Ontario released its 2020 Budget on November 5, which remains focused on emergency COVID-19 responses. Read on for a summary of ONPHA’s full analysis of the 2020 Budget, including the top five takeaways for community housing and opportunities for next steps. Read more of the article: ONPHA’s analysis of the 2020 Ontario Budget: Top five takeaways for community housing
To say that this has been a year of ups and downs would be an understatement. We’ve summed up our past year of work in our 2019-2020 Annual Report. Read on to see the highlights. Read more of the article: Leading through change: ONPHA’s 2019-2020 Annual Report
ONPHA has been busy throughout the summer advocating for sector sustainability and the need for adequate supports for providers, their staff, and tenants in response to COVID-19. Read on to catch up with our recent advocacy work. Read more of the article: ONPHA’s advocacy round-up
On September 17, 2020, the province tabled Bill 204 which would freeze residential rent increases for 2021 for the majority of rental units that are covered by the Residential Tenancies Act. Learn more about the impacts for housing providers. Read more of the article: Proposed rent increase freeze: Impacts for housing providers
Bill 184, Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 (Bill 184) represents the culmination of several years of consultation between the Province and the community and rental housing sectors. Read the summary of ONPHA's legal analysis of the Bill. Read more of the article: Bill 184: Summary of ONPHA’s legal analysis
ONPHA worked with its Urban and Rural Indigenous Housing Advisory Committee and consultants Daniel J. Brant and Associates to create and Urban and Rural Indigenous Plan for Ontario. Read more of the article: ONPHA launches Ontario’s first-ever Urban & Rural Indigenous Housing Plan
As the global community continues to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario’s provincial government laid out a reduced budget on March 25, 2020. These measures are just "phase one" of the province's fiscal actions, Premier Ford told journalists earlier in the week. Read on to find out how community housing providers will be impacted. Read more of the article: Ontario’s economic and fiscal update: what it means for you
We have few opportunities to influence how government and developers operate. However, community consultations offer a chance to make a direct impact on property development in our communities. Find out more about how to prepare for and get involved in community consultations. Read more of the article: The advocates’ guide to effective community consultations
Justin Trudeau has a new minority government, but what does it mean for housing? What could happen to the National Housing Strategy? Read more of the article: ONPHA’s Federal Election Analysis
It's voting season across Canada. Here's 3 things housing providers should know heading in to Canada's 43rd election. Read more of the article: 3 Things Housing Providers Need to Know This Election
