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Fast Facts: Make new development fund affordable housing
City council will vote on a plan for a new suburb on the northwest edge of Winnipeg on December 10. As it stands, the proposed “Precinct E” will deepen the…
Moving to the City
Housing and Aboriginal Migration to Winnipeg Download 2.18 MB 46 pages Winnipeg can only succeed if the Aboriginal people of this city find success. Ensuring that equal access to housing…
Fast Facts: Meeting the housing needs of Aboriginal people moving to Winnipeg
Winnipeg is home to Canada’s largest Aboriginal population. Aboriginal people, however, are among the most likely to experience homelessness and are also over-represented in housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or…
How affordable is affordable housing?
Download 1.01 MB4 pages Manitoba’s affordable housing program is designed to help households with moderate incomes afford rent. Despite tight rental markets in cities like Winnipeg, some affordable housing units…
Fast Facts: CCPA-MB research back social movements, leveraging change
Evidence-based policy research can exert a powerful force for social change, especially when it stands with the community in its actions and organising. The role of the Canadian Centre for…
Fast Facts: Provincial Record on Housing a Welcome Achievement
The Provincial government has released an impressive record of its commitment to build affordable housing across Manitoba. Housing and Community Development Minister Peter Bjornson announced the fulfillment of the Manitoba…
Winnipeg and Manitoba Housing Data
Download 409.21 KB14 pages Once again, here are the updated housing statistics for Winnipeg and Manitoba. CCPA-Manitoba compiles an annual update of housing data from a number of sources including…
Housing crunch continues in Manitoba
Across Canada, housing prices slowed down in 2013, but in Manitoba, there are no signs of the housing crunch abating. Last month, the average house price in Winnipeg surpassed $300,000…
Rent Aid changes in 2013
Province increases aid to low-income families Download 666.57 KB In August 2013, the Province of Manitoba introduced changes to its RentAid program benefiting many low-income households as well as individuals…
Fast Facts: National Household Survey and Housing in Manitoba
Last week, Statistics Canada released data from the third and final instalment of its 2011 National Household Survey (NHS). The new data dealt with housing and income of Canadians. It…
Fast Facts: It is time for a ban on cosmetic pesticides
Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh has announced legislation on cosmetic pesticides that will finally bring Manitoba into step with the majority of other provinces in Canada. This…
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