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Policies to promote access to good quality affordable housing in OECD countries

Housing, PCH, Federal, Canada, Non-Government, Housing Research

Access to good-quality affordable housing is important for promoting a number of social policy objectives, including poverty reduction,...

Some Thoughts on a National Housing Strategy

Housing, PCH, Federal, Canada, Non-Government, Housing Research

After decades of lobbying by advocates of affordable housing, the federal government has agreed to develop a national housing strategy. Given the...

What are the health, social and economic benefits of providing public housing and support to formerly homeless people?

Housing, PCH, Federal, Canada, Non-Government, Housing Research

The National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness (NPAH) was introduced in 2009 as a joint Commonwealth/state and territory initiative...

Rural Homelessness in Canada: Directions for Planning and Research

Housing, PCH, Federal, Canada, Non-Government, Housing Research

ABSTRACT: Until recently, there was little acknowledgement that homelessness existed in rural areas in Canada. With a few exceptions, most...

Safe at Home: Increasing Housing Affordability across the Continuum

Housing, PCH, Federal, Canada, Non-Government, Housing Research

Intervening in the housing market is a complex affair. While other countries, such as Australia, have opted for tight residency requirements for real...

A New Housing Affordability Agenda for Canada: Submission to the National Housing Strategy

Housing, PCH, Federal, Canada, Non-Government, Housing Research

This submission to inform Canada's national housing strategy outlines a set of recommendations that will lead towards real, tangible progress in...

Canada's Housing Opportunity: Urgent Solutions for a National Housing Strategy

Housing, PCH, Federal, Canada, Non-Government, Housing Research

Canada’s federal government has made a commitment to develop a national housing strategy. Canadians have also given this government an...

Strategies to End Homelessness: Current Approaches to Evaluation

Housing, PCH, Federal, Canada, Non-Government, Housing Evaluation

This paper provides a summary of research on interventions that aim to end or reduce homelessness through a review of the types of interventions...

Ending Homelessness in Canada: A Study of 10-Year Plans in 4 Canadian Cities

Housing, PCH, Federal, Canada, Ontario, Municipal, British Columbia, Alberta, Non-Government, Housing Evaluation

The Research Alliance for Canadian Homelessness, Housing and Health (REACH3) examined and evaluated the degree to which municipal and community-based...

What We Heard: Shaping Canada's National Housing Strategy

Housing, PCH, Federal, Government, Canada, Housing Research

National consultations were launched to solicit the views of individual Canadians and housing organizations, experts and stakeholders on the vision,...

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