About the Project
The Affordable Housing Challenge Project is an initiative of the University of Toronto School of Cities. The AHCP collective brings together scholars from across the University of Toronto, who are researching issues related to housing affordability from different disciplinary perspectives, with the objective of working together to research, discuss and debate the causes, processes, policies and consequences of declining housing affordability. Scholarly discussion and work will be shared through our monthly Seminar Series and Paper Series to be published on our website.
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Events
AHCP REPORT LAUNCH: ADVANCING THE RIGHT TO HOUSING IN TORONTO
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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WHAT’S MISSING FROM THE MISSING MIDDLE DISCUSSION IN TORONTO?
Thursday, June 23, 2022
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CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING: THE POTENTIAL FOR A NEW ERA OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN CANADA
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
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Updates
Policy Brief: Realizing the Full Potential of Inclusionary Zoning for Toronto
By Jeremy WithersPhD Candidate | Department of Geography & Planning, University of TorontoOutreach Coordinator | School of Cities Affordable Housing Challenge Project This analysis provides an overview of the City of Toronto’s current Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) proposal, which will be voted on by Councilors at the Oct 28th Planning and Housing Committee. It also outlines…
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Housing Platform Crunch: New Democratic Party
By Dr. Alan Walks (Professor, Geography and Planning, University of Toronto), Sean Grisdale (PhD Candidate, Geography and Planning, University of Toronto), and the Affordable Housing Challenge Partnership collective Summary Of the three major platforms, the NDP does the best job of emphasizing the need for more affordable rental housing as a key component in addressing…
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Housing Platform Crunch: Liberal Party
By Dr. Alan Walks (Professor, Geography and Planning, University of Toronto), Sean Grisdale (PhD Candidate, Geography and Planning, University of Toronto), and the Affordable Housing Challenge Partnership collective Summary The Liberal Party, as the current governing party, began rolling out their National Housing Strategy (NHS) in 2018/9, and their platform proposes to add to and…
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Housing Platform Crunch: Conservative Party
By Dr. Alan Walks (Professor, Geography and Planning, University of Toronto), Sean Grisdale (PhD Candidate, Geography and Planning, University of Toronto), and the Affordable Housing Challenge Partnership collective Summary Underlying the Conservative Party’s housing platform is a core belief that the private sector and the production of new housing supply “in general” is the ultimate…
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Affordable Housing Challenge Project
Email: affordablehousing.sofc@utoronto.ca
School of Cities
Email: schoolofcities@utoronto.ca
Phone: (416) 946-7083
University of Toronto School of Cities
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55 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 0C9
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