Foreign examples are often drawn upon for solutions to Canadian’s housing crisis, though it can be much more productive to address Canadian challenges with Canadian solutions. Dr. Brian Doucet, Canada Research Chair in Urban Change and Social Inclusion, University of Waterloo spent much of the summer going across the country to learn about some programs, policies, and projects already making a difference. Examples drawn upon include the use of housing authorities, Anti-renovicition bylaws, tenant assistance policies and pre-emptive right policies. No single example is going to solve everything, but they all offer pathways to a more socially just housing system.
Dr. Doucet’s full article of four affordable housing strategies working in Canada can be read in full via The Conversation.
The research report that underpins this article can be read here.
Dr. Brian Doucet