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Here are some key resources on housing and homelessness in Ontario. Send us your research and other information and we’ll add it here.

Five Questions - Five Answers Tip Sheet.  The Government's consultation process is focussed on five questions.  This tip sheet can help people to frame answers to these questions that can highlight the issues they are interested in.

House Project.  The House was created for rallies, demos and events calling for action on affordable housing. It is a collapsible structure that can be easily transported. The House is "shingled" with decades of reports and studies documenting the particulars of Canada's affordable housing crisis and the action needed to fix the problem.

Inclusionary Housing Fact Sheet. Over 200 American and Canadian municipalities have found that one of the fastest and fairest ways to create stable, equitably accessible, affordable housing is to ensure that it is built into any new development.

Housing Benefit Fact Sheet. One part of the Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy should be to make existing rental housing more affordable for tenants.  This is why many groups are calling for the Ontario government to develop a “Housing Benefit”

Housing Network of Ontario Strategy Discussion document.  An outline of possible policy and program initiatives for a long term affordable housing strategy

Fixing Ontario’s affordable housing crisis: A presentation from Harvey Cooper of the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada – Ontario Region on the province’s affordable housing consultation.

Where’s Home 2008: The most current and comprehensive review of housing numbers across the province (Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association and Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada – Ontario Region)

National Housing Report Card 2008: The Wellesley Institute’s latest survey of housing investments at the federal and provincial levels across Canada

Housing and Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy: The Wellesley Institute’s housing and poverty overview, including a county-by-county survey of affordable housing

Key elements of an Ontario housing strategy: A policy dispatch from Poverty Watch Ontario

Consultation principles: As Ontario gets set to launch its housing consultation, here are some basic principles developed by the 25in5 Poverty Reduction Network

Ottawa report card: The Ottawa Alliance to End Homelessness fourth annual report card (an excellent model for setting out local issues and solutions)

Blueprint to End Homelessness in Toronto: The Wellesley Institute’s 2006 housing and homelessness plan

Some key on-line resources. Send your links and we’ll add them here.