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Overview of Three Canadian Inclusionary Housing Policies

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Three major Canadian cities – Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver – have  enacted inclusionary housing policies.  Although different in many ways, the policies share a number of key features that provide the basis for a limited but effective made-in-Canada inclusionary housing approach.  This paper describes and compares those policies, and identifies their key shared features.

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Montreal QC: ‘Inclusionary Housing Strategy’

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This strategy – called a ‘strategy for inclusion of affordable housing in new residential projects’ – was adopted by the city in August 2005.  Its goal is to provide housing for a mix of  income brackets in all new large housing developments.  This was to be achieved particularly by facilitating the development of social housing as well as affordable housing for first-time homeowners. Continue reading Montreal QC: ‘Inclusionary Housing Strategy’ →

Vancouver BC: ‘20% Core Need Housing Policy’

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The city introduced its inclusionary housing program in 1988 through a policy initially called its ‘20% core need housing policy’, but now more commonly its ‘non-market housing policy’.  The policy was initially designed to provide social housing for ‘core need households’ on certain large market residential developments, particularly by securing sites that could be developed for social housing.  Later, the policy was changed to include a wider range of affordable housing on these sites. Continue reading Vancouver BC: ‘20% Core Need Housing Policy’ →

Implementing Inclusionary Policy to Facilitate Affordable Housing Development in Ontario

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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?

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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

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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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