Housing Commons Research Centre

Held Together: Research on Community Land Trusts Around the World | Webinar - Housing Commons Research Centre Reserve Your Spot Around the world, communities are pushing back against housing systems that treat homes as financial assets rather than places to live. From Canada to the UK and...

Webinar on Feb 26: What changes when housing is something we hold together? Researchers and practitioners from around the world reflect on CLTs as living infrastructure.
Housing doesn’t have to be a commodity! Join: Thur, Feb 26, 12-1:30 pm housingcommonsresearch.ca/event/held-t... #housingcommons

Exchanging Futures: Housing Commons International Exchange Watch our webinar exploring Housing Commons across Canada & Uganda, women-led housing movements, and international knowledge exchange.

🎥 Webinar Recording: Exchanging Futures – International Perspectives on Housing Commons is now available! Watch thoughtful discussions on women-led housing and global exchanges between Canada & Uganda.
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“True to This, Not New to This” — Full Webinar Video on Black Land Stewardship

Survey Overview The Housing Commons Research Centre's inaugural webinar explored community-led housing and land stewardship through historical and contemporary perspectives. Susanna Bunce introduced the centre, funded…

True to This, Not New to This – Community-Led Housing Roots Explore the deep roots of community-led housing through Black land stewardship, mutual aid, and freedom-making traditions in this free webinar.

Our first HCRC webinar is next week!
True to This, Not New to This explores the deep roots of community-led housing through land stewardship, mutual aid, and freedom-making.
RSVP: housingcommonsresearch.ca/webinars/com...

#CommunityLedHousing #LandStewardship #MutualAid #HousingJustice

New from NHAs' blog: our analysis of Ontario's Bill 60.

Bill 60, as proposed, will make it easier & faster to evict tenants.

We explore 6 proposed changes, showing how they will erode tenants protections & further fuel Ontario's homelessness crisis 👇🧵
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Event poster for the Housing Commons Research Centre (HCRC) Launch Panel. The background features soft, earth-toned gradients with abstract housing silhouettes. Text reads: “Towards a New Commons: Introducing the Housing Commons Research Centre.” Join us for a panel discussion exploring housing as a shared responsibility and collective right. Friday, October 17, 2025 | 7:00–9:00 PM | In-person at the New Housing Alternatives Annual Workshop. Featuring: Chiyi Tam (Toronto Chinatown Community Land Trust), Norm Leech (Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House & Downtown Eastside CLT), Jesse Upton Crowe & Babie (Encampment Support & Mutual Aid Advocates), and Courtney Lockhart (Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada). Hosted by Dr. Susannah Bunce and Nat Pace, co-leads of the HCRC. Logos for the Housing Commons Research Centre (HCRC) and New Housing Alternatives appear at the bottom.

What if housing was treated as a shared responsibility, not a commodity?

We’re launching the Housing Commons Research Centre (HCRC) with a public panel on Oct 17 exploring housing as a commons, featuring leaders from Canada’s alternative housing movement.

RSVP:
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International Commentaries on Preserving Affordable Homeownership - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy This collection of six global commentaries reflects on the Preserving Affordable Homeownership Policy Focus Report published by the Lincoln Institute in partnership with the International Center for C...

Check out Lincoln Institute of Land Policy's new report on the global Community Land Trust movement.

It features a chapter by NHA partners Dominique Russell (Kensington Market CLT) & Sue Bunce (UofT), which explores the growth of CLTs across Canada.

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