Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Budget
- Economic Development
- Employment and Training
- Federal-Provincial Relations
- Health
- Housing
- Immigration
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Labour
- Municipalities
- Regional Development
- Research and Development
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- That the government should provide low-cost, long-term fixed-rate financing for constructing purpose-built rental housing
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- 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.
Policies or Program
- 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.
- 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.
- That the government explore the interrelation of housing policies and programs with health, labour, employment, immigration, innovation, and industry.
- That the government leverage federally owned land by leasing it at low rates to community housing providers for the use of creating housing.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
The lobbyist has arranged or expects to arrange one or more meetings on behalf of the client between a public office holder and any other person in the course of this undertaking.
Government Institutions
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Canada Infrastructure Bank
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
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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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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Office of the Federal Housing Advocate
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Senate of Canada
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Client Details
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2023-12-31
List of Government Funding
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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$186,000.00
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Yes
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Client Contact Information
Address:
902 - 75 Albert Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 5E7
Canada
Telephone number:
613-594-3007
Client representative
Ray Sullivan, Executive Director
Parent Company Information
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association / Association canadienne d’habitation et de rénovation urbaine is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Coalition Members Information
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association / Association canadienne d’habitation et de rénovation urbaine is not a coalition.
Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information
The activities of Canadian Housing and Renewal Association / Association canadienne d’habitation et de rénovation urbaine are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Subsidiary Beneficiary Information
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association / Association canadienne d’habitation et de rénovation urbaine does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking
Lobbyist Details
Jacob Gorenkoff
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No public offices held
Business address:
Homeward Public Affairs
611 - 261 Cooper Street
Ottawa, ON K2P 0G3
Canada
Telephone number:
416-893-8185
Consultant Firm and Address
Firm:
Homeward Public Affairs
Address:
611 - 261 Cooper Street
Ottawa, ON K2P 0G3
Canada
Telephone number:
416-893-8185