Report says municipalities can play important role in creating rental and affordable housing
Municipalities across Canada face housing development constraints in their communities that could be eased through more co-operation between all levels of government, says a report by a local governance think tank.
It says municipal governments across Canada play active roles in housing policy, especially in the prevention of homelessness, through land-use planning but they face financial constraints. The report says in Ontario an average of 77 per cent of social housing costs are funded by municipal governments, compared with 14 per cent by the province and nine per cent by the federal government.
Whitzman, who was one of the report’s contributors, called for increased federal and provincial funding to municipalities in order to approve and build more affordable housing. Nick Falvo, a Calgary-based housing consultant and homelessness advocate, said municipalities have many levers they can use to address homelessness in their communities, but some communities are more active than others.“I think some city councillors and mayors are nervous about creating the impression it’s the job of their municipality to solve the problem of local homelessness almost single-handedly,” he said in an e-mailed statement.
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