The Ontario and federal governments announced a combined investment of $481 million in affordable housing funding on November 8. This is not a new investment, Continue Reading…
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Sustainable, long-term federal housing investments required: WI 2012 pre-budget submission
August 15, 2011 By
A good home is vital to personal health and essential to improving the overall health of the entire population, as well as contributing to a strong and stable Continue Reading…
Ontario Sets 2012 Rent Increase Guideline at 3.1% – More Than 4 Times Higher Than Last Year's
August 4, 2011 By
The Ontario government has set the 2012 rent review guideline at 3.1% - more than four times higher than last year’s rent review guideline of 0.7% and the Continue Reading…
Gutting Toronto’s Affordable Housing Office undercuts ‘housing first’ approach to ending homelessness
July 27, 2011 By
While Toronto’s Core Services Review report recognizes the value to individuals and the City of Toronto in a housing-first approach to homelessness, that Continue Reading…
Housing first to end homelessness, but first Toronto needs homes
July 20, 2011 By
A good and healthy home, with proper supports, is better than a bed in a homeless shelter. That's the main observation in the City of Toronto's Core Service Continue Reading…
Finally! Feds, provinces, territories announce new housing framework: Facts and figures
July 4, 2011 By
Three years after the federal government promised a five-year extension of key national housing investments, a new short-term housing framework agreement has Continue Reading…
The Wellesley Institute is moving – seven days to our bigger, better, brighter offices!
May 30, 2011 By
The Wellesley Institute is moving on June 6 to our bigger, better and brighter offices on Alcorn Avenue. The move isn't entirely voluntary - we had to leave our Continue Reading…
Toronto urgently needs city-wide plan for healthy, inclusive neighbourhoods
May 2, 2011 By
The Wellesley Institute's Michael Shapcott warns in the lead letter in today's Toronto Star that bad gentrification in Toronto has led to increased inequality, Continue Reading…
Labour market inequalities? Precarious housing? Health inequity? WI election newsletter sets out key issues
April 22, 2011 By
How will federal election candidates break down inequality in Canada's colour-coded labour markets? How will federal election candidates ensure a healthy home Continue Reading…
Libs, NDP, Bloc, Greens set out housing commitments for federal election 2011; Conservatives refuse to reply
April 19, 2011 By
The Conservatives refused to respond, but the other four major political parties in Canada's 2011 federal election - the Liberals, the Bloc Quebecois, the New Continue Reading…
