CMHC-SSHRC funded group of academic and community-based housing researchers with a focus on housing affordability in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal, Canada 🍁
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In Toronto later this month? Catch BSH and HRC Director, Dr. Alexandra Flynn in the "Where Must We Go From Here?" session at @CANURB's Housing Future Summit on June 22nd.
➡️ Learn more about the summit at: buff.ly/lh99ZRn
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This summit will bring together leaders from across Canada's #housing system to advocate for what's needed in the NHA's renewal & identify clear, actionable strategies that serve Canadian households. One thing that's clear: the right to housing for all needs to be front & centre.
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🧑💻 For more on the right to housing, read about how evidence-based housing policy advances the right to housing in Canada on the Balanced Supply of Housing's blog: buff.ly/fbJyd9z
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1/4 This week, we co-hosted the BC premiere of Thinking Beyond the Market, a documentary on genuinely #affordablehousing. The key takeaway? Solutions to the #housingcrisis are hiding in plain sight, right here in Canada.
🧑💻Read more in the latest blog: buff.ly/7GL0yKH
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3/4 The panel surfaced 3 levers we already have:
1️⃣Public land: attach affordability conditions instead of selling to the highest bidder
2️⃣#CLTs: remove land from the speculative market
3️⃣The #IndigenousLedHousing model shows what community-controlled supply can look like
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4/4 As director @bmdoucet put it: "This isn't rocket science. Sometimes the solutions are staring us in the face."
The film has screened in 36 Canadian communities. In Ontario? Catch it this summer, starting in Toronto on June 10th.
👉 More info at housingfilm.ca
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Who is losing their home & why? 🏠
Our recent Evictions Research Across Canada book examines the systemic forces pushing renters out of their homes:
💰️financialized landlords
📊racial disparities in filings
⚖️uneven tenant protections
& more
Read more: buff.ly/Y6j0dOB
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Last month, we brought together researchers, policymakers & community leaders to discuss truly affordable #housing solutions at the BSH Spring Workshop.
The themes that emerged?
🏠 #FIBI first
📋 Stronger tenant protections
⚖️ Landlord accountability
💸 Stable #nonmarket funding
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Read our latest blog for expert insights, and stay tuned for our upcoming workshop report on #housing solutions being researched across Canada's urban centres.
🔗 Read the full recap: buff.ly/pKv58JZ
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Hey Vancouver housing sector!
See you tonight at @UBCRobsonSquare for Thinking Beyond the Market—a free screening and panel with film director @bmdoucet, @hogans_alley's Djaka Blais, @ubcHART's Dr. Craig Jones & @andreareimer.
Register at: events.ubc.ca/event/thinking…
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Happening Monday!
Join us at @UBC Robson Square for a free screening of Thinking Beyond the Market & panel with film director @bmdoucet, @hogans_alley's Djaka Blais, @ubcHART's Dr. Craig Jones & @andreareimer.
🗓️More details and registration at: events.ubc.ca/event/thinking…
Next week!
Come hear from the experts at our free screening of @bmdoucet 's documentary: Thinking Beyond the Market at UBC Robson Square.
Register here: communityengagement.ubc.ca/e…
For more event details, visit: communityengagement.ubc.ca/e…
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In our latest episode of the Overhead in collaboration w/ @SpacingRadio, hear from two Vancouver #CLT leaders—@hogans_alley's Djaka Blais & DTES CLT's Andy Bond—who highlight how some policy choices are stalling momentum & the possible ways forward.
🎧️ : buff.ly/XAf4HxT
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As homelessness 2x since 2018, permitted sheltering space shrank, with what’s left far from services. Our latest blog features new research on restrictive park use in 4 Canadian cities from @HousingRsrch & @UofTCities, led by BSH Director Dr. Alex Flynn.
➡️buff.ly/cmooHIk
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Next week!
Come hear from the experts at our free screening of @bmdoucet 's documentary: Thinking Beyond the Market at UBC Robson Square.
Register here: communityengagement.ubc.ca/e…
For more event details, visit: communityengagement.ubc.ca/e…
📢 Vancouver #housing sector!
Join us on June 1st for a free screening of Thinking Beyond the Market—@bmdoucet's documentary on what genuinely affordable housing actually looks like in Canada.
➡️ Register here: communityengagement.ubc.ca/e…
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How are #evictions shaping communities across Canada? Our new Evictions Research Across Canada book digs into the data with a powerful look at its impact nationwide.
Missed the webinar? Watch the recording: buff.ly/vRtRD3V
Read the publication: buff.ly/8JLTSlK
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It's World Community Land Trust Day 🌍
CLTs remove land from the speculative market — permanently — and put it in community hands.
In the past year: 23 affordable SRO units secured in Vancouver. 28 homes 12 commercial spaces protected in Toronto.
🧵 buff.ly/742TRop
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📢 Vancouver #housing sector!
Join us on June 1st for a free screening of Thinking Beyond the Market—@bmdoucet's documentary on what genuinely affordable housing actually looks like in Canada.
➡️ Register here: communityengagement.ubc.ca/e…
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Co-hosted with @ubcHART and @HousingRsrch, we're excited to welcome @andreareimer who will moderate a panel with BSH-partner @AmareDjaka from @hogans_alley, @bmdoucet from @UWaterloo, & @ubcHART's Craig Jones.
Join us: Monday, June 1, 6–9 PM at UBC Robson Square.
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Behind every eviction is a story, and behind every story is a system.
Be among the first to hear new research from our upcoming book, which exposes how financialization, legal gaps & systemic forces drive evictions in Canada.
Register for the webinar: buff.ly/9gW0yF2
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