This report documents the process of Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation’s (hereafter called MHRC) devolution of public housing that took place from 2016–2021. In 2019, the Government of Manitoba announced the province would start devolving responsibility for most aspects of the direct management of social housing assets over a five-year period. The Manitoba Housing Action Plan (2019–2022) described a move to housing delivery that promotes community-led solutions through transferring the management of units through sponsor management agreements and identifying properties to sell to the community housing sector, where it is financially feasible.
This qualitative research project summarizes the various goals of leaders in nonprofit housing organizations and public servants involved in the initiative, and their assessment of how the process has or has not achieved those goals to date. It also provides an assessment of the process from those affected by it.
