Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Bilingualism/Official Languages
- Economic Development
- Employment and Training
- Environment
- Housing
- Infrastructure
- International Development
- Regional Development
Subject matters added through a monthly communication report
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Federal support for HFHC's Indigenous Housing Program.
- Funding to create opportunities for skills training on home build sites
- International development funding to create opportunities for housing, and capacity-building to support housing.
- Investment in Affordable Housing funding for affordable homeownership partners and programs
- National Housing Co-Investment Fund
- National Housing Strategy - to discuss and secure opportunities for Habitat for Humanity to help to meet the aims of the strategy.
Policies or Program
- Actions to support and sustain Canada’s charitable sector, include establishing a designated department for charities and non-profits and providing matching donations or other incentives that will encourage charitable giving.
- Federal Lands Initiative - encouraging the government to identify and free up unused federal lands for affordable housing purposes and to encourage and provide incentives for other orders of government to do the same.
- Federal housing programs aimed at local governments
- GST treatment on housing
- Housing and public infrastructure
- Incentives and funding to encourage other orders of government to facilitate the creation of more affordable housing
- International development assistance policy
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
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Canada Infrastructure Bank
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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House of Commons
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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Office of the Federal Housing Advocate
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
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Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
Habitat for Humanity Canada is a national, non-profit organization working for a world where everyone has a safe, decent, affordable place to live. Our mission is to mobilize volunteers and community partners in building affordable homes and promoting affordable homeownership as a means to break the cycle of poverty.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Julia Deans,
President and CEO
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Habitat for Humanity Canada is a national association in a federated model, with affiliates which are independently incorporated societies.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2023-12-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
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$6,369,723.59
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
100 Yonge Street
Suite 1002
Toronto, ON M5C 2W1
Canada
Telephone number:
800-667-5137
Fax number:
416-408-3234
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Julia Deans,
President and CEO |
No public offices held
- Alana Lavoie,
National Director of Government Relations |
No public offices held
- Michele McMaster,
Vice-President, Housing and Community Strategy |
No public offices held
