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Transforming community housing in Nunavut: the impact of strategic funding
Housing challenges in Nunavut have long underscored the need for innovative and community-centric solutions. The Northern Housing Report by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), published in early 2024, […]
Achieving 20% community housing: a realistic and necessary goal
Last month, members of the Réseau québécois des OSBL d’habitation (RQOH) and key players in the sector convened at the “Parce que l’avenir nous habite” symposium. This pivotal event highlighted […]
The PLANCHER Fund – First annual general meeting
The first annual general meeting of the PLANCHER Fund was held on November 4, 2024, in person in the City of Quebec and online. Attendance was high, bringing together key […]
Case study: strengths and sustainability challenges in Alberta’s community housing sector
In the spring of 2024, the Centre invited members of the Alberta Seniors & Community Housing Association (ASCHA) to evaluate their organizations using the Organizational Compass. This exercise was not […]
Towards 20%: perspectives from abroad for Quebec’s housing sector
The recent Journées d’étude internationales sur le logement social et communautaire in Montreal gathered numerous Quebec leaders from the community housing sector, united by a common goal: to find sustainable […]
Meeting the needs of community housing: expectations for the Fonds PLANCHER
On May 14, a governance workshop attended by 90 people was held to lay the democratic foundations of the PLANCHER Fund. We used this opportunity to gather participants’ expectations of […]
What kind of governance for a collective impact? Reflections on the workshop and on the democratic foundations of the PLANCHER Fund
The governance workshop in May marked the establishment of the fund’s Foundation Board of Directors. Since then, the Board has been diligently preparing for a Foundation general meeting, which is […]
New capital funding opportunity for Nova Scotia community housing
The Province of Nova Scotia is making another significant investment in the community housing sector while protecting affordable rent for existing and future tenants. A new $3.5 million Community Housing Capital […]
The PLANCHER Fund—a founding group is born
The PLANCHER Fund governance workshop was held on May 14 at the brand new Centre des Mémoires Montréalaises or MEM. At the end of the day, a group of founding […]