How can Canada fix the housing crisis? Across the country, rents have risen sharply and home prices have skyrocketed. The shortage of affordable accommodation is acute.

This panel focuses on the intersecting challenges of the housing crisis in Canada, emphasizing the urgent need for affordable and accessible housing for low-income and vulnerable populations, alongside the integration of sustainable and climate-resilient, future-ready community housing infrastructure.

On Tuesday, May 21 in Ottawa Cherise Burda, Steve Pomeroy, and Carolyn Whitzman explored practical solutions to the crisis, discussing practical on-the-ground strategies, and evaluating the impact of current and potentials of policies on environmental sustainability and climate-resilience.

The panel, was moderated by the IRPP’s research director Shaimaa Yassin and was a hybrid event that took place in person at the Impact Hub Ottawa and online via Zoom.

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