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Montreal students break new ground in co-op housing

Oct 22, 2020 | Inclusion

A student housing co-op in Canada has broken ground in Montreal. The Woodnote Cooperative boasts an innovative...

Forced Out: Evictions, Race, and Poverty in Toronto

Sep 16, 2020 | Inclusion, Resource Centre

The study by the Wellesley Institute highlights the stark disparities in eviction filings across Toronto prior to COVID-19. Eviction filing rates were twice as high in neighbourhoods where more low-income renters live. Independent of this association, we also find that Toronto has a racialized eviction problem. Black Torontonians may be at increased risk of eviction.

One in Four Racialized Tenants in Toronto Neighborhoods Risk Eviction

Sep 15, 2020 | Inclusion

This study highlights the stark disparities in eviction filings across Toronto. Eviction filing rates were twice as high in low-income neighbourhoods. Toronto has a racialized eviction problem—and this even when controlling for things like poverty. There is a clear linear line suggesting racial discrimination—individual, subconscious and conscious, anti-black racism—but also systemic racism.

Stella’s Circle: Increasing Housing Units for Marginalized Population Groups

Aug 6, 2020 | Inclusion

The Centre is pleased to support our first transformational project in Newfoundland. Stella’s Circle is named in honour of Dr. Stella Burry, a pioneering Social Worker and United Church Deaconess.

LGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness

Jul 3, 2020 | Inclusion

Homelessness continues to disadvantage some groups more than others. The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness presents...

The hidden reality of Rural Homelessness- Step-By-Step Guide to Estimating Rural Homelessness

May 29, 2020 | Inclusion

The second edition of Alberta Rural Development Network’s (ARDN) Step-by-Step Guide to Estimating Rural Homelessness is a tool designed to reveal the hidden realities about housing needs and homelessness. The methodology aims to unravel the complex dimensions between homelessness and housing instability specific to rural areas.