Our priorities
The Centre’s activities over the coming years will focus on three new priorities.
Be a catalyst to preserve and increase the number of homes within a thriving community housing sector.
The Centre will maintain its efforts to establish strategic and positive partnerships in across the country. We expect this will result in a greater distribution of funds managed by the Centre to create new projects or grow existing ones.
This work will be carried out with the aim of enabling the community housing sector to benefit from greater access to both government capital as well as private capital—through partnerships with financial, charitable and other institutions.
Ultimately, our involvement will increase the number of community housing units in Canada.
Develop resources, people and processes to diversify leadership and improve sector viability.
To meet this priority, the Centre will focus on projects that contribute to the viability of the sector:
- Promoting a leadership that is representative of the Canadian population and the sector’s stakeholders.
- Strengthening professional skills and abilities.
- Professional growth.
- Sharing knowledge and best practices.
Three initiatives supported by the Centre will be at the core of our focus in the short and medium term: the Housing School, the Resource Inventory and the Indigenous Internship Program.
Improve the economic and social sustainability of the Centre.
As anticipated from the outset, the Centre’s funding from the federal government is declining. We will increase and diversify our sources of revenue to ensure our financial stability and growth.
This sustainability will also depend on the Centre’s ability to demonstrate:
- The relevance of its work in the sector.
- The extent to which its actions complement and support those of its partners and stakeholders in the sector.
To ensure its success, the Centre will work to maintain a high level of trust and commitment with its partners. It will also promote strong employee engagement and retention through training programs, fostering their well-being and satisfaction, and creating an environment in which they feel safe to take initiatives and contribute to shape the Centre’s culture.
Guiding principles
Our priorities will be guided by these principles:
- Support reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
- Support communities in their pursuit of equity.
- Improve eco-responsibility.
- Respect and recognize the role of the sector stakeholders.
- Convene and partner.
- Be an accountable and sustainable Centre.