Présentations du Congrès 2019

* Les présentations ci-dessous sont celles dont les conférenciers nous ont donné la permission de partager. Pour la liste complète d’ateliers et de conférenciers, veuillez consulter le programme complet (PDF).

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Forum de l’innovation
Ateliers – Jour 1
Ateliers – Jour 2

FORUM DE L’INNOVATION 

le 2 avril 2019
 

9:30 – 10:00 | Le Fonds municipal vert de la FCM : une mise à jour

Dallas Alderson, Gestionnaire, Politiques et recherches | Politiques et affaires, Fédération Canadienne des muncipalités (FCM)(Présentation PDF)

10:15 – 12:00 | Un Fonds national de co-investissement pour le logement

Un Fonds national de co-investissement dans le logement, inclus dans la Stratégie nationale, et comprenant un budget de 15,9 milliards de dollars, doit permettre la construction de quelque 60 000 logements et la remise en état de 240 000 autres. Le fonds a été mis en place au printemps 2018, et une première ronde de bénéficiaires a été annoncée plus tôt cette année. Cet atelier fera le point sur la situation actuelle du Fonds, sur les leçons tirées de leur expérience par les demandeurs, sur des conseils pour de nouvelles demandes et sur les réflexions des gestionnaires qui ont choisi de ne pas soumettre leurs projets au Fonds.

Lance Jakubec, Spécialiste en logement abordable, Société canadienne d’hypothèques et de logement (SCHL) (Présentation PDF)
Kaela Schramm, Directrice des projets et de la planification, M’akola Development Services (Présentation PDF en anglais)

13:00 – 13:30 | Mise à jour de la Vers un chez soi: la stratégie canadienne de lutte contre l’itinérance

Le programme Vers un chez soi, annoncé en 2018, succède à la Stratégie de partenariat de lutte à l’itinérance. Conçu pour appuyer les objectifs de la SNL, il veut aider les Canadiens les plus vulnérables par le maintien de logements abordables, sécuritaires et permanents et par la réduction de plus de 50 % de l’itinérance chronique sur les 10 prochaines années. Cet atelier vous informera sur le programme et sur ses liens avec la SNL.

Natasha Lenzo, Analyste principale de la politique, Direction des partenariats de développement communautaire et de lutte contre l’itinérance, Emploi et Développement social Canada (Présentation PDF)

13:30 – 14:30 | Extensions de subventions d’exploitation : l’Initiative fédérale de logement communautaire – Phase 2 et l’Initiative canadienne de logement communautaire

La fin des conventions d’exploitation est un enjeu urgent pour les gestionnaires de logement dans tout le pays. L’une des deux initiatives annoncées dans le cadre de la Statégie nationale du logement destinées à garantir que le stock existant de logements communautaires restera abordable. Cet atelier présentera les experiences d’une province et d’un territoire avec ce programme et d’autres approches pour assurer l’abordabilité continu du logement.

The Hon. Alfred Moses, Ministre responsable de la Société d’habitation des TNO (Présentation PDF en anglais)
Malachy Tohill, Directeur régional, BC Housing (Présentation PDF en anglais)

14:30 – 15:00 | Programmes de recherche et l’Initiative des terrains fédéraux : une mise à jour

Elizabeth Tang, Consultante en mobilisation de connaissances, Société canadienne d’hypothèques et de logement (SCHL) (Présentation PDF)

ATELIERS – Jour 1 

le 3 avril 2019

Partnerships that work: Indigenous communities, industry and affordable housing providers

Partnerships between Indigenous communities, governments, industry and non-profit organizations can be successful. This session presented examples from housing projects to community events, and demonstrate how these partnerships are mutually beneficial within the changing communities in which we live, work and play. Guidance and ideas were offered for others wanting to start similar partnerships and to bridge gaps in their communities.

Christina Clarke, Executive Director, Songhees Nation
Charla Huber, Communications and Indigenous Relations, M’akola Housing Society and M’akola Development Services
Carmen Driechel, Community and Indigenous Relations Manager, FortisBC

(Présentation PDF en anglais)

Impact Investing for Affordable Housing Projects 

The focus of this session was to explore innovative approaches to financing moderate to middle-income affordable housing projects. The session has a focus on impact investing, what it is, and the challenges and opportunities. Vancity discussed their approach to impact investing through supporting community partners and as investors in affordable housing projects. Katrina May spoke to her research in looking at how private capital can bridge the financial gap for these projects, and particularly what she found in documenting Catalyst Community Development’s Society’s alternative financing strategy. And, Vivacité Solidaire presented their shared-equity program based on a social economy model that leverages impact investors.

Kira Gerwing, Senior Manager, Community Investment, Vancity Credit Union (Présentation PDF)
Katrina May, Pacific Housing Research Network (Présentation PDF)
Marie-Sophie Banville, Développement, Vivacité – Société immobilière (Présentation PDF)

Au-delà de la brique et du béton – Logements avec soutien communautaire 

L’accès au logement abordable constitue un élément essentiel de la stabilité résidentielle, mais non le seul. Le logement avec soutien communautaire est aussi une option fondamentale qui doit être offerte dans un système coordonné de services. Cet atelier vous permettra d’en apprendre plus sur le développement du soutien communautaire; ses succès dans le logement sans but lucratif au Québec, et la mise en place de l’appui de la communauté à du logement avec soutien et à des collectivités inclusives.

Rebecca Siggner, Manager, Research, BC Housing (Présentation PDF en anglais)
CONSTRUIRE L’APPUI POUR DES COLLECTIVITÉS INCLUSIVES
Susan McGee, CEO, Homeward Trust Edmonton (Présentation PDF en anglais)
UNE VISION INTÉGRÉE DU DÉVELOPPEMENT ET DE L’EXPLOITATION DE LOGEMENTS AVEC SOUTIEN COMMUNAUTAIRE PERMANENT
Bruno Dion, Directeur général adjoint, FROHQC (Présentation PDF)
SOUTIEN COMMUNAUTAIRE AU QUÉBEC: 10 ANS DE PRATIQUE

Social Housing in the New Climate – Building adaptive capacity and resilience of affordable housing

Communities across the country already face notable impacts from extreme weather events occurring with higher frequency and intensity than in the past.  With changing climate, heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, extreme precipitation and flooding, are projected to increase across the province of BC and the rest of Canada. How will affordable housing providers respond? 

This session will provide an overview of the impacts of these changes on social housing tenants, buildings and programs, using social housing in BC as a case study; and share existing practices and resources that can make the housing sector more resilient.

Magdalena Szpala, Senior Strategic Advisor, Sustainability, BC Housing (Présentation PDF en anglais)
Ian Cullis, Asset Management Director, BC Non-Profit Housing Association (Présentation PDF en anglais)
Trevor Murdock, Climate Scientist, Regional Climate Impacts, Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (Présentation PDF en anglais)

Getting Home After Violence

This session will explore the barriers to safe, secure and affordable housing for women and girls experiencing violence in BC and the Northwest Territories.  Speakers will discuss community partnerships, policy recommendations and unique opportunities for co-ops and non-profit housing providers to contribute with creative solutions for housing women fleeing violence.  As well, effective strategies in collaborating with private landlords in establishing opportunities for secure and affordable housing for women will be highlighted. The workshop is designed to include a presentation on research findings as well as engaging workshop participants in brainstorming activities.

Tanyss Knowles, Project Coordinator|Getting Home Project, BC Society of Transition Houses  
Iris Notley, Executive Director, SideDoor

​(Présentation PDF en anglais)

ATELIERS – Jour 2

le 4 avril 2019

Importance of Place: Neighbourhood deprivation and segregation in Canada and the US

This session created a dialogue on actions that can create diverse, equitable communities and address neighbourhood deprivation and segregation. There was discussion around the efforts of the City of Portland to remedy historical policies that eliminated wealth from specific communities and how needs of the gentrified African American community are being addressed. In the Canadian context, meanwhile, discussion surrounded the stark economic and social deprivation in the de-industrial Cape Breton Regional Municipality. In the context of ‘neighbourhood disadvantage’ and the Housing First principle of ‘normal’ places to live, this part of the session looked at the location of the most affordable market rental units in the community in the context of deprivation, and also explored whether these are in areas with fewer amenities and services.

Catherine Leviten-Reid, Associate Professor Cape Breton University;
Fred Deveaux, Executive Director, Cape Breton Community Housing Association;
Melanie MacDonald, Research Assistant, Cape Breton University
Affordable Rental Housing and Neighbourhood Characteristics through Maps
(Présentation PDF en anglais)

Cupid Alexander, Senior Policy Advisor – Housing, Office of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (Présentation PDF en anglais)
Segregation, Gentrification and Re-intrification; a look into Portland’s journey to unify our community

Towards Integrated Solutions to Youth Homelessness

There are many opportunities for implementing preventative youth homelessness policies and practices across Canada. Within the shift to prevention we must emphasize not only innovative programs and responses, but also bold and broad sweeping changes to public systems that can prevent young people from becoming homeless.

Two case studies of how Victoria, BC and St. Johns, NL are approaching a response to youth homelessness, have been profiled in this session. Unpacking the challenges/opportunities that come with legislation, policy, evidence based practice and system navigation will underpin the importance of an integrated response to youth homelessness.

David French, Director of Policy and Planning, A Way Home (Présentation PDF en anglais)
Joshua Smee, Provincial Expansion Coordinator, Choices for Youth (Présentation PDF en anglais)

Architectural Co-design – Emerging Best Practices for Indigenous Housing

Engagement and architectural co-design with Indigenous people is evolving toward more sensitive approaches and culturally appropriate and environmentally sustainable housing designs. This session showcased examples of Architectural Best Practices in Indigenous Housing Co-design both in urban communities and with First Nations. The panel of three included two leading architects – one Indigenous and one with experience designing in Indigenous contexts, along with the author of a groundbreaking report on collaborative co-design. Tangible benefits include housing designs that resonate with Indigenous families and communities and become a base for cultural reclamation and growth.

Louise Atkins, Member, Indigenous Caucus Working Group, CHRA (Présentation PDF en anglais)
Jackson Low, Principal, Architect, AIBC, MRAIC, Low Hammond Rowe Architects (Présentation PDF en anglais)

Housing in the North 

Often northern housing is characterized by stories from a deficit-based perspective. There is a lot to share about how northerners are working from strength-to-strength to solve problems.  This session highlighted how partnership and collaboration with  governments,  local non-government organizations and Indigenous groups as well as private industry are driving innovation and made-in-the North solutions. 

Jillian Hardie, Executive Director/CEO, Challenge Disability Resource Group (Présentation PDF en anglais)
Stephen Mooney, Director, Northern Housing Innovation Centre, Yukon College (Présentation PDF en anglais)
Lance Jakubec, Affordable Housing Specialist, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (Présentation PDF)

Strong Organizations, Powerful Sector: Organizational capacity building for non-profit housing providers

Organizational capacity building seeks to develop and strengthen the skills, abilities, and resources that organizations need to survive, adapt and thrive. In this session, Scale Collaborative presented revenue diversification models, including various social enterprise models that housing and community organizations can explore. Fernwood NRG presented a case study that has successfully utilized property, affordable housing, social enterprises, fee for service and other revenue generation to revitalize and meet their neighbourhood needs. Delegates also heard from a network of housing providers in Ottawa who are developing a shared services model to help housing providers to collectively achieve efficiencies and cost-saving thereby maintaining long term sustainability of the housing stock.

Social Enterprise: An Approach to Expand Impact and Strengthen Organizations
Kristi Fairholm Mader, Co-Founding Director, Scale Collaborative (Présentation PDF en anglais)
Lee Herrin, Executive Director, Fernwood NRG

Shared Services in Ottawa
Ishbel Solvason, Executive Director, Social Housing Registry of Ottawa (Présentation PDF en anglais)
Chris Laundry, Manager, Cartier Square Housing Co-operative Inc

Speed Geeking: Youth, Homelessness, Health and Housing, Partnerships and more. 

This unique interactive session had delegates participating in three of six thirty-minute roundtable presentations.  Each roundtable provided an intimate, focused presentation, through small group discussion.  

Hannah Brais, Research Coordinator, Old Brewery Mission (Présentation PDF en anglais)
Interrupting Evictions: comparing provincial landlord-tenant eviction policies from a preventative lens

Carmen Hall, Coordinated Access and Assessment Manager, BC Housing (Présentation PDF en anglais)
The Story of Surrey’s 135A Street Encampment: Addressing Homelessness through Community Partnerships

Mona Lee, Evaluation Manager, Pacific AIDS Network (Présentation PDF en anglais)
Understanding Home: Exploring complex relationships between housing and health of people living with HIV in British Columbia

Partnering for Tenants

This session presented three partnerships developed to support successes for tenants. In Regina, Ranch Ehrlo Society, Phoenix Residential Society, and three levels of Government, partnered to provide affordable housing to people with serious mental health issues allowing them to live independently. In Vancouver, two levels of Government, a health authority and streettohome, partnered to ensure supportive housing units are available to people most in need and that tenants who wish to live independently are supported to transition into appropriate housing. Finally, in Edmonton, Capital Region Housing partnered with Stuart Olson, and Northern Alberta Institute of Technology to introduce tenants to the construction trades through employment on the first redevelopment of social housing in the city.

Liza Jimenez, Social Planner Affordable Housing, City of Vancouver; Will Valenciano, Senior Manager, Coordinated Access and Assessment, BC Housing (Présentation PDF en anglais)
Supporting Tenants and Enabling Pathways (STEP) 

Mark Hoosein, Chief Operating Officer, Capital Region Housing Corporation; Christopher Johnston, Director of Business Development, Stuart Olson Inc. (Présentation PDF en anglais)
Building Careers that Fit 

Shelley Sayer, Director of Housing, Ranch Ehrlo Society; Ann-Marie Piniach, Concurrent Disorders Program Manager, Phoenix Residential Society (Présentation PDF en anglais)
McEwen Manor – Making it Work 

Façonner l’ACHRU – Les commentaires des membres sur la prochaine planification stratégique

Le plan stratégique actuel, qui a débuté en 2016, se termine à la fin 2019. En décembre 2018, l’ACHRU tenait un sondage auprès de ses membres pour connaître leur avis sur ses orientations. Le conseil d’administration a utilisé ces commentaires pour commencer à élaborer le prochain plan d’une durée de 4 ans. Pendant cet atelier du congrès, les membres recevront une copie du projet et une mise à jour sur la réflexion autour de cette question. Ils pourront alors enrichir le travail et participer à un moment critique de la finalisation du document par le CA. Venez contribuer à créer le futur de l’ACHRU !

(Présentation PDF)