The Housing Professionals Mentorship Program: Building a sustainable community housing sector 31 Jul 2025 Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement Each year, CHRA brings dozens of community housing professionals from across the country, from all levels of experience, together for the Housing Professionals Mentorship Program (HPMP). HPMP connects today’s leaders in community…

Leadership in Community Housing: The 2025 CHRA Award winners 10 Jul 2025 Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement After having taken a brief hiatus in 2024 to retool our awards so they better reflect the current realities of the housing sector, we were proud to honour the recipients of the 2025 CHRA…

Housing Our History: Indigenous brilliance and resilience 26 Jun 2025 Vena Beckford, Director of Indigenous Housing Policy and Programs June is National Indigenous History Month; a time to celebrate the brilliance and resilience of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across Canada. From vibrant cultures and diverse languages to powerful movements for justice and self-determination,…

Paving the Way: Advancing 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion in housing policy and practice 12 Jun 2025 Guest Author This past April 29-May 1, sessions at the 2025 CHRA National Congress delved into pressing issues facing Canada’s housing and homelessness sector. Paving the Way: Advancing 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion in housing policy and practice brought together shelter providers and researchers…

Highlights from the 2025 CHRA Congress in Saskatoon 29 May 2025 Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement From April 29-May 1, we hosted over 600 attendees, speakers, tradeshow exhibitors, and sponsors in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for the 2025 CHRA Congress – our biggest since we returned to in-person events in 2023. This year, more…

A Pivotal Opportunity: The start of new government 15 May 2025 Kenneth Milner, Director of Policy & Government Relations When Parliament resumes on May 26, it will mark the beginning of a critically important chapter in Canada’s response to the housing crisis. Just this week, Prime Minister Carney announced his new Cabinet, with Gregor Robertson…

Get to know: The Canada Community Housing Growth Fund Doubling the share of non-market community housing will take a strong and robust sector of community housing providers. In fall 2024 we, along with our partners The National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Inc. (NICHI), The Community Housing Transformation Centre, and The Black Communities Technical Housing Resource Centre…

Leading with Purpose: Jackie Hunt on Indigenous Housing, Advocacy, and Building Stronger Communities 10 Apr 2025 Vena Beckford, Director of Indigenous Housing Policy and Programs I had the chance to sit down with Jackie Hunt, CHRA’s Indigenous Caucus Chair, to discuss her journey in community leadership, advocacy for Indigenous housing, and the path forward in…

Housing at the Ballot Box: Help us make community housing a priority this election 27 Mar 2025 Kenneth Milner, Director of Policy & Government Relations As Canada heads into a federal election, voters will be weighing many critical issues, from economic stability to healthcare to affordability. One issue touches all of these areas: housing. Whether…

CHRA Member Profile: CCOC 06 Mar 2025 Guest Author Regan Girard, Communications Officer, Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation (CCOC) started in 1974 with determined volunteers, a community-centered goal, and $500. Now, almost 51 years later, CCOC has celebrated some remarkable milestones – 1700 homes, 100 employees, over 100,000 completed work orders since…