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9 December 2022
One-time top-up to the Canada Housing Benefit
The Government of Canada has a one-time top-up rent support of $500 for low-income families and individuals.
21 December 2021
National Indigenous Housing Strategy Update
At our 2021 Semi-Annual General Meeting in May, delegates passed a resolution (pdf) in support of a national Urban Indigenous Housing Strategy Our friends at the Canadian Housing & Renewal Association (CHRA) and the CHRA Indigenous Caucus have continued to work towards a federal urban, rural and northern (URN) Indigenous housing strategy. Over the past … Continued
24 November 2021
CHF Canada’s response to the 2021 Speech form the Throne
On November 22, 2021, the Governor General delivered the Speech of the Throne outlining the recently re-elected Liberal government’s new priorities. Coincidentally, it was also National Housing Day, which put a lot of focus on the new government’s commitment to affordable– and cooperative–housing. Here is what our partners at CHF Canada had to say about … Continued