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Affordable Rental Housing Estimator Tool

HIP.CHEC's NEW Affordable Rental Housing Estimator Tool is LIVE

The amount of private rental in Canada is largely unknown. To solve this, CHEC has created an innovative tool that can estimate what housing is needed in particular areas and where people can afford to live in Canada. 

 

 

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Featured Research

The 3rd Regional Housing Forum 2024

The 3rd Regional Housing Forum 2024

Aug 18, 2024 |

CHEC Director Prof. Jim Dunn was a featured speaker on a panel at a regional housing conference in Mexico on July 25. Hear some of Jim’s takeaways about how nations in the southern hemisphere are...

Hamilton Community Foundation

Hamilton Community Foundation

Jul 16, 2024 |

CHEC Director Dr. Jim Dunn and Exec Advisor Professor Steve Pomeroy were with the Hamilton Community Foundation in Montreal this week learning innovative approaches and best practices for creating,...

Indigenous Housing

Northern housing forgotten in federal budget

The Liberal government’s recent budget focused almost entirely on southern Canada with little for the housing crisis in northern Canada, says Julia Christensen, Project Director for the At Home in the North housing research node. In an April 17 interview on CBC’s “The...
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Stark Truths on northern Indigenous housing

The National Right to Housing Network released a new report in August called Stark Truths, highlighting the state of housing-related human rights violations in remote and northern Indigenous communities.

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Reconciliation and Restoration

Reconciliation…Buzz word? Action? A destination? What makes it one or the other? It’s a place on the map called home.

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Report to HUMA Committee on Federal Housing Investments

Brief prepared for the committee by Steve Pomeroy, Industry Professor, McMaster University Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC), June 10, 2024 The study that the committee has initiated is important and necessary to ensure that in monitoring the impact of...
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Making it with Mailchimp

  If you missed our webinar "Making it with Mailchimp", you can watch the recording here! This webinar covers what you need to know to make compelling and engaging emails, including: Choosing a monthly subscription plan Building an email campaign Ways to boost...
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Art gets to heart of homelessness

Art is increasingly being used to give people who have experienced homelessness a voice to inform practice and policy, participants in an Expert Community on Housing (ECOH) webinar heard. The May 2 webinar was presented by researchers in the Aging in the Right Place...
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CHEC Director Dr. Jim Dunn & Exec Advisor Steve Pomeroy were with Hamilton Community Foundation in Montreal this week learning innovative approaches for creating/retaining #affordablehousing #housing @CMHC_ca @UrbanHealthProf @CHRA_ACHRU @SeanFraserMP

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27 May

Meet Sally, an inspiring interviewee in one of our "Aging in the Right Place" projects.

Despite housing precarity, Sally’s story is a testament to holistic aging – where well-being encompasses all aspects of life, not solely physical space. 🏠

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29 May

HOME-RL Master's Student Sarah LeBlanc is seeking participants for her research study. Are you an advocate who works with folks who have experienced Intimate Partner Violence in NB? Give her a shout!! @HOME_RL_UNB @tobinatrix

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