[homeles_ot-l] Affordable Housing Centre FW: CMHC Housing Research e-Newsletter 2010-05-10
Lynne Browne
lbrowne at ysb.on.ca
Mon May 10 15:40:07 EDT 2010
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CMHC Affordable Housing Centre
CMHC has a team of experts dedicated to advancing affordable housing
solutions across the country. Access the most comprehensive range of
affordable housing information, tools and resources that can help make your
vision a reality.
In This Section:
* About CMHC's
<http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/afhoce/afhoce_001.cfm> Affordable
Housing Centre
The CMHC Affordable Housing Centre has a team of experts on affordable
housing that work with the private, public and non-profit sectors to help
develop affordable housing.
* Financial <http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/afhoce/fias/index.cfm>
Assistance
Financial assistance is available to help get an affordable housing project
started, increase the supply, and fund renovations.
* Seed Funding
<http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/afhoce/fias/fias_001.cfm>
* Proposal
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Funding
* Affordable
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Initiative
* Canada
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Economic Action Plan
* Renovation Programs
<http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/prfinas/index.cfm>
* Mortgage Loan
<http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/afhoce/afhoce_002.cfm> Insurance
CMHC enables lenders to offer even more financing flexibilities to home
buyers as well as developers of rental projects, beyond those available for
the financing of market housing.
* Affordable
<http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/afhoce/prpr/index.cfm> Housing Project
Profiles
Discover affordable housing solutions that have worked in communities across
Canada.
* Affordable
<http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/afhoce/sust/index.cfm> Housing Success
Stories
These personal accounts demonstrate the positive impact that affordable
housing solutions have made in the lives of Canadians.
* Tools and <http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/afhoce/tore/index.cfm>
Resources
Learning resources and interactive tools to help you with your affordable
housing development projects.
* Housing Awards
<http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/graw/hoawpr/index.cfm> Program (HAP)
HAP recognizes individuals and organizations that have implemented
innovations to improve the quality, choice and affordability of housing for
Canadians. Contact <http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/corp/cous/cous_023.cfm>
Us
Our team of experts is ready to help you with your housing project.
Lynne Browne
Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH)
147 Besserer St., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1N 6A7
Cell 613-513-6647
Office 613-241-7913, ext. 205
www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca <http://www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca/>
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May 10, 2010
This week's About Your House offers practical advice to help you improve the
security of one of the favourite targets of burglars - patio doors. You will
also find information on the Affordable Housing Centre as well as a special
offer on how we can help you celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.
Events and Items of Interest are also included.
Watch for the next issue to appear on May 25th.
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About Your House
How
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Doors (65537)
The How To Lock Out Crime series was designed to increase your awareness of
burglary and its dynamics and to show you how to minimize the likelihood
that this type of crime will happen to you. This fact sheet offers practical
advice to help you improve the security of one of the favourite targets of
burglars. It covers standards for sliding doors, how burglars get in, and
auxiliary security devices such as safety bars.
Affordable
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CMHC has a team of experts dedicated to advancing affordable housing
solutions across the country. Access the most comprehensive range of
affordable housing information, tools and resources that can help make your
vision a reality.
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Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day
Meet your landscape needs while respecting the environment and get
comprehensive water savings information. Buy the Landscape Guide for
Canadian Homes today for ONLY $19.95 (+shipping & handling), and get the
Household Guide to Water Efficiency FREE! Topics include: the beauty of low
water landscapes; advantages of water efficient plants and grasses; cutting
down on indoor and outdoor water uses, and much more! Just give us a call at
1-800-668-2642 to place your order today by referencing Eco Bundle #65881
Events and Items of Interest
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Award for Promotion of Sustainable Practices
CMHC's Ontario Regional Business Centre is accepting nominations for its
2010 Excellence in Education Award for Promotion of Sustainable Practices by
Ontario educators. The award honours secondary and post-secondary educators
who have contributed to higher standards in education by integrating
sustainable concepts into their academic curriculum. This includes
sustainable practices in the fields of architecture, planning, landscape
architecture, urban design, geography, engineering, and environmental
studies. Deadline for submitting nominations is May 31, 2010.
ACT Grants: Application Deadline May 21, 2010
ACT (Affordability and Choice Today) provides grants to support projects
that improve planning and building regulations in order to increase housing
affordability and housing options. Regulatory issues include changes to
municipal policies and bylaws, building codes, development standards,
approval procedures and resistance to regulatory change. ACT grants of up to
$5,000 are available to facilitate the implementation of new and already
existing regulatory solutions as well as the transfer of knowledge. Eligible
projects must involve a specific activity or product, such as a stakeholder
consultation, workshop, open house, survey, or background research. The
application form and examples of previously funded projects are available
from ACT's
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Canadian Municipalities (FCM) 73rd Annual Conference and Municipal ExpoT
May 28 to 31, 2010
Toronto, Ontario
PIBC
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Planning in Action: Transforming Community
May 31 to June 4, 2010
Sun Peaks, British Columbia
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June 2 to 5, 2010
Quebec City, Quebec
Find out what is new and upcoming with CMHC. Visit our Events
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Did You Know.
That municipal governments are adopting a variety of approaches to increase
the supply of affordable housing, including accelerating the approval
process and reducing or waiving municipal fees?
Source: 2009
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