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Co-Creating the Right to Adequate Housing

National Housing Council

This report is the culmination of an 18-month initiative led by the National Housing Council in collaboration with SHS and SHIFT Collaborative. It presents a vision and actionable recommendations for realizing the right to adequate housing in Canada.

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Community Housing for the Future: Taking Collective Action Toward Resiliency

Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association

ONPHA launched this Solutions Lab in collaboration with SHS to provide time and space to have critical system-wide conversations about the future of the community housing sector and build a collective vision for a resilient community housing sector for the future in Ontario.

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Driving Transformation: The Power of Land Trusts in African Nova Scotian Communities

Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust

The Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust (UHPCLT) launched this Solutions Lab in collaboration with SHS, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and Courage Communications to showcase what is possible by creating a new community land trust in their historic African Nova Scotian community.

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Metro Vancouver Inclusionary Zoning Policy

Metro Vancouver

Metro Vancouver Regional District engaged SHS to create a Regional Model of Inclusionary Housing. This initiative aimed to assess the current inclusionary housing policies and practices within the Metro Vancouver region and establish a framework for an inclusionary housing model to assist Metro Vancouver and its communities in achieving their goals for enhanced affordable housing options in the future.

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Nipissing Housing Needs and Supply Study and Strategy

District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board

This report analyzes housing challenges across the district, highlighting affordability gaps, demographic shifts, and infrastructure barriers. Commissioned by District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board (DNSSAB), the report proposes seven strategic actions to expand housing options, enhance affordability, and strengthen collaboration among government, Indigenous communities, and private stakeholders.

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Alberta Review to Transform Affordable Housing

Alberta Social Housing Corporation

This project was undertaken over three months and involved extensive desk research to identify overall housing needs throughout the province as well as an environmental scan to identify options for addressing these needs, including potential roles for the Province.

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Alberta Affordable Housing Review Panel: Final Report Alberta Social Housing Corporation Innovation Organizational Reviews and Modelling
A Regional Model for Inclusionary Housing Metro Vancouver Regional District Policy Policy and Program Development
Housing Needs and Supply Study District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board Policy Housing strategies
Housing Needs Assessment Town of Gravenhurst Policy Socioeconomic and Market Analysis
Community Improvement Plan (CIP) for Affordable Housing City of Brampton Policy Policy and Program Development
Systemic Barriers Framework: Understanding barriers to accessing and remaining in housing in Canada's housing system Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Policy Policy and Program Development
'It's profound': Housing strategy for African Nova Scotian families nearing completion Nova Scotia Black Community Housing Council Policy Housing Strategies and Plans
Housing strategy for African Nova Scotian families nearing completion Nova Scotia Black Community Housing Council Policy Housing Strategies and Plans
The African Nova Scotian Housing Strategy Nova Scotia Black Community Housing Council Policy Housing Strategies and Plans
Petawawa Housing Needs Assessment Town of Petawawa Policy Socioeconomic and Market Analysis
Municipal Tools to Support Affordable Housing Lanark County Policy Policy and Program Development
Affordable Housing Action Plan 2022 - 2027 City of Saint John Policy Housing Strategies and Plans
Housing Needs Assessment Update Report City of Saint John Policy Socioeconomic and Market Analysis
Co-Creating the Right to Adequate Housing National Housing Council Innovation Solutions Labs
Community Housing for the Future: Taking Collective Action Toward Resiliency Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association Innovation Solutions Labs
Driving Transformation: The Power of Land Trusts in African Nova Scotian Communities Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust Innovation Solutions Labs
Can collective ownership solve housing affordability? These Black communities in N.S. are working on it Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust Innovation Solutions Labs
Historic Black communities look to collective land ownership Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust Innovation Solutions Labs
Upper Hammonds Plains Solutions Lab Website Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust Innovation Solutions Labs
Housing Journeys Reimagined: Towards a supportive affordable homeownership opportunity Blue Door Innovation Solutions Labs
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association Strategic Plan Canadian Housing and Renewal Association Innovation Strategic and Business Planning
Igniting Housing Possibilities: Solutions for Older Adults Region of Peel Innovation Solutions Labs
Enabling Citizen-led Housing: New Models for Senior's Housing Design and Development Toronto Council on Aging Innovation Solutions Labs
Affordable Housing 101 Bruce County Innovation Program and Service Design
Affordable Housing Development Toolkit: Multi-Residential and Ground-Related Affordable Housing Bruce County Innovation Program and Service Design
Affordable Housing Development Toolkit: Additional Residential Units Bruce County Innovation Program and Service Design
Toward Mutual Gain Culminating Report Brookfield Centre in Real Estate and Infrastructure Innovation Solutions Labs
The Mutual Inclusion Field Guide Reena Innovation Solutions Labs
Healthy Housing Quality Solutions Lab Report Wellesley Institute Innovation Solutions Labs
Construct Expansion Website Blue Door Innovation Program and Service Design
Journey to a Land Trust in York Region Blue Door Innovation Program and Service Design
Blue Doors’ Innovative Land Trust Seeks to Deliver 500 Affordable Units in York Region Blue Door Innovation Program and Service Design
York Region charity gets $1M for program to help tenants build savings Blue Door Innovation Program and Service Design
North Bay’s Suswin Village celebrated for architectural excellence North Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre Development Affordable Housing Development
Federal government supports over 60 rapid housing units in Toronto Gabriel Dumont Non-Profit Homes Development Affordable Housing Development
A place to call home at Suswin Village North Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre Development Affordable Housing Development
Indigenous housing complex gets provincial architectural nod North Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre Development Affordable Housing Development
525 Markham Road Expansion Wigwamen Incorporated Development Affordable Housing Development
City of Toronto and Government of Canada supporting non-profit partners to rapidly deliver 260 new affordable and supportive homes in Toronto Wigwamen Incorporated Development Affordable Housing Development
525 Markham Road Wigwamen Incorporated Development Affordable Housing Development
‘Beacon of hope’: LOFT breaks ground on new Bradford House LOFT Development Affordable Housing Development
‘Deeply affordable’ housing: LOFTy goal closer to reality in BWG LOFT Development Affordable Housing Development
Habitat for Humanity GTA: Normandy Durham Region Non-Profit Housing Corporation Development Affordable Housing Development
The BlackNorth Initiative: Normandy Street Durham Region Non-Profit Housing Corporation Development Affordable Housing Development
New affordable home development opens in Oshawa, welcoming 50 families Durham Region Non-Profit Housing Corporation Development Affordable Housing Development
Canada supports rapid housing projects in Durham Region Gabriel Dumont Non-Profit Homes Development Affordable Housing Development
City of Toronto, Government of Canada and Gabriel Dumont Non-Profit Homes announce funding for 68 new rent-geared-to-income homes “for Indigenous, by Indigenous” Gabriel Dumont Non-Profit Homes Development Affordable Housing Development
Deeply affordable housing project opens in Scarborough this week, another to be built next year Gabriel Dumont Non-Profit Homes Development Affordable Housing Development
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At SHS we acknowledge the lands we are on are the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples and are now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that the location of our office in Toronto is covered by Treaty 13. In our work, we strive to continually reflect on our relationship to the land we are currently inhabiting and how our role as actors in the housing system can support the reconciliation process.