Like all communities across Canada, Edmonton has a housing problem. And despite many best efforts, this crisis only continues to worsen. How can we best understand and fix this issue of (in)access to adequate housing? The key to understanding and effectively addressing our housing crisis is to take a human rights approach (UNHRC 2019). One […]
Category: Right To Housing
The Financialization of Housing: The Alberta Advantage
Why does Edmonton seem to be a magnet for financialized primary or multi-family rental housing?*Note: blog was updated June 28, 2023 Like all communities across Canada, Edmonton has a housing problem. And despite many best efforts, this crisis only continues to worsen. How can we best understand and fix this issue of (in)access to adequate […]
The Financialization of Housing: The role of transparency
Without knowing who actually owns our housing, how can we understand what is really going on? And how can we hold owners and landlords accountable to tenants? Find out why it is so hard to trace ownership, and how this impacts our housing crisis. Like all communities across Canada, Edmonton has a housing problem. And despite many […]
The Financialization of Housing: What types exist?
To unpack and make sense of our housing crisis in Edmonton, learn about 8 ways housing is financialized with local examples. Which include: Mortgages; Single-Family Rentals; Multi-Family Rentals; Seniors’ Housing; Social Housing; Student Housing; Short-Term Rentals; & Mobile Home Communities (August 2022). Like all communities across Canada, Edmonton has a housing problem. And despite many […]
The Financialization of Housing: What Is It?
How can we understand the financialization of housing? What does it mean? And can this help us make sense of our current housing crisis? Like all communities across Canada, Edmonton has a housing problem. And despite many best efforts, this crisis only continues to worsen. How can we best understand and fix this issue of […]
Access to Housing Series: Core Principles
We ask all attendees participating in our Access to Housing Series to respect & uphold our Core Principles: Housing is a human right Listen to understand, not respond Be compassionately curious, not critical Right time, right place, right people – to move a conversation forward Courage to invite people in, rather than judge or call […]
The Right to Housing in Edmonton: What are your Rights when Renting?
The Affordable Housing Solution Lab (AHSL) is pleased to share our 1st activity in a series focused on the Right to Housing in Edmonton. This video is a zoom recording of a Feb. 24/21 lunch & learn panel session featuring the topic: ‘What are your rights when renting? Invited panelists: * Dr. Damian Collins, University […]
Upcoming Event: The Right to Housing In Edmonton – What Are Your Rights When Renting?
The Affordable Housing Solutions Lab (AHSL) welcomes you to join us on Zoom for the first in a series of events on realizing the right to housing. No need to register, you can just join in the Zoom link here: https://ualberta-ca.zoom.us/j/92730439565. We look forward to seeing you!
The Human Right to Adequate Housing
By: Damian Collins and Sophie L. Stadler (Human Geography Program, University of Alberta and Community Housing Canada Research Partnership) Adequate housing is a human right because it is central to dignity, autonomy and wellbeing. It means more than just having a roof over one’s head – it also means having a home, and a foundation […]
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