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 Aboriginal 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 – currently have 2019-2021 agreement for funding to be used to construct affordable housing
- National Housing Strategy - to discuss and secure opportunities for Habitat for Humanity to help to meet the aims of the strategy.
- Property acquisitions program - to provide grants and loans to enable community providers to purchase and refurbish available properties for affordable purchase and rental
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.
- Incentives and funding to encourage other orders of government to facilitate the creation of more affordable housing
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 Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
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Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
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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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House of Commons
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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
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Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
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Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
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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:
2021-12-31
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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$6,457,467.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
477 Mount Pleasant Road
Suite 105
Toronto, ON M4S 2L9
Canada
Telephone number:
416-408-2923
Ext.
3001
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