Forced Out: Evictions, Race, and Poverty in Toronto

For several years now, the housing crisis has been worsening across Canada. While this crisis affects all Canadians, we must recognize that racialized people are more severely affected.  The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is an...

While Canada’s housing crisis affects everyone, housing and homelessness issues affect women in especially severe and complex ways. The financialization of housing has aggravated housing scarcity, the pandemic has exacerbated domestic violence, and the current rise in...

The history of Black communities housing in Canada is a story of persistent discrimination, segregation, and inequality. From Nova Scotia’s eastern shores on the coast of Africville in the early 1960s stretching across to as far west as Hogan’s Alley in British...

From all of us at the Centre, we wish you a safe, happy, and restful holiday season. We are grateful for the work of all the staff, volunteers, tenants, members, and communities who make the community housing sector special. With many exciting and transformative...