February 8

The Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy consultations are over but the work continues.

And the Toronto Star agrees:  Get Going on Housing

Arrange to meet with your MPP to advocate for affordable housing in your community!

The deadline to make submissions to the Long Term Affordably Housing Strategy has passed but our elected officials need to hear that the lack of affordable housing in our communities is an urgent and pressing need that must be addressed, both in the 2010 budget, and through a comprehensive, fully-funded long-term affordable housing strategy.  You can use the attached tip-sheet, produced by HNO-partner Campaign 2000, for information and suggestions on how to begin lobbying your MPP.  Feel free to use other materials available on the Housing Network of Ontario website when you meet with your MPP.

January 12

You can view some of the many submissions that have been made to the provincial Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy.

The work of the Housing Network of Ontario and housing issues in general continue to receive media attention

December 15

The deadline for making submissions to the Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy is December 31.  If you are thinking about making a submission and would like to see what other groups have been saying we have posted several examples on our submissions page.

The Housing Network of Ontario submission can be viewed here

As well, we have produced a template that can help you create your submission.

Template in Word format
Template in PDF format

For more information about how to make you contribution to the Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy, visit the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing website.

November 27

Information about the Leadership Forum on November 30th has been posted.

We now have copies of some of the submissions that have been made to the Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy.

November 16

Communities Speak

This Housing Network of Ontario report consolidates recommendations made by many hundreds of Ontarians who participated in almost 40 community meetings and consultations focussed on developing an affordable housing strategy, held from June to November 2009

Read the full report

October 27

Community consultations are still happening

Still more media reports about housing issues

October 9

Media report from Thunder Bay provincial consultations

Upcoming consultations and forums in Parry Sound and Grey Bruce/Owen Sound

September 29

Inclusionary housing (and the promise of thousands of new affordable homes in new developments across the province) is one step closer in Ontario

September 21

Housing issues have been receiving lots of media attention recently

September 16

New resources for RHINO

Announcement of MPP meeting in Scarborough

September 14

MPP meeting in Ottawa

Report on housing issues from Simcoe County added to RHINO resources

September 9 

Provincial MPPs are having their own consulation meetings.  See the list of meetings we know about here.

New resources from the Rural Housing Issues Network of Ontario (RHINO) have been added.

September 1

A new network of housing providers and concerned citizens in small towns and rural communities across Ontario, known as the Rural Housing Issues Network of Ontario (RHINO) is being formed.

August 28

Three tips for getting ready for the fall provincial consultations

July 28

Media reports from consultation in Ottawa have been posted to In the Media

July 23

More media reports including an interview with Yutaka Dirks and Linda Coltman have been posted to In the Media

A video interview with Minister Watson has been posted under News and Events

July 21

Five Questions - Five Answers Tip Sheet and information about the House Project have been posted to Helpful Resources

A report on the Scarborough Community Meeting has been posted to What Communities are Doing

Media reports from Windsor and Waterloo Region have been posted to In the Media

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Fact sheets on Inclusionary Housing and the Housing Benefit have been posted in Helpful Resources

Report on the Peel Region housing consultation is posted in What Communities are Doing

New postings of the Housing Consultation in In the Media

Read new stories from the front lines in All Stories

The Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy is due on June 1.