-income households continue to be priced out of Canada’s private rental markets as average rents continue their relentless two-decade rise many times faster than renter household incomes, according to the latest figures released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada’s national housing agency. Research from the Wellesley Institute and others draws a […]
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Coming Together: Homeless Women, Housing And Social Support
The final report for Coming Together Project shares the voices and insights of women and transwomen with experiences of homelessness. This report expands on an earlier community report on a Community-Based Research project using staged photography.
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HIV/AIDS, human rights and housing: Presentation notes
On Saturday, June 12, I delivered the closing plenary address at the Second Annual Symposium on HIV/AIDS Law and Human Rights in Toronto. The links between housing and health are complex and dynamic, and there is a growing body of research that documents the connections. The role of Canada’s federal government in affordable and supportive housing has been eroding over […]
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Shrinking CMHC housing support for lower-income households: Presentation notes
The latest five-year projection from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation – Canada’s national housing agency – shows that federal housing support for lower-income households will continue to decline up to 2014. Slides for a presentation to the City of Toronto’s Housing and Homeless Services Network meeting on June 9, 2010.
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Translating Good Research Into Policy Impact
Despite all the talk about “evidence-based policy”, the sad truth is that even the best research doesn’t sell itself. Solid research and effective policy analysis is the foundation for policy impact, but effective action also requires a sound knowledge of the policy landscape. Here are my slides for a presentation to the North American HIV AIDS […]
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Inclusionary Housing Bill Passes Second Reading in Ontario Legislature
On Thursday, June 3, Bill 58, Planning Amendment Act (Enabling Municipalities to Require Inclusionary Housing), 2010 passed second reading in the Ontario legislature and referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills. This bill was the same as one that was introduced in the Legislature last fall and needed to come forward again after the […]
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Tracking The Dollars, Programs And Opportunities: Presentation Notes On Canadian Housing/Homelessness Policies
The patchwork of federal housing and homelessness funding and programs has been eroding over the past two decades—with Canada’s municipalities set to overtake the national government in terms of affordable housing spending. Some significant promises have been made, but it’s hard to track the dollars and measure accountability for results. Meanwhile, on the policy horizon, […]
Countdown to mid-September: Senate unanimously adopts call for national housing / poverty plans
Canada’s Senate has unanimously adopted a comprehensive, 283-page report that calls on the federal government to implement a national housing plan, poverty reduction strategy and other measures on income, health, education and training. Under the rules of Parliament, the federal government has until September 20 to formally respond. In From the Margins sets out 74 practical recommendations from housing and homelessness to […]
Response to Canadian Home Builders Association Report
In 2008, the Canadian Home Builders Association commissioned Altus Clayton to write a report that is very critical of Inclusionary Housing. This report has been used as the basis for arguments that municipalities should not use IH policies to try to increase the supply of affordable housing. The Wellesley Institute commissioned David Rusk, a leading […]
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'Right to housing' legal challenge launched today
Everyone in Canada has the right to a home – and the federal government has a responsibility to realize that right. That’s the basis of a legal challenge launched today by a coalition of housing and legal advocates. The Wellesley Institute is providing policy support to the new coalition, including expert evidence on funding and legislative decisions by […]
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