With the federal government under pressure to practice austerity with the release of its budget on March 28, now is the time to draw on its existing $4-billion Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) announced in Budget 2022 to address the growing housing affordability issue,...
Written by: Steve Pomeroy, CHEC-CCRL Executive advisor and McMaster University Industry Professor Just as housing garnered more attention in the 2021 federal election than any previous election, it scored a record appearance in Budget 2022 contributing 20 pages out of...
Written by: Patricia Streich, Housing Consultant & Researcher Canada’s 2017 National Housing Strategy (NHS) declared that all Canadians have a right to housing: people deserve a place to live that they can afford with 30% of their incomes. Non-profit...
by Steve Pomeroy It seems that my article on the factors contributing to excessive home price increases has generated considerable debate – most notably by those who assert the problem is lack of supply. Unlike many other articles, I sought to use data and...
Authors: Melissa Perri and Patricia O’Campo Current housing-related programs and policies implemented across Canada do not consider gender in an appropriate and effective manner (gender-blind).1,2 Calls for more attention to housing programs and policies that focus on...
By: Brenda Parker, Catherine Leviten-Reid, and Isobel Araujo How do national housing policies impact the lives of Canadians who need them most? The People, Policies, and Prospects research node investigates the outcomes of different housing policies and strategies...
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