The 2022 Federal Budget: Our recommendations 24 Mar 2022 Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement Recently, CHRA and the CHRA Indigenous Caucus submitted their respective recommendations for federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s pre-budget consultation process. With the imminent release of the 2022 federal Budget, CHRA is optimistic that the Budget will introduce…

CHRA Member Profile: Extend-A-Family Kingston 10 Mar 2022 Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement ‘CHRA Member Profiles’ is a feature on the CHRA blog that examines innovative service models and approaches in the community housing sector. Extend-A-Family Kingston (EAFK) provides access to services, supports, programming, and more to individuals with disabilities and…

The 2022 CHRA National Congress: A preview 24 Feb 2022 Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement We’re getting ready to host the 54th Annual CHRA Congress, April 26-28 and we’re excited to welcome hundreds of housing and homelessness sector professionals to our virtual space for two full days of Congress programming and…

Creation of Non-profit Housing Development Corporations 10 Feb 2022 Guest Author Cahdco’s Solution to the CMHC’s Housing Supply Challenge There is a lack of development capacity in the non-profit and co-operative sector to meet the need for affordable housing in Canada. Specifically, pre-development activities such as securing sources of funding or financing, identifying project partners, and…

6 steps to becoming retrofit ready Lindsay Telfer, Manager of Capacity Development for FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) Rising energy and utility costs are creating energy poverty for 17% of residents in non-market housing who are struggling to pay their energy bills. The Canadian Urban Sustainability Practitioners Network (CUSP) measures this as households paying 6%…

Options Bytown serves those experiencing homelessness by providing safe, stable, permanent housing and supports. In this CHRA Member profile, we’ll learn more about Options Bytown and its dedication to serving its community.

As CHRA approaches the end of an(other) unprecedented year, we’re looking back at what we’ve achieved as an organization and as a sector in 2021. Read on to see some of our biggest accomplishments and developments from the past 12 months.

On August 10, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, an independent, non partisan office that conducts fiscal research for Parliament, released a report analyzing the federal government’s past and planned spending on affordable housing. The report contained a valuable and eye opening synopsis of the impacts of the programs under the National Housing Strategy…

Blog published by CHRA Indigenous Caucus

Each year on June 21st, Indigenous peoples across Canada come together to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD. This is a day to recognize the unique and diverse cultures and heritage of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. The CHRA Indigenous Caucus invites you to celebrate National Indigenous People’s Day, especially during a difficult time for Indigenous peoples across Canada.

Blog written by HPC Housing Investment Corporation, picture provided by GEC Architecture

The HPC Housing Investment Corporation (HIC) announced last week that it closed its second round of financing – a significant milestone for the fairly new housing sector lending institution. As part of HIC’s new Construction Lending Program, it was able to secure $40 million in long-term financing for Capital Region Housing’s Londonderry project that will see 240 new affordable homes in Edmonton, Alberta.

In this blog, Howie Wong, HIC Director and General Manager explains what exactly HIC can offer housing providers and how they can benefit from their financing tools.