…http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-61365.pdf. ↩ City of Toronto, 2013 Street Needs Assessment Results. ↩ S. Hwang & K. McKenzie, ‘Ontario’s housing crisis is also a health crisis’, The Toronto Star, July 6, 2014. Accessed August 27, 2014. http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/07/06/ontarios_housing_crisis_is_also_a_health_crisis.html. ↩ J.R. Dunn, ‘Housing and Health Inequalities: Review and Prospects for Research’, Housing Studies 15(3),…
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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…
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Access to housing – HEIA in the Federal Election
…City of Toronto, (2015) http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=4ec8c0e9f7301410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=c0aeab2cedfb0410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD ↩ Mowat Centre (2010) “Building Blocks: The Case for Federal Investment in Social and Affordable Housing in Ontario” Mowat Centre, University of Toronto. ↩ Shapcott, Michael. (2010) “Precarious Housing Canada” Wellesley Institute. ↩ Suttor, Greg. (2015) “Submission to the Province of Ontario: Long Term Affordable…
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National Housing Week: Bold New Partnerships
…government. Too often, the talk of partnerships is about creative efforts by community groups to cobble together resources. Government budgets are tight, developers must make a profit, and local groups lack capital – but if all pull together locally then a few affordable housing projects can be built. Affordable housing…
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Making the Links between Asthma and Healthy Housing for Low-Income Children
Asthma is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality amongst children. Compared to all other age groups, Ontario’s children had the highest rates of asthma incidence in 2013. Particularly, low-income groups in Ontario have higher rates of asthma incidence and asthma-related hospitalization than those in middle- and high-income…
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3 Steps Closer to Equitable Housing in Ontario
Ontario took real steps this week toward helping all of Ontario’s people to be safely and adequately housed. In the revised Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy three changes stand out that will help improve housing conditions and therefore good health outcomes. There are many things LTAHS does not address, such…
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A Framework for Improving Household Indoor Air Quality and Reducing Childhood Asthma Inequities
Asthma is the most common childhood chronic disease, with approximately 13 percent of children in Ontario diagnosed with the condition. Childhood asthma is associated with higher rates of disability, school absences, and poor academic performance. The household environment is a key determinant of health for those living with asthma. This…
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Winter in Toronto is not an emergency: why treat it like one?
…by independent community agencies and Out of the Cold programs are run by faith-based volunteer groups. Winter weather is not unusual or noteworthy. It’s a routine part of life in Ontario. When the temperature dips below -15, the City of Toronto calls an Extreme Cold Weather Alert, prompting extended homelessness…
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Housing and housing benefits are necessary social infrastructure
…money we have left after paying the mortgage or the rent. Housing is social infrastructure and the choices we make impact social policy as well as the world of capital investment and hard assets. As final decisions are getting made on the national housing strategy, the social side is looming…
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Ensuring healthy housing: is enforcement enough?
…year. It’s not clear yet whether there will be sustainable funding to continue them, particularly given the financial constrains of the municipal budget. Yet these are exactly the type of programs that could make the existing enforcement programs more effective and efficient. As the city grapples with how to protect…
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