Quint Development
@quintsaskatoon.bsky.social
An upstream-oriented nonprofit serving the residents of Saskatoon's core neighbourhoods. We operate affordable housing, social enterprises, employment support, and provide other community services.
📍Treaty 6 Territory & Homeland of the Métis.
📍Treaty 6 Territory & Homeland of the Métis.
We have the collective power necessary to push for just solutions to our shared socio-economic crises — we just have to use it 💭
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
We have the collective power necessary to push for just solutions to our shared socio-economic crises — we just have to use it 💭
However, addressing the failure of Canada's housing system will require more than just new investments — our housing policies need to dramatically shift toward preserving the right to housing over the desire to profit.
November 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
However, addressing the failure of Canada's housing system will require more than just new investments — our housing policies need to dramatically shift toward preserving the right to housing over the desire to profit.
Our country loses an estimated $3.65 billion in tax revenue every single year because they allow offshore tax avoidance. Furthermore, polls have found that over 90% of Canadians support addressing tax havens.
November 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Our country loses an estimated $3.65 billion in tax revenue every single year because they allow offshore tax avoidance. Furthermore, polls have found that over 90% of Canadians support addressing tax havens.
They urged policymakers to tackle the crisis by “drastically expanding affordable housing supply, prioritizing investments in Indigenous, Black, and community-led housing projects" and “dismantling systemic barriers, enhancing tenant protections, and improving enforcement against discrimination."
October 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
They urged policymakers to tackle the crisis by “drastically expanding affordable housing supply, prioritizing investments in Indigenous, Black, and community-led housing projects" and “dismantling systemic barriers, enhancing tenant protections, and improving enforcement against discrimination."
These stats come from an assessment of people living in private sector, for-profit housing. Like many other communities across the globe, our city is in urgent need of more social and affordable housing. Any community is only as strong as its ability to support its most vulnerable members.
October 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
These stats come from an assessment of people living in private sector, for-profit housing. Like many other communities across the globe, our city is in urgent need of more social and affordable housing. Any community is only as strong as its ability to support its most vulnerable members.
We each have a responsibility to ensure that our leaders know we expect justice for Indigenous communities to be a priority 365 days a year.
October 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We each have a responsibility to ensure that our leaders know we expect justice for Indigenous communities to be a priority 365 days a year.
Climate disasters such as wildfires and extreme heat will continue to worsen social and economic inequality until Canada takes real steps to fight climate change and sufficiently mitigate its impact on our communities.
September 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Climate disasters such as wildfires and extreme heat will continue to worsen social and economic inequality until Canada takes real steps to fight climate change and sufficiently mitigate its impact on our communities.
@policyalternatives.ca releases a report every year calculating what a fair minimum wage would need to be in different communities across Canada. You can read the full report here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Making Rent: The CCPA’s rental wage update 2024 - CCPA
It’s almost cliche to say that the high cost of housing is at the heart of Canada’s affordability crisis. Although much media attention is placed on the home ownership market, for the one-third of hou...
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September 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
@policyalternatives.ca releases a report every year calculating what a fair minimum wage would need to be in different communities across Canada. You can read the full report here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Provincial and federal leaders are choosing to raise minimum wage by 35 cents instead of ensuring that everyone receives a living wage and refusing to implement a housing system that prioritizes those who need housing over those who want to profit off of the housing market.
September 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Provincial and federal leaders are choosing to raise minimum wage by 35 cents instead of ensuring that everyone receives a living wage and refusing to implement a housing system that prioritizes those who need housing over those who want to profit off of the housing market.
Saskatchewan is also one of only two provinces that haven't signed an agreement with the feds to continue $10-day childcare and other federal incentives past 2026.
August 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Saskatchewan is also one of only two provinces that haven't signed an agreement with the feds to continue $10-day childcare and other federal incentives past 2026.
@policyalternatives.ca just released a new report tracking the progress of federal and provincial efforts to increase the affordability and accessibility of childcare, determining that Saskatchewan is over 17,000 childcare spaces short of government goals. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Cash cow: Assessing child care space creation progress - CCPA
Canada’s $10-a-day child care program isn't creating enough spaces to meet demand and isn't doing enough to make sure that new spaces are non-profit
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August 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
@policyalternatives.ca just released a new report tracking the progress of federal and provincial efforts to increase the affordability and accessibility of childcare, determining that Saskatchewan is over 17,000 childcare spaces short of government goals. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...