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

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…

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

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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CHRA’s Blueprint for Housing: Maintaining Affordability

CHRA’s Blueprint for Housing: Maintaining Affordability 23 Feb 2023 CHRA staff   CHRA’s Blueprint for Housing is an extensive policy document that will help inform CHRA’s advocacy efforts over the coming decade as we work towards our goal of ensuring that all who live in Canada have access to safe, affordable, appropriate housing. The community housing sector…

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Webinar: Affordable Homeownership Partnerships with Habitat for Humanity Canada

Summary Famous for their ‘sweat equity’ approach to homebuilding and interest-free mortgage payments, Habitat for Humanity Canada discuss partnership opportunities between non-profit housing providers pre- and post-expiry of social housing operating agreements to transition families into affordable homeownership. We hear from regional Habitat affiliates from across Canada, including Habitat for Humanity Edmonton, who speaks to their partnership with…

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