The Housing Network of Ontario is working with Peel-based housing and homelessness advocates to ensure that the real solutions to the housing needs of people living in Peel Region are front and centre at the Monday (June 29th) provincial government housing consultation. The Assistant Deputy Minister – Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is expected […]
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'Unprecedented' rise in number of precariously housed Americans: 2009 State of Nation's Housing report
Lower-income Americans are especially hard-hit by current recession and there has been an “unprecedented” increase in the number of people who are precariously housed. Those are among the grim findings in the 2009 State of the Nation’s Housing report that was released today in Washington DC by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, the […]
Homelessness in Canada: New (free) e-book
Finding Home is a new (free) e-book on homelessness in Canada with 29 chapters (so far) on justice, Aboriginal people, immigrants and refugees, women, children and youth, health, and – of course – housing. A section on housing rights is being planned. The e-book includes summaries of recently completed research reports as well as the […]
Consolidated government investments in housing up across Canada
Governments at the federal, provincial, territorial and municipal levels across Canada increased investments in housing by 10.4% in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, as compared to the previous fiscal year, according to new figures released today by Statistics Canada as part of their government revenues and expenditures database. This brings consolidated government investments […]
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Ontario's affordable housing waiting lists growing painfully long…
Ontario’s affordable housing waiting lists are growing painfully long – up more than 4% over the past year to almost 130,000 households. The average wait for a good place to call home has grown to a staggering 21 years in Peel Region. The Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association released its latest annual waiting list survey earlier […]
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All eyes on Sault Ste Marie as Ontario launches provincial housing consultation
All eyes will be on Sault Ste Marie on Tuesday as the Ontario government launches the first regional meeting of its long-promised province-wide consultation for a comprehensive new affordable housing plan. The Housing Network of Ontario is working with Soo-based housing and homelessness advocates to ensure that the initial meeting focuses on the real housing […]
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It’s time to raise your voice for affordable housing!
The Housing Network of Ontario has an on-line hub that is regularly being updated with the latest news, reports from community meetings, tips for actions and plenty of other resources. Here’s some of the new material: Community report from Sault Ste. Marie: Notes from the preparatory meeting of housing leaders in the Soo on June […]
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Tenants literally being priced out of private rental markets: New CMHC survey shows
An increasing number of Canadians are being priced out of private rental housing. The latest survey of the private rental market by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (released this morning) shows that nation-wide, the private market rental vacancy rate edged up slightly. While some argue that an increase in vacancies means more choice for renters, and […]
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Ontario, Manitoba latest provinces to sign bilateral housing deals with feds
Ontario (June 9) and Manitoba (June 5) are the latest provinces to join the growing list that have signed new bilateral housing deals with the federal government. The federal government promised $1.9 billion in September of 2008 to extend three federal housing and homelessness programs that were set to expire. To date, they have allocated […]
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Add your voice to Ontario Housing Network declaration
As the Ontario government gets set to launch its province-wide housing consultation, the Housing Network of Ontario – with partners right across the province – is asking people and organizations to sign onto our declaration: “We believe everyone in Ontario has the right to live poverty-free and with dignity in housing that is stable, adequate, […]
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