24-Unit Revisionary Housing Project— Building on What Is
Ucluelet First Nation (UFN) spans nine reserves on the west coast of B.C.’s Vancouver Island; its main village of Ittatsoo has a registered population of about 620, but provides residence for approximately 200; the other 420 are either waiting for on-reserve housing, or living off-reserve, where monthly rents [...]

Toronto shifts its focus from managing homelessness to ending it
At 2.5 million people, Toronto is Canada’s largest city, home to a diversity of neighbourhoods and community interests and until recently, a homelessness challenge with the size and complexity to match.
In February 2005, Toronto City Council made a commitment to end street homelessness by approving a [...]

Innovative financing makes affordable housing possible in a sought-after neighbourhood
Low-income families in Ottawa have few options for purchasing houses: down-payments can be a barrier even if their incomes are stable, and high housing prices are driving people farther from the core, increasing the burden on transportation systems.
Somerset Gardens, an attractive, 11-storey, 119-unit condominium is proof [...]