Toronto protects vital workspaces at Youngplace

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Toronto – The City of Toronto continues to take proactive measures to preserve vital cultural spaces so artists, cultural organizations and families can thrive at spaces like Youngplace, a key creative hub that was previously under the management of Toronto Artscape Inc.    The City and the Government of Canada provided funding to enable non-profit organizations at Youngplace, located at …

Toronto unlocks over 7,000 new rental homes through purpose-built rental housing incentives 

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Toronto – City of Toronto staff will update Toronto City Council on the outcomes of the call for applications for the Purpose-Built Rental Housing Incentives stream. This transformative initiative aims to unlock 20,000 new rental homes including up to 16,000 purpose-built rental homes and a minimum of 4,000 affordable rental homes, enabling construction to start by the end of 2026. …

Toronto releases 2024/25 Winter Services Plan for homeless people

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Toronto – The City of Toronto released its 2024/25 Winter Services Plan, outlining increased supports to assist more people experiencing homelessness during cold weather.   The 2024/25 plan offers more services than previous years. It will expand temporary shelter capacity, activate four Warming Centres, move people to supportive housing and open surge capacity during extreme cold. In total, approximately 1,200 …

Affordable Housing in City of Kingston, County of Lanark

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SMITHS FALLS — The Ontario government is providing over $2.4 million through the Social Services Relief Fund (SSRF) to help create 34 supportive housing units in Kingston, and six transitional housing units in Perth that will support individuals and families that have experienced domestic violence or abuse. The funding will also support two affordable housing units in Smiths Falls. “Our …

Patty Hajdu announces Yukon Indigenous housing projects

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Yukon – National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Incorporated (NICHI) in collaboration with Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor, Patty Hajdu announced the recipients of NICHI’s expression of need process to address the critical need for safe and affordable urban, rural and northern Indigenous housing projects in Yukon. The announcement includes $34,494,500 in funding for 4 new housing projects …

Toronto to support people experiencing homelessness

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Toronto – The City of Toronto is evolving its approach to encampments and supports for people experiencing homelessness based on feedback from the public, interested parties and recommendations from the City’s Ombudsman.   To date, 28 of the 31 of the Ombudsman’s recommendations  have been completed with work ongoing to address the remaining three recommendations.  Encampments are a symptom of the housing …

Ottawa to open temporary emergency overnight centre

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Gatineau – As Ottawa continues to face extreme weather, the Government of Canada and the City of Ottawa are partnering to offer vulnerable people and those experiencing homelessness a warm indoor space to rest. Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has signed an agreement with the City of Ottawa to temporarily use the Graham Spry Building, located at 250 Lanark …

Proposed 2024 Toronto Budget to increase property taxes

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Toronto  – The City of Toronto launched the 2024 Budget process with a staff prepared budget that protects core services and makes investments in transit, shelters and community safety. The budget aims to set the City up to achieve financial stability and sustainability through a new multi-year approach. The Budget Committee was presented with the staff prepared rate and tax-supported …

Feds lay foundation to change how Canada builds homes

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Ottawa — The Government of Canada is adopting new and innovative ways to build high-quality housing, in line with our work to make infrastructure climate resilient, and boost Canada’s housing supply at an unprecedented rate. Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, announced consultations that will begin in early January 2024 on a housing design catalogue initiative, building on …