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Documents

Here are some documents available on-line that Tyee Solutions Society reporters have found especially valuable in understanding Canada’s housing opportunities.

Title Year Topic Originator
National Housing Act current Principal piece of federal legislation affecting housing and federal support for housing, and directing CMHC's mandate. Government of Canada
Access to Affordable Housing, May 2015 2015 Overview of factors contributing to affordable housing crises in Canada. Mowat Centre
Built to Last: Strengthening the Foundations of Housing in Canada 2015 Overview of factors contributing to affordable housing crises in Canada. Fed. of Canadian Municipalities
Housing Trends and Affordability 2015 Review of housing market economics by province and major city RBC Economics Research
Housing Policy in Canada under the Harper Regime 2015 Two scholars review changes to housing policy under Prime Minister Stephen Harper Centre for Urban Research and Education, Carleton U.
Canada’s Social and Affordable Housing Landscape 2014 Detailed information on Canada's delivery of social housing by federal and province-by-province jurisdiction. Housing Services Corporation
New Models of Adequate Housing Delivery Workshop 2014 Workshop outcomes and recommendations Housing Justice Project, UBC
Time for concerted action on affordable housing: pre-budget submission 2014 Proposals for "new and innovative" national policies "to protect and preserve co-operative homes," submitted to the federal government for budget consideration. Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada
National Housing Strategy Workshop 2013 Workshop outcomes and recommendations Housing Justice Project, UBC
The Housing Market and Canada’s Economic Recovery 2012 White paper on increasing investment in rental housing. Fed. of Canadian Municipalities
Action Research on Transportation Housing Affordability 2012 Research linking affordable, convenient transit to housing affordability for urban Canadians, expecially those below median income or vulnerably housed. CMHC - Canadian Morgage and Housing Corporation
Mayor’s Task Force on Housing Affordability 2012 Experts' report on solutions to housing in Canada's least-affordable city. City of Vancouver
Housing Affordability and Choice: A Compendium of ACT Solutions, 2011 A comprehensive catalogue of ideas in relevant sectors from design to finance for unlocking affordable housing. Fed. of Canadian Municipalities and CMHC
Housing Affordability and Accessibility: A synopsis of solutions 2010 Builders identify paths to more affordable rental housing, and more achievable home ownership. Canadian Homebuilders’ Association
Building from the Ground Up: Enhancing Affordable Housing in Canada 2010 A white paper on the range of housing challenges, their causes, and a variety of tools for overcoming them. The Conference Board of Canada

Organizations

Numerous local, regional, provincial and national organizations are actively involved in working to house all Canadians affordably and appropriately. Here are some of them.

Organization Description
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation The federal agency that supports home finance for individual and multi-unit construction.
BC Non-Profit Housing Association Canadian Rental Housing Index visually maps rental affordability by community, regions, provinces and federal ridings (takes time to load, be patient).
Canadian Observatory on Homelessness The Homeless Hub holds A variety of resources and statistics on the extent and challenges of homelessness in Canada
Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness Resources maintained by a national movement to end homelessness in Canada through the development of 10 Year Plans in communities across the country
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association The only national voice in Canada speaking on the full range of issues related to affordable housing here and abroad, with goals to keep homes affordable, end homelessness, and renew communities.
Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada The nation-wide umbrella organization for housing co‑operatives, whether occupied or under development, the people who live and work in them, and the organizations and individuals that support and serve them.
Habitat for Humanity Canada A national, non-profit organization whose volunteers take direct action to build and provide housing.
Habitat International Coalition The international coalition of national Habitat for Humanity groups
Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada Vote Co-op Housing 2015: an election information resource about co-op housing
Options for Homes Toronto-based Options and its affiliates across Canada have used innovative financing to provide over 6,500 households with homeownership opportunity.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation A map-based portal to the most recent housing market statistical information.
Aboriginal Housing Management Association A quasi-government entity that manages subsidized housing for Aboriginal housing providers, and a self-management housing organization that serves urban and rural Aboriginal people in British Columbia.
Ontario Aboriginal Housing A non-profit corporation with a mandate to provide safe and affordable housing to urban and rural First Nation, Inuit and Métis people living off-Reserve in Ontario.
YWCA The YWCA is Canada’s only established national network and largest single provider of shelter services for women and children leaving domestic abuse.
Canadian Urban Policy Archive A large archive of documents and reports relating to housing and urban development maintained by the

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