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Re-establishing their Lives
Issues Relating to Affordable Housing for Women and their Children Escaping Violent Relationships in Northern Manitoba Download 1.58 MB 44 pages This qualitative report looks…
Futures Forward Enhancement Project:
Qualitative Research of Youth Housing First Pilot Project Download 858.64 KB31 pages This report is a qualitative evaluation of the Futures Forward six month intensive…
UNSPUN 2019: Housing and the Manitoba Election
Safe and affordable housing is a fundamental right. On June 21, 2019, the Government of Canada enshrined this right in law, through the National Housing…
How condos, vacancies distort the affordability equation for renters in Canada
As I work on major reports, like our recent one looking at rental wages, I have a front row seat to the shortcomings of data…
Canada’s rental market is, to say the least, unaccommodating
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Skyrocketing rent pushes modest apartments out of reach for lower-income Canadians in 97% of neighbourhoods
New study maps the rental affordability crisis in Canada’s cities CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—In nearly every neighbourhood, in all parts of…
Unaccommodating
Rental Housing Wage in Canada Download 1.81 MB35 pages THIS REPORT IS FROM 2019. CLICK HERE FOR THE UPDATED 2023 REPORT. This report maps rental…
Ten things to know about affordable housing in Alberta
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Making Space for Change
The Story of Manitoba’s Rent Assist Benefit Download 844.87 KB 24 pages This paper documents some of the organizing history leading up to implementation of…
Manitoba Rent Assist shelter benefit came from community pressure: New report
WINNIPEG— A new paper released today documents some of the organizing history leading up to implementation of the Rent Assist shelter benefit and changes to…
Resettling Refugees’ Social Housing Stories
Download 684.19 KB16 pages This paper is a companion piece to the report, Making Social Housing Friendly for Resettling Refugees. The intention with the present…
Homelessness, harm reduction and Housing First
I was recently invited to give a presentation at a two-day event discussing the overdose crisis and First Nations, with a focus on southern Alberta.…
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