In our recommendations to the province on the 2024 Ontario Budget, Wellesley Institute called for a focus on homelessness. We urged the province to: put in place a plan to end homelessness in 10 years, make sure their general housing targets will lead to affordability and to lifting Ontarians out of homelessness, invest in enough […]
Affordable Housing
Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy Submission
Five years after the Ontario government adopted a Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy (LTAHS) it is preparing an updated version to set directions for the next several years. This document puts forward the key priorities that the Wellesley Institute believes should inform the Ontario government’s framework and actions in affordable housing. The planned 2015/16 update […]
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Housing And Health: Examining The Links
There is an extensive body of academic, policy-related and community based literature that describes the powerful nature of housing as a social determinant of population health. The relationship that exists between poor housing (or a lack of housing) and poor mental and physical health is well-documented. From structural to social issues, there are a myriad […]
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Federal Affordable Housing Investments: Critical To National Social And Economic Investment Plans
WI to 2012 federal pre-budget process: Housing investments are critical for social and economic health of Canada Federal housing investments are critical for the social and economic health of Canada, along with the individual and population health of Canadians. That’s the key message in the submission by the Wellesley Institute to the House of Commons […]
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The 2012 Ontario Budget: Look Out For Affordable Housing
Although a good, affordable home is one of the most important social determinants of health and investing in housing not only takes pressure off of the health care system but is good for the economy, federal and provincial housing funding continues to be insufficient to meet the province’s need for new affordable housing and maintain […]
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Canada’s Housing Crisis And The Federal Election Flip Sheet
Canada’s housing crisis and the federal election discusses how housing insecurity and homelessness remain deep and persistent throughout Canada.
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Affordable Housing In Canada: A Year In Review
Will 2011 be the year that Canada finally rejoins other leading nations of the world by implementing a comprehensive and fully-funded national housing plan? Affordable Housing in Canada includes a look back at key moments in housing and homelessness in 2010, and looks forward to key issues on the policy horizon with plenty of links to […]
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Precarious Housing In Canada Part Two: Vision 2020, Toward A National Housing Plan
Precarious Housing in Canada (2010) is a powerful, new research and policy report from the Wellesley Institute. Using the most comprehensive and current data, research and analysis. Precarious Housing sets out a pragmatic, five-point plan targeted to the millions of Canadians who are living in substandard, over-crowded and unaffordable homes–plus those who are living without any housing at […]
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Precarious Housing In Canada Part One: Framing The Challenge
Precarious Housing in Canada (2010) is a powerful, new research and policy report from the Wellesley Institute. Using the most comprehensive and current data, research and analysis. Precarious Housing sets out a pragmatic, five-point plan targeted to the millions of Canadians who are living in substandard, over-crowded and unaffordable homes–plus those who are living without […]
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Inclusionary Housing
Inclusionary housing programs are municipal programs that rely upon the development regulations and approval process to have private developers provide some portion of the housing within their new market projects as affordable housing. The policies represent a fundamentally different way to providing affordable housing from the conventional social housing programs used to date in Canada. […]
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