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Explainer: Modelled after B.C.’s success, Quebec is building its first province-wide rent bank network
Rent banks are one of the few homelessness‑prevention tools that intervene before a crisis, stabilizing tenants at a fraction of the cost of emergency shelters or rehousing
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Partnered Partnered content Amid economic uncertainty, 22 per cent of Canada’s social enterprises report growth
New data from Buy Social Canada highlights the country’s growing and innovative social enterprise sector.
Partnered Partnered content More time, more power: Sahelian women are ‘at the heart of the action’
The RÉELs project seeks to promote women’s empowerment by giving them the tools to succeed
Partnered Partnered content Plus de temps, plus de pouvoir : Les femmes sahéliennes sont « au cœur de l’action »
Le projet RÉELs cherche à promouvoir l’autonomisation des femmes en leur donnant les outils pour réussir
Oxfam Canada staff begin strike, cite lack of support for gender-affirming care, domestic violence protection and fair wages
Staff will be picketing in Toronto and Ottawa.
Montreal Sustainable Finance Summit: Inequality makes its way onto companies’ financial risk disclosures
The launch of the TISFD signals that social risk is no longer peripheral to financial stability, but is the next major test of whether markets can adapt to a world in crisis
Quarter of all Canadian AI ventures could be categorized as ‘clean AI’: new research
At Toronto Climate Week, the global CleanAI Initiative shared research on the Canadian ecosystem, finding growing investment hubs in Vancouver, the GTA, and Kitchener-Waterloo.
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Prevention cuts youth homelessness in half and is cheaper than emergency shelter – so why isn’t Canada scaling programs?
Three formerly homeless young people say Canada is spending more on emergency responses than it would cost to prevent homelessness in the first place
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Special: Food and Housing Insecurity
The good landlord: how collective commercial real estate strengthens local economies
Montreal’s emerging collective real estate movement is reshaping how cities protect local businesses, artists and community assets.
Prevention cuts youth homelessness in half and is cheaper than emergency shelter – so why isn’t Canada scaling programs?
Three formerly homeless young people say Canada is spending more on emergency responses than it would cost to prevent homelessness in the first place
Edmonton launches $2M program to help faith groups convert empty churches, extra land to affordable housing
A new $2 million program will help Edmonton’s faith-based charities assess the feasibility of developing affordable housing and mixed-market housing on their land. Churches, temples and mosques have already expressed interest.
Partnered Partnered content Should Canada regulate the price of farmland? System is currently in market failure: experts
About 170 people took part in the Regenerative Food Systems Investment Canada summit in Winnipeg last week, where recurring themes included finding flexible capital for farmers, protecting Canada’s food sovereignty and farmers’ role in mitigating climate change.
