Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative

CHEC is closing the Summer Institute with a conversation with early career researchers. Smashing success in this week. Well done and

The CHEC podcast team got the opportunity to record at
CJSR 88.5 FM, Edmonton’s volunteer-powered, listener-supported campus community radio station. (Www.cjsr.com). We got a warm welcome and got to peak at this extensive music library!

The “Resplendent” Cynthia Belaskie is exhausted after Day 1 of the CHEC summer roadshow and meetings with Community Housing Canada and recording two new episodes of Fixing Up Housing Policy. They sure do know how to make a Houser feel at !

Mayor Marianne Meed Ward (C.Dir.) and Deputy Mayor for Business and Red Tape Reduction Councillor Kelvin Galbraith are pleased to invite you to the inaugural speakers series event featuring renowned urban planner Jennifer Keesmaat for a discussion on affordable housing and community development.

Jennifer is passionate about creating places where people flourish. Named one of the “most powerful people in Canada” by Maclean’s, one of the “most influential” by Toronto Life, and one of the top Women of Influence in Canada, she spent five years as the City of Toronto’s Chief City Planner, where she was celebrated for her forward thinking and collaborative approach to city-building.

Burlington’s Speaker Series ‘Innovation to Action’ is a dynamic series aimed at inspiring positive change and practical solutions within our city through innovative approaches and tangible actions.

This will be a free, ticketed event at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre in the evening of Monday, May 27.

Please reserve your ticket ahead of time here: https://burlingtonpac.ca/events/mayor-speaker-series/

Prior to the event, there will be a housing tradeshow in the lobby of BPAC from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Doors will open for the main theatre at 6:30 pm and the main event will begin at 7:00 pm until approximately 8:30 pm.

Research is a vehicle for social good. But how can we mobilize knowledge from beneath the paywalls of journals, into our communities? CHEC Director Jim Dunn sat down with Angela Burden and Justin Lewis from the to discuss their work together on the Hamilton Housing Sustainability and Investment Roadmap. The talk was moderated by CHEC Managing Director Cynthia Belaskie.

Participants Needed: The Right to Housing’s Impact on Community Housing Operations
Are you managing or working for a community housing org? Laura Bates is seeking participants to interview for her PhD study. For more info, email Laura at [email protected].

More supply won't be the silver bullet to fix the Canadian housing crisis. We need to address the other side of the equation: Harmful demand.

Steve Pomeroy at the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative at McMaster University agrees! "A supply focus alone is insufficient and misleading. To address the fundamental issue of affordability, complementary policy action is also required to better manage demand."

Check out his new report: Rethinking Canada's Target for 5.8 Million New Homes by 2030.

Recommendations include: Implement a more carefully managed process for international students and temporary workers; Create a funding mechanism to enable non-profits to acquire and preserve existing low-moderate rent properties; Expansion of income assistance and housing allowances; Stronger rent regulations including some limit on increases for vacant units; A federal property transfer tax on home sales.

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A healthier, sustainable future means using very old concepts like reusing materials in building homes. Fascinating session with Sorcha Edwards, Housing Europe
Professor Ralph Horne, RMIT University
Alison Scotland, Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council

Listening to Professor Ralph Horne, RMIT University talk about how to decarbonize housing and the need for a universal language about property standards. Why do landlords keep their personal properties in a different condition than those they rent out?

Urban cores need help putting the shine back into city living. Cities have great infrastructure they need to put money into public spaces so that city cores allow people to thrive. Make it easy to take it easy! Says David O'Loughlin, National Housing Supply & Affordability Council