The federal government announced a public consultation on a National Housing Strategy. Since that time, CHRA has worked with its members, its Aboriginal Caucus, and other national housing stakeholders to produce a vision and response to guide the developpement of this Strategy.

Our CHRA webinar series deals with the full range of housing issues in Canada. These informative sessions showcase housing experts, leaders and decision-makers as they profile leading research and projects, promising practices and connect both CHRA members and non-members with discussions on the most relevant housing and homelessness issues and solutions.

CHRA today submitted its annual pre-budget report and recommendations to the House of Commons Finance Committee, containing several specific recommendations to strengthen the social housing sector.

Join fellow housing leaders at our “Housing on the Hill Day” for a day of insightful commentary, discussion, and advocacy on housing. Attendees will have a chance to hear from political leaders, visit with Members of Parliament, and network with politicians, all in an effort to help shape the National Housing Strategy.

OTTAWA – The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA) today welcomed the announcement made late yesterday by the Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development launching a national consultation to develop a National Housing Strategy. 

JUNE 22, 2016 – 1:30 pm EST – 2:30 pm EST
Update from CHRA’s Executive Director Jeff Morrison on CHRA’s 2016-19 Strategic Plan that lays the foundation for the associations programs, research, partnerships and national advocacy.

CHRA sent an open letter to federal, provincial and territorial Housing Ministers regarding the upcoming consultation on a National Housing Strategy. The letter contains the Declaration passed by members of CHRA at the Annual General Meeting in April 2016.

The Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development, and the Minister responsible for Housing and CMHC, the Hon. Jean Yves Duclos, spoke at the opening ceremony at CHRA’s Congress.

In November 2015, Prime Minister Trudeau made public the Mandate Letters that he sent to each of his individual Cabinet Ministers. Within those Mandate Letters were several directives to Ministers directly related to housing; some of these directives were explicitly related to housing, others are more implicit. CHRA has produced a status report on the federal government’s progress in implementing the Mandate Letter deliverables.

Over 700 delegates from across Canada gather to discuss housing advocacy and policy in light of a National Housing Strategy commitment by the federal government.