by Ted Hildebrandt | May 31, 2023 | All Publication, Housing and Homelessness
The Federal Housing Advocate has launched a review on homeless encampments as a violation of human rights in Canada. As part of the review, the Federal Housing Advocate is seeking input from people deprived of housing and community-based organizations on what is... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Mar 14, 2023 | All Publication, Housing and Homelessness
Green and PC candidates do not respond to SPRC survey on rental housing The Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton sent a survey by email to candidates in the Hamilton Centre by-election to ask their views on the housing crisis facing tenants. The survey... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Nov 16, 2022 | All Publication, Community Data, Housing and Homelessness
Hamilton Social Landscape, Issue #30 Young renters face more challenges to finding affordable housing, according to the SPRC report from November 2022. Households led by racialized and Indigenous youth are among the highest rates of renter households, amplifying... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Nov 2, 2022 | All Publication, Community Data, Housing and Homelessness
Hamilton renter households are growing in all parts of the city. Growth of renter households across Hamilton was 11.5% from 2016 to 2021, a 5 times higher growth rate than the 2.3% growth in owner households in that time. Two new reports have been released, 2021... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Feb 24, 2020 | All Publication, Community Data, Housing and Homelessness
The current rental landscape is changing, and changing fast. Highlighting data on rental housing from a variety of sources, the Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton is publishing a series of bulletins to bring attention to Hamilton’s renters, the buildings... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Feb 17, 2020 | All Publication, Community Data, Housing and Homelessness
A recent report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that a minimum-wage earner would have to work 54 hours a week to afford a one bedroom apartment in Hamilton. This troubling situation is not unique to Hamilton, as many communities across Ontario...