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Why I can’t afford to buy a house
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Five things to know about pre-1964 Canadian housing policy
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The Young and the Leveraged
Assessing the Impact of a Housing Market Correction on Canada’s Homeowners Download 546.8 KB 22 pages This study finds that young homeowners would be hardest…
Fast Facts: New Federal government – opportunity to end crisis of poor housing
For Winnipeg residents with low incomes, the lack of affordable quality housing is a crisis. According to the 2011 National Housing Survey, 34,000 Winnipeg renters…
Fast Facts: A Real Energy Strategy Can Create Jobs and Save Government Money
The energy strategy debate thus far in the federal election has focussed on the future of the oil sands and pipeline politics. The Federal Tories…
Addressing Core Housing Need in Canada
Download 3.83 MB 54 pages Social housing is at risk in Canada. Just a few decades ago, Canada had an internationally recognized social housing portfolio,…
Fast Facts: Many Canadians in need of good housing
Housing markets are not able to produce the accommodation needed by many sections of the population. Consequently public support and investment have been necessary to…
Ten Things to Know About Homelessness in Canada
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Fast Facts: Why Canada Needs a Real Housing Policy
Every developed country except Canada knows that safe, affordable housing is a critical key to social, physical and emotional well-being. The list of poor outcomes…
Raising RRSP withdrawal limit no solution to unaffordable housing
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Fast Facts: Rent Assist Increase
Community work in action Thanks to community advocacy, low-income Manitobans will have more money to help pay their rent. Three years ago Make Poverty History…
Fast Facts: A welcoming home for refugees – removing the stigma and increasing the support
Refugees across Canada are facing a structural housing crisis. Stagnant shelter allowances for the Government Assisted Refugees eligible to receive them, a federal retreat from…
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