Balanced Supply of Housing
@bshnode.bsky.social
CMHC-SSHRC funded group of academic and community-based housing researchers with a focus on housing affordability in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal, Canada 🍁
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1/7 Budget 2025 is out. We asked for investment in the RIGHT types of housing. Here's our take on what #BuildCanadaHomes got right and where critical gaps remain.
#Budget2025
Full analysis: buff.ly/1PbtKwu
Visit bsh.ubc.ca for more on our research.
#Budget2025
Full analysis: buff.ly/1PbtKwu
Visit bsh.ubc.ca for more on our research.
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
1/7 Budget 2025 is out. We asked for investment in the RIGHT types of housing. Here's our take on what #BuildCanadaHomes got right and where critical gaps remain.
#Budget2025
Full analysis: buff.ly/1PbtKwu
Visit bsh.ubc.ca for more on our research.
#Budget2025
Full analysis: buff.ly/1PbtKwu
Visit bsh.ubc.ca for more on our research.
Mark your calendars! Join us Oct 30 6-9 PM in Montreal for a free screening of Le Dernier Flip & expert panel on housing research & de-commodification solutions featuring BSH experts at McGill, Concordia & @vivreenville.bsky.social
➡️🎟️https://buff.ly/MnGZq8e
Special thanks to CNCLT for co-sponsoring!
➡️🎟️https://buff.ly/MnGZq8e
Special thanks to CNCLT for co-sponsoring!
October 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Mark your calendars! Join us Oct 30 6-9 PM in Montreal for a free screening of Le Dernier Flip & expert panel on housing research & de-commodification solutions featuring BSH experts at McGill, Concordia & @vivreenville.bsky.social
➡️🎟️https://buff.ly/MnGZq8e
Special thanks to CNCLT for co-sponsoring!
➡️🎟️https://buff.ly/MnGZq8e
Special thanks to CNCLT for co-sponsoring!
Our Research in Progress webinar series is back! Join us on Oct. 22 to learn how the DTES CLT & Hogan's Alley Society are building community & preserving affordable housing in Vancouver. Plus, see what's on CNCLT's policy agenda as #CLTs build momentum. Register: buff.ly/NMOW33V
October 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Our Research in Progress webinar series is back! Join us on Oct. 22 to learn how the DTES CLT & Hogan's Alley Society are building community & preserving affordable housing in Vancouver. Plus, see what's on CNCLT's policy agenda as #CLTs build momentum. Register: buff.ly/NMOW33V
📣New research alert!
Systemic financial, political & institutional obstacles are slowing subsidized #housing when it's needed most. In partnership w/ @VivreenVille.bsky.social, our latest study examines barriers facing #non-profit developers in the GMA & ways forward.
Read more at:
buff.ly/NBmk190
Systemic financial, political & institutional obstacles are slowing subsidized #housing when it's needed most. In partnership w/ @VivreenVille.bsky.social, our latest study examines barriers facing #non-profit developers in the GMA & ways forward.
Read more at:
buff.ly/NBmk190
August 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
📣New research alert!
Systemic financial, political & institutional obstacles are slowing subsidized #housing when it's needed most. In partnership w/ @VivreenVille.bsky.social, our latest study examines barriers facing #non-profit developers in the GMA & ways forward.
Read more at:
buff.ly/NBmk190
Systemic financial, political & institutional obstacles are slowing subsidized #housing when it's needed most. In partnership w/ @VivreenVille.bsky.social, our latest study examines barriers facing #non-profit developers in the GMA & ways forward.
Read more at:
buff.ly/NBmk190
Explore our CLT policy report & profile series for more: buff.ly/vQG0M7s
👏 Shoutout to Little Jamaica CLT for protecting Black communities in Toronto!
buff.ly/wG1xwj9
🔍 For more BSH research on the scattered housing trust model that supported Little Jamaica CLT's launch, visit: buff.ly/C0nzvDG
👏 Shoutout to Little Jamaica CLT for protecting Black communities in Toronto!
buff.ly/wG1xwj9
🔍 For more BSH research on the scattered housing trust model that supported Little Jamaica CLT's launch, visit: buff.ly/C0nzvDG
July 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Explore our CLT policy report & profile series for more: buff.ly/vQG0M7s
👏 Shoutout to Little Jamaica CLT for protecting Black communities in Toronto!
buff.ly/wG1xwj9
🔍 For more BSH research on the scattered housing trust model that supported Little Jamaica CLT's launch, visit: buff.ly/C0nzvDG
👏 Shoutout to Little Jamaica CLT for protecting Black communities in Toronto!
buff.ly/wG1xwj9
🔍 For more BSH research on the scattered housing trust model that supported Little Jamaica CLT's launch, visit: buff.ly/C0nzvDG
For more from BSH researchers on building for gentle density—whether through building code changes, allowing as-of-right multi-unit homes in traditionally single-family zoned neighbourhoods, or other methods, listen to our latest podcast: Non-Profit Housing and Gentle-Density.
buff.ly/DmKC1y9
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June 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
For more from BSH researchers on building for gentle density—whether through building code changes, allowing as-of-right multi-unit homes in traditionally single-family zoned neighbourhoods, or other methods, listen to our latest podcast: Non-Profit Housing and Gentle-Density.
buff.ly/DmKC1y9
buff.ly/DmKC1y9
"Housing is a fundamental human right & everyone deserves a place to call home. Yet over 235K people in Canada are facing homelessness & more are denied the human right to housing, facing eviction, unaffordable housing or systemic barriers that make it impossible to escape homelessness."
June 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"Housing is a fundamental human right & everyone deserves a place to call home. Yet over 235K people in Canada are facing homelessness & more are denied the human right to housing, facing eviction, unaffordable housing or systemic barriers that make it impossible to escape homelessness."
"Housing is a fundamental human right & everyone deserves a place to call home. Yet over 235K people in Canada are facing homelessness & more are denied the human right to housing, facing eviction, unaffordable housing or systemic barriers that make it impossible to escape homelessness."
June 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"Housing is a fundamental human right & everyone deserves a place to call home. Yet over 235K people in Canada are facing homelessness & more are denied the human right to housing, facing eviction, unaffordable housing or systemic barriers that make it impossible to escape homelessness."
"Housing is a fundamental human right & everyone deserves a place to call home. Yet over 235K people in Canada are facing homelessness & more are denied the human right to housing, facing eviction, unaffordable housing or facing systemic barriers that make it impossible to escape homelessness."
June 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"Housing is a fundamental human right & everyone deserves a place to call home. Yet over 235K people in Canada are facing homelessness & more are denied the human right to housing, facing eviction, unaffordable housing or facing systemic barriers that make it impossible to escape homelessness."
Next week's Research in Progress webinar will dive into how housing meets the accessibility needs of Canadians & gaps where policy changes are needed. Hear from @evoy.bsky.social & Alina McKay on Wed 10AM PT/1PM ET
➡️https://buff.ly/yg9BhTH
Presented in partnership w/ @accessiblehousgnet.bsky.social
➡️https://buff.ly/yg9BhTH
Presented in partnership w/ @accessiblehousgnet.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Next week's Research in Progress webinar will dive into how housing meets the accessibility needs of Canadians & gaps where policy changes are needed. Hear from @evoy.bsky.social & Alina McKay on Wed 10AM PT/1PM ET
➡️https://buff.ly/yg9BhTH
Presented in partnership w/ @accessiblehousgnet.bsky.social
➡️https://buff.ly/yg9BhTH
Presented in partnership w/ @accessiblehousgnet.bsky.social
Our upcoming Research in Progress webinar is just a couple of weeks away! Register to learn about the extent to which #housing meets the #accessibility needs of Canadians today & the gaps where policy changes are needed.
➡️ buff.ly/QsNNYNp
Presented in partnership w/ @accessiblehousgnet.bsky.social
➡️ buff.ly/QsNNYNp
Presented in partnership w/ @accessiblehousgnet.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Our upcoming Research in Progress webinar is just a couple of weeks away! Register to learn about the extent to which #housing meets the #accessibility needs of Canadians today & the gaps where policy changes are needed.
➡️ buff.ly/QsNNYNp
Presented in partnership w/ @accessiblehousgnet.bsky.social
➡️ buff.ly/QsNNYNp
Presented in partnership w/ @accessiblehousgnet.bsky.social
Rent hikes and evictions aren’t a glitch—they’re a feature of a system that puts renters at a disadvantage. Is it time to consider labour-style protections to rental housing? buff.ly/0hQBdzP
Check out our #evictions research on our website: buff.ly/iByAGhf
Check out our #evictions research on our website: buff.ly/iByAGhf
June 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Rent hikes and evictions aren’t a glitch—they’re a feature of a system that puts renters at a disadvantage. Is it time to consider labour-style protections to rental housing? buff.ly/0hQBdzP
Check out our #evictions research on our website: buff.ly/iByAGhf
Check out our #evictions research on our website: buff.ly/iByAGhf
One week away! Don't forget to sign up for our next Research in Progress webinar with TCLT's Chiyi Tam happening Wednesday, May 21 at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET.
Register today at buff.ly/W50DYFq
Missed our other recent webinars? Watch the recordings at buff.ly/W19wpJZ
Register today at buff.ly/W50DYFq
Missed our other recent webinars? Watch the recordings at buff.ly/W19wpJZ
May 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
One week away! Don't forget to sign up for our next Research in Progress webinar with TCLT's Chiyi Tam happening Wednesday, May 21 at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET.
Register today at buff.ly/W50DYFq
Missed our other recent webinars? Watch the recordings at buff.ly/W19wpJZ
Register today at buff.ly/W50DYFq
Missed our other recent webinars? Watch the recordings at buff.ly/W19wpJZ
Yesterday's CCRN Co-Creation summit gathered local leaders to discuss innovative #housing solutions. DTES orgs—like HAS, DTES-CLT, Aboriginal Front Door & First United—centre residents in decisions that directly impact their lives & advocated for more responsive, community-led project funding.
April 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Yesterday's CCRN Co-Creation summit gathered local leaders to discuss innovative #housing solutions. DTES orgs—like HAS, DTES-CLT, Aboriginal Front Door & First United—centre residents in decisions that directly impact their lives & advocated for more responsive, community-led project funding.
Join the next BSH Research in Progress webinar tomorrow at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET!📣
Hear from our community partner @vivreenville.bsky.social & @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social's Dr. Nik Luka on how the non-profit housing sector in Montréal is creating more #affordablehousing.
Sign up at: buff.ly/0KHGh4T
Hear from our community partner @vivreenville.bsky.social & @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social's Dr. Nik Luka on how the non-profit housing sector in Montréal is creating more #affordablehousing.
Sign up at: buff.ly/0KHGh4T
April 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Join the next BSH Research in Progress webinar tomorrow at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET!📣
Hear from our community partner @vivreenville.bsky.social & @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social's Dr. Nik Luka on how the non-profit housing sector in Montréal is creating more #affordablehousing.
Sign up at: buff.ly/0KHGh4T
Hear from our community partner @vivreenville.bsky.social & @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social's Dr. Nik Luka on how the non-profit housing sector in Montréal is creating more #affordablehousing.
Sign up at: buff.ly/0KHGh4T
How do National Occupancy Standards affect access to housing?
Often used to allocate social housing, NOS can actually prevent women and families fleeing violence from finding safe homes, according to recent research from @BCSTH & BSH.
Read our latest blog and the full report here: buff.ly/616Ynfp
Often used to allocate social housing, NOS can actually prevent women and families fleeing violence from finding safe homes, according to recent research from @BCSTH & BSH.
Read our latest blog and the full report here: buff.ly/616Ynfp
April 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
How do National Occupancy Standards affect access to housing?
Often used to allocate social housing, NOS can actually prevent women and families fleeing violence from finding safe homes, according to recent research from @BCSTH & BSH.
Read our latest blog and the full report here: buff.ly/616Ynfp
Often used to allocate social housing, NOS can actually prevent women and families fleeing violence from finding safe homes, according to recent research from @BCSTH & BSH.
Read our latest blog and the full report here: buff.ly/616Ynfp
📣 One more week! Next Wednesday, hear from @vivreenville.bsky.social & Dr. Nik Luka on how the non-profit housing sector in Montréal is finding promising new solutions for creating more #affordablehousing.
Register: buff.ly/FYK6HHU
Register: buff.ly/FYK6HHU
April 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
📣 One more week! Next Wednesday, hear from @vivreenville.bsky.social & Dr. Nik Luka on how the non-profit housing sector in Montréal is finding promising new solutions for creating more #affordablehousing.
Register: buff.ly/FYK6HHU
Register: buff.ly/FYK6HHU
🧑💻 Our next webinar is just a few weeks away! Join us for a deep dive into the institutional barriers facing non-profit housing providers in Montreal—and the pathways forward with @vivreenville.bsky.social and Prof. Nik Luka from @mcgill.ca. Register at: buff.ly/RWiWq67
March 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
🧑💻 Our next webinar is just a few weeks away! Join us for a deep dive into the institutional barriers facing non-profit housing providers in Montreal—and the pathways forward with @vivreenville.bsky.social and Prof. Nik Luka from @mcgill.ca. Register at: buff.ly/RWiWq67
Our first spring Research in Progress webinar is tomorrow! Join us for an in-depth presentation on two recent reports from our Policy Report and Profile Series on #CommunityLandTrusts, in partnership with CNCLT. 10 AM PT/1 PM ET. Register at bit.ly/CLT-Research...
March 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Our first spring Research in Progress webinar is tomorrow! Join us for an in-depth presentation on two recent reports from our Policy Report and Profile Series on #CommunityLandTrusts, in partnership with CNCLT. 10 AM PT/1 PM ET. Register at bit.ly/CLT-Research...
New episode alert! Listen to a sobering interview with US researcher @timthomas.bsky.social on the challenges #renters face in America, racial bias inherent in many #eviction laws & how #housing advocates & academics are grappling w/ Trump 2.0. Produced w/ @spacingradio.bsky.social buff.ly/RGnF8aj
March 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
New episode alert! Listen to a sobering interview with US researcher @timthomas.bsky.social on the challenges #renters face in America, racial bias inherent in many #eviction laws & how #housing advocates & academics are grappling w/ Trump 2.0. Produced w/ @spacingradio.bsky.social buff.ly/RGnF8aj
Sign up for the virtual event here: buff.ly/ilWQGX8
To learn more about this research, visit our website at buff.ly/Q6T7YFz and read our blog from BSH’s Unlocking Housing Potential event at buff.ly/iKwStei 💻
To learn more about this research, visit our website at buff.ly/Q6T7YFz and read our blog from BSH’s Unlocking Housing Potential event at buff.ly/iKwStei 💻
March 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sign up for the virtual event here: buff.ly/ilWQGX8
To learn more about this research, visit our website at buff.ly/Q6T7YFz and read our blog from BSH’s Unlocking Housing Potential event at buff.ly/iKwStei 💻
To learn more about this research, visit our website at buff.ly/Q6T7YFz and read our blog from BSH’s Unlocking Housing Potential event at buff.ly/iKwStei 💻
Next week, BSH researcher Conrad Speckert will be speaking on a panel with @canurb.bsky.social to explore single-stair designs for #middlehousing. Drawing from his research with Nik Luka, Conrad's work has already shaped provincial building codes—and could influence national standards.
March 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Next week, BSH researcher Conrad Speckert will be speaking on a panel with @canurb.bsky.social to explore single-stair designs for #middlehousing. Drawing from his research with Nik Luka, Conrad's work has already shaped provincial building codes—and could influence national standards.
📣 Two weeks away! Join us for our next Research in Progress webinar on "Holding Ground: BIPOC-led CLTs and Resisting Gentrification" with researchers @e_ezvan, @janeobd, and Nat Pace from the Canadian Network of Community Land Trusts (CNCLT).
Register here 👉 buff.ly/IdmqWqJ
Register here 👉 buff.ly/IdmqWqJ
March 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
📣 Two weeks away! Join us for our next Research in Progress webinar on "Holding Ground: BIPOC-led CLTs and Resisting Gentrification" with researchers @e_ezvan, @janeobd, and Nat Pace from the Canadian Network of Community Land Trusts (CNCLT).
Register here 👉 buff.ly/IdmqWqJ
Register here 👉 buff.ly/IdmqWqJ
How is the #CLT model being used to resist #gentrification? The latest paper in BSH & CNCLT’s research paper series examines how #CLTs are reclaiming community spaces by turning land and housing into community-owned assets: buff.ly/43aXM8j
February 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
How is the #CLT model being used to resist #gentrification? The latest paper in BSH & CNCLT’s research paper series examines how #CLTs are reclaiming community spaces by turning land and housing into community-owned assets: buff.ly/43aXM8j
10 years of OECD housing data shows that most countries face far worse affordability today than in 2015. What do we all have in common? Rampant speculation. When buyers purchase homes to 'invest', the rest of the community suffers.
https://buff.ly/3XhUKv0
https://buff.ly/3XhUKv0
February 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
10 years of OECD housing data shows that most countries face far worse affordability today than in 2015. What do we all have in common? Rampant speculation. When buyers purchase homes to 'invest', the rest of the community suffers.
https://buff.ly/3XhUKv0
https://buff.ly/3XhUKv0