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Renovating Rental Regulations
The Honourable Jim Rondeau, Minister of Healthy Living, Seniors and Consumer Affairs recently introduced legislation to modify the Residential Tenancies Act. CCPA-MB was invited, along…
Fast Facts: The Loss of Subsidized Housing Through Expiring Operating Agreements
The ongoing expiry of social housing operating agreements is becoming a more prominent issue across Canada. As these agreements expire, many housing providers are finding…
A poverty reduction plan for BC
Targeted government spending saves billions of dollars in the long term We’ve heard a lot about government spending recently. The Liberals released their “spend-o-meter” charting…
Seniors Fact Sheet: Housing
<Click here to download this fact sheet (PDF)> Affordable Housing Options for Seniors Living in BC Introduction BC’s provincial government has said it is committed…
Social housing reality check: government’s own numbers reveal modest investment in new social housing
One of the more contentious issues regarding the BC government’s record concerns the issue of social housing. To hear Minister Rich Coleman tell it, BC’s…
Fast Facts: Excuse me, Canada, your homelessness is showing
Dear Canada, This is a little awkward, but I wanted to let you know before it gets any worse: your homelessness is showing. It used…
Fast Facts: Housing Housing Everywhere
One way to make some of it affordable The Province of Manitoba recently introduced a bill that would allow municipalities in Manitoba to encourage or…
National Housing Day
Still waiting for a plan November 22nd is National Housing Day in Canada. Canada is the only country in the G8 that does not have…
No Place Like Home: Housing in Manitoba
Why is housing important? And what are some of the housing challenges thatmany Manitobans face? This is a short but powerful 3-minute animated videothat speaks…
Rising Rents, Condo Conversions, and Winnipeg’s Inner City
Download 1.99 MB48 pages This two-part report explores the impacts of condominium conversions and rent increases for low-income tenants in Winnipeg’s inner city. The first…
Fast Facts: Operating agreements for social housing
The beginning or the end? Social housing plays an essential role in meeting housing needs for low-income households in Canada. One of the most pressing…
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