Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Affordable Housing and Homelessness
Subject Matter Details
Policies or Program
- Lobby Human Resources and Social Development Canada and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to make their programs to support affordable housing and homelessness long-term and adequately financed, ie receiving at least $1billion in annual federal investment on an ongoing basis.
The specific programs under current focus are the Homelessness Partnering Strategy, the Affordable Housing Initiative, the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program and the new “stimulus” spending being undertaken through and external to these programs pertaining to affordable housing and homelessness. This lobbying would target both aboriginal and non-aboriginal housing.
The specific goals are to substantially increase funding to address homelessness and affordable housing supply shortages; increase funding to provide support services to people living in affordable housing or using shelter or transitional housing; to marry these investments to community development, health, education and economic outcomes for people and communities; and to have all of these investments guided by a national housing policy framework.
- Targeting CMHC, HRSDC, and Natural Resources Canada, encourage the federal government to implement and enhance policies and programs that make affordable housing more energy efficient and environmentally responsible.
Specifically CHRA now lobbies the federal government to re-introduce the cancelled EnerGuide for Low-Income Households program, or an alternative program that achieves the same goals. The central goal is to make it financially feasible for Canadians on low-incomes to make their homes more energy efficient with federal assistance.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
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Presentations, Meetings, Informal Communications and Telephone Calls
Government Institutions
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Insfraestructure Canada
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Minister of State (Families and Caregivers)
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Minister of State (Human Resources Development)
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Minister of State (Insfraestructure and Communities)
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Minister of State (Public Health)
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National Energy Board (NEB)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
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.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Geoff Gillard,
Acting Executive Director
Organization's membership or classes of membership
CHRA'S MEMBERS ARE FROM ALL PARTS OF THE HOUSING SECTOR. THEY INCLUDE HOUSING ADVOCATES, EXPERTS AND PRACTITIONERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, COMMUNITY-BASED NON-PROFIT HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS, MUNICIPALITIES, PROVINCIAL HOUSING AGENCIES, PRIVATE DEVELOPERS, ABORIGINAL GROUPS, ACADEMICS, RESEARCHERS, TENANTS' ASSOCIATIONS, CO-OPS.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2008-12-31
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
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$425,000.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
310-130 Slater St.
Ottawa, ON K1S 5L5
Canada
Telephone number:
613-594-3007
Ext.
15
Fax number:
613-594-9596
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Geoff Gillard,
Acting Executive Director |
No public offices held
