SERVICES: housing registry, supportive housing, affordable housing, planning

ABOUT: The Housing Centre is responsible for the City of Vancouver’s housing policy, programs and research. The City’s housing focus has been partnering with senior levels of government to develop social housing. The City’s goal is to enlarge the supply of housing in Vancouver with a range of tenures and dwelling types sufficient to meet the needs of a variety of socio-economic groups. This is part of the City’s efforts to maintain and improve the quality of residential neighbourhoods…

SERVICES: Housing help, supportive housing, advocacy, education, landlord services, tenant services, referrals, moving support, rent subsidies, funding for security deposits, life skills, 24 hour supported housing, case management

ABOUT: At the ASK Wellness Centre we believe that safe, affordable housing is important for everyone and we understand the difficulties that can arise as a tenant or potential tenant. That is why our agency provides many services to help individuals find and maintain affordable housing in our community…

SERVICES: research, policy

ABOUT: The Wellesley Institute is a Toronto-based non-profit and non-partisan research and policy institute. Our focus is on developing research and community-based policy solutions to the problems of urban health and health disparities.
We:

* identify and advance practical and achievable policy alternatives and solutions to pressing issues of urban health;
* fund research on the social determinants of health and health disparities, focusing on the relationships between health…

SERVICES: leadership, advocacy, policy, information, prevention, community based research

ABOUT: The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network Inc. (CAAN) is a non-profit coalition of individuals and organizations which provides leadership, support, and advocacy for Aboriginal people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, regardless of where they reside…

SERVICES: Leadership, umbrella organization, advocacy, education, awareness, policy, information

ABOUT: The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) is a national coalition of over 125 community-based AIDS organizations across Canada. We are dedicated to strengthening the response to HIV/AIDS across all sectors of society, and to enriching the lives of people and communities living with HIV/AIDS.

We advocate on behalf of people and communities affected by HIV/AIDS, facilitate the development…

SERVICES: Treatment Information

ABOUT: CATIE is a national, not-for-profit charity committed to improving the health and quality of life of all people living with HIV/AIDS in Canada. We serve people living with HIV/AIDS and the people and organizations that support them by providing accessible, accurate, unbiased and timely treatment information. We work in partnership with a network of other information providers to ensure that people have access to the information they need, in the form they desire, to make informed health care …

The Homeless Hub is an innovative research library and information center focusing on homelessness issues in Canada. Building on the success of the Canadian Conference on Homelessness, held at York University (2005), the Homeless Hub represents a new approach to sharing information and research on homelessness. We strongly believe that evidence-based research can and should have an impact on decision-making and solutions to homelessness, through helping to educate the public, and to inform…

SERVICES: prison support (counselling, education, advocacy, group work and networking with other community agencies, pre-release planning, housing applications, disability pensions and general support for those infected, affected or at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS and HEP C who are incarcerated); counselling; Advocacy; Health Promotion; Information on treatments; Referrals; Support groups; needle exchange; conference

ABOUT: For over 15 years HARS has been providing education and support to individuals and organizations in Kingston and …

SERVICES: management of capital assets

ABOUT: The Social Housing Services Corporation (SHSC) is a non-profit corporation led by social housing representatives who are committed to providing Ontario’s housing providers and municipal service managers with programs that add significant value to their operations. SHSC delivers value-added services that empower housing providers to develop safe and affordable homes and vibrant communities. We use our expertise to offer programs in energy and water management, investment, …

This is a web guide to Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Act, the Residential Tenancies Act, tenants’ rights, social justice, and rental housing issues such: as finding apartments for rent, high-rise safety and security, mice, cockroaches, pigeons, and “toxic mould”. You will find the facts you need by exploring the pages here. Explore all the pages; You might be surprised what useful tips you can find! This independent site gets no funding from any government, agency or organization and I do not want any. Such funding might bias our content in favour of any funders, something that will not be permitted…