Media
Official Releases
Media Release – November 9, 2011 [PDF]
Relevant Media Coverage
Metro report warns of grim future for North Shore renters
North Shore Outlook
An element of desperation: Victoria is a great place. But who can afford to live here?
Focus Magazine – June
Three downtown towers to focus on rental units over condos
Vancouver Sun
Affordable Housing: It’s not just for government anymore, roundtable report says
Toronto Star
Metro Vancouver refugees struggle to find affordable housing
Vancouver Sun
Editorial: Canada needs a rental housing plan
Vancouver Sun
City says no to subsidized rental homes
North Shore News
Rental housing construction needs boost
CBC News
FCM: More rental housing needed to protect jobs and economy
FCM
Report: The Housing Market and Canada’s Economic Recovery
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Courage Under Fire: Addressing the Challenges and Opportunities of a Post-Operating Agreement World in Social Housing
Ken Ward, CHRA
New West on board with housing plan
New Westminster Record
New-home buyers need tax relief now
Vancouver Sun
Coalition: More rental units means lower rent
News1130
Affordable rentals not keeping up with Metro Vancouver demand, coalition says
Vancouver Sun
Vancouver spearheads national rental housing strategy
Business in Vancouver
Landlords and Tenants Agree: Market Can’t Fix Itself
TheTyee.ca
No Room to Rent in the Livable City
TheTyee.ca
Rental housing crisis looms
Vancouver Sun
Rental home shortage acute, coalition warns
BC Local News
Tax incentives and changes to the Income Tax Act sought by property owners
Georgia Straight
Rental Housing Supply Coalition highlights gap between supply and demand
Georgia Straight
Party leaders urged to commit to increasing affordable rental housing supply
Georgia Straight
Relevant Audio & Video
Audio: Shortage of Rental Housing in Canada
RCI interview with FCM President Karen Leibovici
Video: The need for affordable rental housing
CBC
Video: Renting in Vancouver
City of Vancouver
Video: Metro Vancouver Sustainability Breakfast – Affordable Rental Housing
Metro Vancouver