by SPRC Hamilton | Dec 4, 2023 | Housing and Homelessness, Research and Policy
Financialization of rental housing in Hamilton SPRC and the Hamilton Community Legal Clinic (HCLC) jointly submitted to the National Housing Council’s Review Panel on the Financialization of Purpose Built Rental Housing in August 2023. As two organizations committed... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Aug 30, 2023 | All Publication, Housing and Homelessness
In June 2022, the City of Hamilton Housing Services Division selected the Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton to conduct a post-pandemic review of the size of the emergency shelter system. The scope directed the SPRC to consult service providers, review... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Jul 4, 2023 | All Publication, Housing and Homelessness
June 30, 2023 Michelle BairdDirector of Housing ServicesCity of Hamilton71 Main St WestHamilton, ONL8P 4Y5 [via email] Dear Ms. Baird: RE: Open Letter to the City of Hamilton on the Proposed Encampment Protocol Please accept this letter as the Social Planning and... 
by SPRC Hamilton | 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...