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Open letter: City of Montreal must bring swift response to support homeless population

As the City of Montreal of Montreal prepares to roll out its cold weather plans, the #NoOneLeftBehind Collective fears the services proposed by the City neglect a large portion of the homeless population who do not or cannot access the shelter system.

Source: CTV News

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Montreal’s homeless camp emerges as symbol of housing crisis while governments bicker over funds

$1.4B in federal funding for social housing remains unspent as Quebec, Ottawa negotiate terms

Source: CBC News

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Montreal moves on bylaw tying development to affordable housing

Montreal’s new development bylaw ties new residential projects to supplying social, affordable and family housing.

Source: The Suburban

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Pandemic housing boom means affordability is no longer just a big-city problem

The number of existing properties that changed hands in December was 47 per cent higher than in December of 2019, the largest year-over-year increase in 11 years, according to data released Friday by the Canadian Real Estate Association.

Source: Global News

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There are more apartments available in Montreal, but they’re also getting more expensive

Decrease in number of immigrants and international students leads to supply surge, according to CMHC report.

Source: CBC News

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Montreal affordable housing crisis

It is not easy to find housing in Montreal, where the vacancy rate has reached its lowest level in several years. The situation has turned the search for an apartment into a mad rush. It even threatens the city’s reputation for affordable rents, according to tenants’ rights advocates.

Source: Montreal Times

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Montreal needs a housing plan at the scale of the crisis

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Montreal’s real estate market was already changing. Many new condo developments were being built, the vacancy rate plummeted, and communities of colour were sounding the alarm about the gentrification of their neighbourhoods.

Source: Spring Magazine

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Le Groupe Kehilla Montréal I broke ground June 5 in Côte-St-Luc

Le Groupe Kehilla Montréal I broke ground June 5 in Côte-St-Luc

The mixed-income residential project, incubated at Federation CJA, will provide members of the Jewish and broader Montreal community with quality, safe and affordable housing.

Source: The Canadian Jewish News

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TRAUMA TO TRIUMPH: HOUSING A KEY POVERTY DRIVER

TRAUMA TO TRIUMPH: HOUSING A KEY POVERTY DRIVER

While Jewish poverty rates in Canada’s major cities vary, one thing that is consistent is the impact that the scarcity of affordable housing has on those struggling to stay above the poverty line.

Source: The Canadian Jewish News

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