Category Archives: Resources: Canada

A Guide to Developing Inclusionary Housing Programs

How It Works, Resources: Canada

Richard Drdla Associates:  A Guide to Developing Inclusionary Housing Programs; Acorn Institute Canada:  September 2010.  

This guide examines the main features of  inclusionary housing that should be addressed, together with the main principles and key practices that should be followed, to implement a productive program.    The material draws to a large extent upon the best practices widely used across the US in their inclusionary zoning programs.   This guide was prepared through funding provided by the Catherine Donnelly Foundation.  Read the report

Affordable Housing Mandates

Resources: Canada, Resources: US

Richard Drdla Associates:  Affordable Housing Mandates: Regulatory Measures used by States, Provinces and Metropolitan Areas to Support Affordable Housing; CMHC, August 2001.

This report examines the affordable housing mandates that have been used in the US and Canada to oblige  municipalities to provide for affordable housing.  It focuses mainly on the demanding mandates in New Jersey, California, and Massachusetts, but also looks at others in British Columbia, Ontario and elsewhere.  Under the best of these mandates, municipalities are obliged to use the planning regulations and development approval process to provide for affordable housing in affirmative and effective ways going well beyond the  “good planning” practices seen in Canada.  Read the Report.

An Introduction to Inclusionary Housing Programs

How It Works, Resources: Canada

Richard Drdla Associates:  An Introduction to Inclusionary Housing Programs;  Wellesley Institute; July 2010.

The report provides a comprehensive description of the inclusionary housing programs as used in the US.   It describes what these programs are, and how they compare with social housing programs seen to date in Canada.   It identifies and examines their key features,  including housing set-asides, income targets, subject developments, compliance alternatives, cost offsets and affordability controls.   It concludes by outlining the main lessons that can be learned from the US experience and applied in Canada.  Read the report

Implementing Inclusionary Policy to Facilitate Affordable Housing Development in Ontario

Resources: Canada,

John Gladki and Steve Pomeroy:  Implementing Inclusionary Policy to Facilitate Affordable Housing Development in Ontario;  Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association; October 2007.

This paper examines the legal and practical considerations affecting the  implementation of inclusionary policies in Ontario, and offers various recommendations for dealing with them.  Included is an assessment of the economic feasibility, and a review of the relevant planning law. Read the paper

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Can Inclusionary Zoning Help Address the Shortage of Affordable Housing in Toronto?

Resources: Canada,

Julie Mah:  Can Inclusionary Zoning Help Address the Shortage of Affordable Housing Toronto?; Canadian Policy Research, December 2009.

This report reviews the basics and economics of inclusionary zoning, looks at the inclusionary practices in Vancouver and Montreal, and examines the legal and practical issues of adapting inclusionary zoning in Toronto.   Read the report.

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Inclusionary Zoning for the Provision of Affordable Housing

Resources: Canada

Nellie Chang:  Inclusionary Housing for the Provision of Affordable Housing:  A Comparative Analysis of Vancouver and San Francisco;   Symposium on Affordable and Sustainable Housing, University of British Columbia;  October 2009.

This paper examines and compares the inclusionary policies of Vancouver and San Francisco.   Read the report.

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