General News of the Coalition – Meetings, Advance Notices, Upcoming Events, etc
Thursday, October 5th 12-12:30 pm MP Dan Vandal’s Constituency Office 213 St Mary’s Road Bring a sign in support of social housing! Canada is in crisis: tens of thousands of people are homeless and hundreds of thousands are struggling to afford rising rents. In Winnipeg, over 1,200 people are experiencing homelessness and almost 1 in […]
The Right to Housing coalition sent a questionnaire to political parties running in the 2023 Manitoba election asking them to commit to implementing the 5 pillars of its social housing action plan for Manitoba. Here is a summary of the responses: Green Party The Green Party said they “support all 5 of (the) action pillars […]
As Canada’s housing crisis worsens, a group of housing sector organizations – non-profit and for-profit housing providers, developers and investors – have put forward a plan to restore affordability, protect Canada’s most vulnerable, and build at least two million new affordable and market rental units by 2030. The National Housing Accord’s recommendations points provide the blueprint for […]
Kirsten Bernas, Chair of the Coalition’s Provincial Working Group says provincial government plans to spend $67 million to support Manitoba Housing repair projects is a drop in the bucket compared to what’s needed. Read CBC article here. Government news release here
The Chair of the City Working Group of the Right to Housing Coalition has written the Mayor and Executive Policy Committee members regarding recommendations for the 2023 Budget. Budget 2023 Letter
By: Kirsten Bernas and Shauna MacKinnon From Winnipeg Free Press: Saturday, Mar. 11, 2023 THE Manitoba government released its Homelessness Strategy on Feb. 28. The primary questions being asked by social housing advocates are: what took you so long, and what’s the long-term plan? As noted in the strategy, tackling homelessness requires multiple interventions and […]
Family Services Minister Rochelle Squires announces a new strategy for addressing homelessness in Manitoba that includes funding for 700 units of social housing this year through a combination of construction and rent supplement agreements. Read strategy here. News release
The Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada’s 2023 Federal Budget submission makes four key recommendations: Launch the Co-operative Housing Development Program. Announced in 2022, this is the first dedicated federal program to support new co-op housing development in more than 30 years. It is time to launch this program to begin creating new co-op housing across […]
Throughout 2022, the Government of Manitoba held multi-sectoral consultations on its commitments to strategically reduce and end homelessness and advance a strategy for seniors to stay safe in their own homes and communities. The Manitoba Non-Profit Housing Association (MNPHA) has been pleased to participate in these consultations, and heard from its members, stakeholders, and others […]