Registry of Lobbyists
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Housing
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Encouragement of the principle of universal design in all current and future federal programs aimed at repair and renewal of the existing stock and the eligibility of incremental costs associated with universal design in these programs, alongside increased training opportunities and resources to encourage the use of universal design principles.
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Policies or Program
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Housing
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Implementation and monitoring of the effectiveness of the Housing Accelerator Fund, along with an ongoing discussion among municipalities facilitated by CMHC to share best practices on effective policies aimed at community housing development.
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Policies or Program
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Housing, Immigration
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That the federal government should help create a national workforce and immigration strategy on housing, including construction trades and other employment classes related to housing production.
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Policies or Program
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Housing
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That the government create a national Property Acquisition Program to support community housing providers with pre-approved Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation funding to buy existing rental properties and preserve affordability.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Housing
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That the government earmark additional funds for non-repayable contributions for National Housing Strategy programs designed to support the creation, repair, and renewal of affordable housing to offset skyrocketing borrowing costs.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Housing, Infrastructure
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That the government ensures housing innovations achieve scale, by helping develop a robust innovation strategy for housing, including procurement policy and innovation centres for housing construction.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
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Housing
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That the government leverage federally owned land by leasing it at low rates to community housing providers for the use of creating housing.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Federal-Provincial Relations, Housing
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That the government must lead a collaborative effort with provincial and territorial leaders to create shared housing initiatives and targets for each level of government.
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Policies or Program
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Housing
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That the government should provide low-cost, long-term fixed-rate financing for constructing purpose-built rental housing
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Housing, Infrastructure
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That the government streamlines housing program approvals processes, which can include a Code of Conduct for Builders and a catalogue of pre-approved designs to allow for the fast-tracking of purpose-built rental housing.
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Regulation, Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Aboriginal Affairs, Housing
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That the government support a fully funded Indigenous-governed urban, rural, and northern (URN) Indigenous Housing Centre to develop and deliver an URN Indigenous housing strategy.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Housing, Taxation and Finance
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That the government waive sales tax owing on the creation of purpose built rental units.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Federal-Provincial Relations, Housing
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The addition of housing clauses in Infrastructure Bilateral Agreements between Infrastructure Canada and provincial and territorial partners that provide incentives to build the capacity of local authorities and redevelop existing assets to increase the supply of new homes across the housing spectrum.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Housing
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The addition of skills development and human resource capacity growth as eligible expenses in all current and future capital programs and prioritization of the development and scaling up of materials and opportunities to professionalize the community housing workforce as part of future innovation and research-related initiatives undertaken by CMHC.
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Policies or Program
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Housing
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The adoption, as a guiding principle of federal housing policy, that the federal government has an ongoing, permanent role to play in the provision of rental subsidies for community housing. This includes the introduction of a predictable, guaranteed, long term rental subsidy framework that guarantees ongoing rental subsidies.
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Policies or Program
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Energy, Housing
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The allowance of incremental costs associated with improved energy efficiencies to be considered eligible expenses in all current and future programs that support the renewal and repair of existing community housing stock.
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Policies or Program
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Housing, Taxation and Finance
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The creation of an Affordable Housing Investment Tax Credit to incentivize private sector investment in affordable housing projects, while maintaining non-profit and municipal management
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Policies or Program
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Housing
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The development of integrated, aligned application processes to funding programs at all levels of government which are created in consultation with the affordable housing sector to ensure application requirements are accessible to community housing providers.
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Policies or Program
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Housing
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The establishment of a long-term national objective and annual targets for the creation of new community housing units in Canada with a minimum objective of doubling the proportion of community housing units by 2035.
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Policies or Program
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Housing
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The introduction of a federal public relations campaign designed to counter NIMBYism and promote the value of community housing in Canada.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
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Housing
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The review of all existing federal programs that provide support for the renewal and repair of community housing with the goal of reducing complexity, inefficiencies, and redundancies in the application process.
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Policies or Program
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Budget, Housing
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Upcoming and future federal budgets with respect to policies and programs that will support the creation, renewal, or operation of non-market, affordable, social, or community housing across Canada.
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Policies or Program
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FOUNDED IN 1968, THE CANADIAN HOUSING AND RENEWAL ASSOCIATION (CHRA) IS A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THOSE WHO DEVELOP, MANAGE AND DELIVER HOUSING PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS CANADA. OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO ADEQUATE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY INFLUENCING HOUSING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
Raymond Sullivan, Executive Director
End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-12-31
| Government Institution | Funding Received in Last Financial Year | Funding Expected in Current Financial Year |
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| Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) | $186,000.00 | Yes |
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