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Montréal: Major Investment to Build Community Housing Units
The Fonds immobilier de The Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ has announced on July 9 an additional investment of $15 million in the Fonds d’acquisition de Montréal (FAM), bringing the fund’s budget for the construction […]

Defining Transformation: Manitoba’s Social Housing Sector is Abuzz with Ideas
The National Housing Strategy has been the catalyst for many new conversations, with promised, much-needed funding and lofty goals to cut chronic homelessness by 50 % and remove 530,000 families […]

Downtown Eastside Vancouver: SRO Collaborative Society
An Eviction Away from Homelessness – How to Empower Vulnerable Tenants through Democratic Practices Vancouver’s Single Occupancy Hotel rental rooms offer affordable rental housing for tenants in small 10×10 feet […]

Important Sector Event: CHF-Canada’s Virtual General Assembly
More than 600 co-op members and supporters participated in CHF Canada’s first-ever virtual AGM on Saturday, June 13. During that meeting, participants voted in regard to Canada’s co-op housing movement. […]

The Community Housing Sector during COVID Remains Resilient
Many individuals have found an affordable and safe home within the community housing sector; a place where their needs are met and respected. This remains true in the light of […]

Nova Scotia: Collaborative Efforts in the Community Housing Sector
Written by Jennifer Hille Since its launch in 2019, the Community Housing Transformation Centre has worked closely with local organizations and experts across Canada to best answer the diverse needs […]

How to start your Community Housing Project
A document prepared by the Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN). After hearing from housing experts that it was virtually impossible to develop affordable housing in rural communities, Dee Ann Benard, […]

Three Million-Dollar Boost for Canada’s Community Housing Sector
Written by Jennifer Hille Overview of the Centre’s First Year of Activities Within 4 months, the Centre’s dynamic team has been working efficiently, even after the start of a nationwide COVID-19 crisis, approving 32 first project grants. […]