Building a Strong Community Housing System: The 2026 CHRA Awards

By Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement | October 1, 2026

Building a Strong Community Housing System: The 2026 CHRA Awards 08 Oct 2026 Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement The CHRA Awards honour the leaders and innovators of the community housing and homelessness sector, highlighting the exceptional people and programs that go above and beyond to ensure a safe and affordable home…

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From Growth to Renewal: Transforming challenges into opportunities in housing organizations.

By Julie Guimont | October 30, 2025

From Growth to Renewal: Transforming challenges into opportunities in housing organizations. Guest author: Stephen Bennett, General Manager, Affordable Housing Societies Presented April 30, 2025, at CHRA’s National Congress on Housing and Homelessness held in Saskatoon. Canada’s housing sector is in transition. Demand for affordable housing continues to rise, yet the financial underpinnings that have sustained…

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Housing on the Hill Day 2024

By CHRA staff | October 3, 2024

Housing on the Hill Day 2024 03 Oct 2024 CHRA staff Canada is struggling through a worsening housing crisis. Since 2021, housing costs have risen dramatically, increasing the number of people facing these challenges. By investing directly in growing the community housing sector in Canada we can provide people with safe, affordable, and appropriate places…

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The CHRA Awards are back! We are now accepting nominations for the 2025 CHRA Awards.

By Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement | October 1, 2024

We’ve been hard at work retooling our awards program for 2025 to better reflect the modern community housing sector. Check out our new awards categories below. Outstanding Programs and Initiatives Award – Organization This award honours an organization that has implemented an innovative program or initiative that supports the needs of its community. Outstanding Development…

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CHRA’s Economic Study, The Impact of Community Housing on Productivity: Territorial takeaways

By CHRA staff | July 4, 2024

CHRA’s Economic Study, The Impact of Community Housing on Productivity: Territorial takeaways 04 Jul 2024 CHRA staff In November 2023, CHRA, Housing Partnership Canada, and our sector partners released our economic study, The Impact of Community Housing on Productivity. This study, authored by Deloitte, finds a causal connection between the proportion of community housing within the overall…

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CHRA’s Economic Study, The Impact of Community Housing on Productivity: Research and context

By CHRA staff | February 8, 2024

CHRA’s Economic Study, The Impact of Community Housing on Productivity: Research and context 08 Feb 2024 CHRA staff In November 2023, CHRA, Housing Partnership Canada, and our sector partners released our economic study, The Impact of Community Housing on Productivity. This study, authored by Deloitte, finds a causal connection between the proportion of community housing within the…

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CANADA CAN BOOST GDP BY BILLIONS THROUGH INVESTING IN MORE COMMUNITY HOUSING: DELOITTE REPORT

By Leah Blunden, Senior Manager of Communications and Member Engagement | November 27, 2023

Economic report says more community housing directly linked to game-changing productivity gains OTTAWA (November 27, 2023) – New research quantifies the link between community housing and economic productivity.  The report forecasts the economic benefits of increasing the proportion of Canada’s community housing to the OECD average and shows that a higher rate of community housing…

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