FLASH | Innovation Forum Agenda Unveiled + Housing A Central Focus of Pre-Budget Report

FLASH | Innovation Forum Agenda Unveiled + Housing A Central Focus of Pre-Budget Report

Housing A Central Focus of House of Commons Finance Committeeâ€™s Pre-Budget Report

On March 11, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance tabled its final pre-budget report, which summarizes the appearances of over 92 presenting organizations and 175 written submissions from groups that were not invited to appear.

CHRA was pleased to see multiple mentions of the need for re-investment in affordable housing and homelessness, and specifically the inclusion of nine direct quotes from CHRAâ€™s appearance before the Committee in February 2016. READ MORE.

CHRA Innovation Forum 2016 â€“ April 12^th
IDEAS AND OPPORTUNITIES: A New Era for Housing in Canadian Cities
8:30am-4:30pm EST

We live in the age of cities, and the most rapid urban growth and development in history â€“ creating new economic, political and social opportunities impacting affordability and housing as never seen before.

CHRAâ€™s Innovation Forum 2016 will explore topics on urban planning, social finance, neighbourhood growth, transportation, and Canadian innovations in the housing sector, as well as advocacy and communications strategies â€“ all aimed at building conversations around sustaining Canadaâ€™s urban affordable, rental, non-profit and social housing sectors.

Check out the full program!

Hear from Jeff Morrison, CHRAâ€™s new Executive Director, and Carole Saab, Senior Director, Policy and Government Relations, FCM on a post-budget analysis.

RÃ©mi Feredj, joins us from Paris, France to discuss how the RÃ©gie Autonome des Transports Parisiens, and social housing subsidiary Logis Transport, have built affordable housing for civil servants, students and low-income families in dense city centres â€“ creating a social housing portfolio of over 10,000 units.

David Coletto, Founding Partner, CEO, Abacus Data, and Kira Gerwing, Manager, Community Investment Impact Real Estate, Vancity Credit Union will discuss leveraging community impact and public attitudes to advance the non-profit housing agenda.

Emerging research and tools in social finance, rental housing, homeownership and collective community impact will be shared by City of Toronto, City of Calgary, BC Non-Profit Housing Association, Broadening the Base, Habitat for Humanity Canada, RESOLVE Campaign and so much moreâ€¦

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CHRAâ€™s Innovation Forum 2016 would not be possible without the generous support of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

A Few Emerging Professionals Bursaries Left!

CHRA provides a limited number of bursaries to support Emerging Professionals and students from across Canada to attend our National Congress. Bursaries will be allocated on a first come, first served basis, and in consideration of geographic inclusion. First time bursary recipients receive up to 75% of their return travel and $45 per night to help offset the cost of accommodation. MORE DETAILS

Help assess Rooftops Canadaâ€™s impact by completing a short survey

Rooftops Canada/Abri international is a national non-profit organization that works with local organizations to build homes and communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Part of their mandate is to engage and inform Canadians on international development issues.

This month Rooftops Canada invites you to complete a brief survey to help them understand the impact they have had on knowledge and perceptions of international development issues as a whole, as well as on the particular issues they focus on. Your feedback is confidential and will be shared in aggregate, only.

Rooftops Canada invited you to provide your email at the conclusion of the survey if you would like to be entered into a draw for a lovely gift from Africa. The survey will be open until March 30, 2016.

CLICK HERE to complete the survey.