Published Reports
Community Housing Canada Non-Market Housing Typology Booklet
Based on data from over a series of interviews with community housing providers across the country, the team developed a booklet to demonstrate the varied models and roles of community (social/affordable) housing providers across the country. In conjunction with this report, AoI IV also aimed to establish an approach for understanding the various dimensions which define the diverse models across the Canadian community housing sector. This initial model – typology – for defining dimensions of community housing are also presented in this report.
At Home in the North Summary Report:Â Supportive Housing Services in Northern Ontario
Housing insecurity is a chronic issue plaguing communities in Northern Ontario. Understanding what supports exist for Northerners experiencing housing insecurity is essential to creating strategies better suited to the unique needs and realities of Northern communities. Access to safe and affordable housing is a strong predictor of health and wellbeing for people and families (Riva et al., 2020; Kohen et al., 2014), highlighting a need for more research in this area. There are currently very few, if any, comprehensive analyses of the supportive housing services that exist in Northern Ontario. As part of a larger project to produce an inventory of existing supportive housing programs and services across Northern Canada through the At Home in the North project, this summary report presents a comprehensive inventory of housing services in Northern Ontario, as well as gaps in supportive housing services in the region.
Rural and Remote Homelessness & COVID Summary Report
This report presents findings from a mixed methods research project that explored the implications and impact of the COVID – 19 pandemic on homelessness and homeless service providers in rural and remote communities across Canada. The research included an online survey and semi-structured interviews with homelessness services providers across rural Canada.
Master's Thesis: Perceptions of Health and Wellbeing Benefits from Living in Housing Cooperatives in Canada
This study explores how housing cooperatives can promote health and well-being. Cross-sectional data were collected using semi-structured interviews with representatives and members of fourteen housing cooperatives across Canada. Data analysis was guided by two frameworks proposing how social enterprise and housing promote health and well-being. Overall, research demonstrates that housing cooperatives may improve members’ health and wellbeing via the mechanisms for how social enterprise and housing and health frameworks. The results represent a starting point for housing cooperatives and researchers seeking to demonstrate the benefits to the health and well-being of this tenure type. Also, results suggest potential differences in health and wellbeing arising from community size, location, housing density and target population. The study is among the first in Canada to attempt to provide an overview of potential mechanisms for health and wellbeing arising from housing cooperative tenure.