Centre News

LGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness
Homelessness continues to disadvantage some groups more than others. The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness presents an analysis regarding LGBTQ+ youth’s legal needs. An indispensable tool with many legal answers for […]

Green Municipal Fund for sustainable affordable housing projects
Aging housing stock, rising energy costs and increasing demand for affordable housing have created a unique challenge for affordable housing providers. Through the Sustainable Affordable Housing Initiative, funding is available […]

Towards Reconciliation or Revolution: Meet Margaret Pfoh
Margaret Pfoh, chief executive officer at AHMA and member of the Centre’s Board of Directors.

Ontario Aboriginal Housing Service and Indigenous Housing
Indigenous housing: Urgent Need for Systemic Changes Leilani Farha, UN Former rapporteur on adequate housing, called the 2019 UN rapport on Indigenous Housing an important “wake-up call” demanding immediate action […]

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 […]

Perpetual affordability and Community Control of the Land: Community Land Trusts in Canada
This is a summary of the workshop session ‘Perpetual Affordability and Community Control of the Land: Community Land Trusts in Canada’, which took place in Ottawa, on 26 April 2018 […]