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, Executive Director of the ARDN (Alberta Rural Development...
FiBi – For Indigenous, By Indigenous
A National Housing Strategy released by the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA) and its Indigenous Housing Caucus Working Group Calling on the federal government to address the housing needs of urban, rural and northern Indigenous families and individuals,...
Reducing the Community Housing Sector’s Environmental Footprint
Green Municipal Fund for Sustainable Affordable Housing Projects After having joined the reflection process on project criteria, the Centre is pleased about the recent launch of FCM’s (Federation of Canadian Municipalities) 300-million-dollar Sustainable Affordable...
The Centre’s Presence at Poverty Pandemic Roundtable
The Centre at an anti-poverty roundtable discussion.
COVID-19 and Vulnerable SRO Tenants: a Silver Lining
The gradual loss of affordable SRO (single room occupancy) units has contributed to the inability of the City and partners to reduce homelessness in and around Vancouver. However, during the COVID-19 crisis, more spaces have been adapted to provide housing and tenants...
Three Million-Dollar Boost for Canada’s Community Housing Sector
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. After studying numerous proposals, more than...
Community Housing for Quebec Seniors
In Quebec, and across the country, the aging of the population will dramatically impact all sectors of society over the coming years. This must be considered before 2035, when a quarter of the population reaches the age of 65 or more. The significant effects of an...
First Impressions on COVID-19 in Vancouver
As authorities and society come to realize how closely health and housing are intertwined, the SRO Collaborative Society — a project funded by the Community Housing Transformation Centre — hopes to see positive impacts of the current crisis, like a change in tenant’s...
Important COVID-19 Related Message
While the world faces a crisis without precedent, I want to express a heartfelt thank you to every volunteer and employee of the community housing sector. Your commitment makes all the difference in protecting particularly vulnerable populations. As Leilani Farha, UN...
Sectoral Impact Projects
Develop new services, models or tools to help the sector build and manage affordable housing.
Local Projects
Sector Transformation Fund
Enhance the capacity of your local organization to provide affordable housing in a better way.
Community-Based Tenant Initiative
Develop projects that aim to engage tenants/co-op members in housing decisions that affect them.
