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Ontario’s Affordable Housing Crisis Is Centred In Rented Sector: New Report

Ontario's affordable housing crisis is growing worse, especially in the private rented sector where most low and moderate-income households are required to find Continue Reading…

Canadian Observatory On Homelessness Is Launched!

The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness has been officially launched. The new national research and policy initiative is based at York University and includes Continue Reading…

Manitoba Research Confirms Poor Housing Is Linked To Poor Health

Poor housing is directly linked to poor health outcomes. That's a major finding of a comprehensive new research report on the health of low-income tenants in Continue Reading…

Mayors Issue Powerful Call For National Housing Plan

The mayors of Canada’s biggest cities have issued a powerful call for a new national housing strategy in Canada. “We need to start working with the federal Continue Reading…

Housing And Homelessness In Ontario’s Budget: 5 Things To Look For

The Ontario government has an opportunity in its next provincial budget to make a substantial down payment on a much-needed provincial affordable housing plan. Continue Reading…

Time for Ontario to take leadership on housing and homelessness: 2013 pre-budget submission

The Ontario government should take leadership on housing and homelessness: That's the key recommendation from the Wellesley Institute's 2013 pre-budget Continue Reading…

First glance: 2013 federal budget extends housing and homelessness programs

Thursday's federal budget includes three specific measures on housing and homelessness: A renewal of the national homelessness strategy and the affordable Continue Reading…

Time for independent review of Toronto homeless services

Toronto needs an thorough review of the capacity and adequacy of the city's homeless shelters and services, according to a submission from the Wellesley Continue Reading…

Good news for TCHC tenants and all of Toronto: Refinancing deal yields big gains

Toronto City Council's Executive Committee will consider a detailed financing plan at its March 20, 2013, meeting to generate $94 million in funding as part of Continue Reading…

MPs have a chance on Wednesday to vote for housing and vote out homelessness

Members of Parliament will have a free vote in the House of Commons on Wednesday, February 27, on Bill C400 – An Act to Ensure Secure, Adequate, Accessible Continue Reading…