The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation launched a Request for Proposals in January 2024 to establish an Indigenous-led National Indigenous Housing Centre. Proposals were submitted by March 4, 2024, yet the Government of Canada has not announced an outcome ─ leaving $2.8 billion in critical funding for urban, rural, and northern (URN) Indigenous housing stalled…

In late August, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) released a discussion paper on the Public Lands for Homes Plan with a request to provide direct feedback on a set of guided questions. CHRA and our members believe that public lands should be used to achieve the greatest impact and must be used to invest…

Housing on the Hill Day is an annual event organized by CHRA that facilitates meetings between housing professionals and Members of Parliament to discuss issues of importance to the social and non-profit housing sector. This year, we’re excited to join CHRA members, housing professionals, and sector partners on November 26 to advocate for solutions to the…

We’re pleased to open the call for proposals for the 2025 CHRA National Congress on Housing and Homelessness, taking place April 29-May 1 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This event will bring together leaders, practitioners, policymakers, and advocates from across the country to engage in critical discussions and share innovative solutions to address housing and homelessness. General…

Last week, CHRA sent a letter to Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos, sharing our recommendations for the implementation of the Public Lands for Homes Plan. CHRA strongly supports the Public Lands for Homes Plan as a key initiative to ensure that everyone in Canada has a safe and affordable home. However, to…

Canada is struggling through a worsening housing crisis. Since 2021, housing costs have risen dramatically, increasing the number of people facing these same challenges. By investing directly in growing the community housing sector in Canada we can provide people with safe, affordable, and appropriate places to live. Doing so would support a national right to…

Last week, CHRA made a submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) on Federal Housing Investments. It is not a coincidence that our economic productivity is dropping as our housing crisis is worsening, nor is it a coincidence that…

2023 was a big year for CHRA:   The CHRA Indigenous Caucus helped facilitate the formation of The National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Inc. (NICHI). We held our first in-person CHRA National Congress since 2019 in Winnipeg, bringing over 500 community housing professionals together for 4 days of learning, networking, and planning for the future of the…

The Housing Professionals Mentorship Program (HPMP) connects today’s leaders in community housing with the leaders of tomorrow. Canada’s community housing sector is in a period of transformation; HPMP is working to help strengthen and build sustainability into the sector. HPMP works to strengthen leadership in the housing and homelessness sector through five priorities: Building strategic…