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Research, connect and collaborate on community-led housing in Canada. For updates, subscribe to our website at https://housingcommonsresearch.ca/. We are a part of New Housing Alternatives @newhousingalt.bsky.social at the University of Toronto‬.
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Our first HCRC webinar is next week!
True to This, Not New to This explores the deep roots of community-led housing through land stewardship, mutual aid, and freedom-making.
RSVP: housingcommonsresearch.ca/webinars/com...

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True to This, Not New to This – Community-Led Housing Roots
Explore the deep roots of community-led housing through Black land stewardship, mutual aid, and freedom-making traditions in this free webinar.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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New from NHAs' blog: our analysis of Ontario's Bill 60.

Bill 60, as proposed, will make it easier & faster to evict tenants.

We explore 6 proposed changes, showing how they will erode tenants protections & further fuel Ontario's homelessness crisis 👇🧵
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Ontario’s Bill 60 Will Make it Easier and Faster for Landlords to Evict Tenants - New Housing Alternatives
Doug Ford's Bill 60 proposes changes to the Residential Tenancies Act that will erode tenant protections and worsen the homelessness crisis.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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What if housing was treated as a shared responsibility, not a commodity?

We’re launching the Housing Commons Research Centre (HCRC) with a public panel on Oct 17 exploring housing as a commons, featuring leaders from Canada’s alternative housing movement.

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Event poster for the Housing Commons Research Centre (HCRC) Launch Panel. The background features soft, earth-toned gradients with abstract housing silhouettes. Text reads: “Towards a New Commons: Introducing the Housing Commons Research Centre.” Join us for a panel discussion exploring housing as a shared responsibility and collective right. Friday, October 17, 2025 | 7:00–9:00 PM | In-person at the New Housing Alternatives Annual Workshop. Featuring: Chiyi Tam (Toronto Chinatown Community Land Trust), Norm Leech (Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House & Downtown Eastside CLT), Jesse Upton Crowe & Babie (Encampment Support & Mutual Aid Advocates), and Courtney Lockhart (Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada). Hosted by Dr. Susannah Bunce and Nat Pace, co-leads of the HCRC. Logos for the Housing Commons Research Centre (HCRC) and New Housing Alternatives appear at the bottom.
October 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Check out Lincoln Institute of Land Policy's new report on the global Community Land Trust movement.

It features a chapter by NHA partners Dominique Russell (Kensington Market CLT) & Sue Bunce (UofT), which explores the growth of CLTs across Canada.

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International Commentaries on Preserving Affordable Homeownership - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
This collection of six global commentaries reflects on the Preserving Affordable Homeownership Policy Focus Report published by the Lincoln Institute in partnership with the International Center for C...
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May 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM