10 / Canadian Government Executive // January/February 2022 AFFORDABLE HOUSING ond is to ensure that only primary residences are made available for STRs. This will curb the issue of long-term accommodations being turned in to short-term rentals, thus impacting the available housing in a city. As an example, the City of Toronto has instituted both to these measures (City of Toronto, 2020). Like the provinces, it will also be important for municipalities to collaborate with the federal and provincial governments to access as many funds and programs as possible. Working with local non-profits that have on the ground experience assisting people with housing issues would help to create and administer practical, effective programs. Conclusion All levels of government would benefit from working together and with non-profit and social agencies to achieve the goals of the NHS. However, for meeting housing needs in a stable, long term way, more strategic work is needed. A more effective direction would be to come to a consensus about who is responsible for the various aspects of housing—both actual provision and funding. If this was more concrete and even enshrined in legislation, it would avoid the housing hot potato game that is played when budgets become overwhelming and leadership changes hands. References: 1. Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation. (11 March, 2021). Government of Canada provides affordable housing for over 2000 families in London. https://www. newswire.ca/news-releases/ government-of-canada-provides-affordable-housing-forover-2000-families-in-london-877000074.html 2. Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (21 September, 2020). Rapid Housing Initiative. https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/ en/professionals/project-funding-and-mortgage-financing/ funding-programs/all-fundingprograms/rapid-housing 3. Chisholm, S., & Hulchanski, D. (March, 2019). Canada’s housing story. In Shaping futures: Changing the housing story: Final Report (pp. 21-28). https://cityfutures.be.unsw.edu.au/research/ projects/shaping-futures-changing-housing-story/ 4. City of Toronto. (25 August, 2020). City of Toronto registration of short-term rentals to launch September 10. https:// www.toronto.ca/news/city-of-toronto-registration-of-short-termrentals-to-launch-september-10/ 5. DiNatale, S., Lewis, R., & Parker, R. (4 September, 2018). Shortterm rentals in small cities in Oregon: Impacts and regulations. Land Use Policy, 79, 407-423. https://doi.org/10.1016.jlandusepol.2018.08.023 4. Government of Canada. (2017). Canada’s National Housing Strategy: A place to call home. https://assets.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/sf/ project/placetocallhome/pdfs/ canada-national-housing-strategy.pdf?rev=97491935-2a97-405fbd38-decf72266ee9 5. Hulchanski, D. (2006). What factors shape Canadian housing policy?: The intergovernmental role in Canada’s housing system. In R. Young and C. Leuprecht (Eds.), Canada: The state of the federation 2004. (pp. 221-251). The Institute of Intergovernmental Relations. https:// shapingfutures.gla.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/14.6_2006Hulchanski-What-Factors-ShapeCdn-Housing-Policy-Book-chap.pdf 6. MacLennan, D. (March, 2019). Conclusions: Shaping futures: Towards real housing policy. In Shaping futures: Changing the housing story: Final Report (pp. 109-114). https://cityfutures. be.unsw.edu.au/research/projects/shaping-futures-changinghousing-story/ 7. Neatby, S. (28 January, 2021). PEI rental market no longer worst in Canada. The Guardian: https:// www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/ local/pei-rental-shortage-nolonger-worst-in-canada-546326/ 8. Pittis, D. (18 June, 2021). Outrage over developer’s plan to buy single-family homes reveals a Canadian fixation. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/core-home-ownership-column-don-pittis-1.6069021 9. Wachsmuth, D., Basalaev-Binder, R., Belot, C., Bolt, A., & Seltz, L. (February 2020). Short-term rentals in Charlottetown: Market overview, housing impacts and regulatory modelling: A report prepared for the Planning and Heritage Department, City of Charlottetown, by the Urban Politics and Governance research group, School of Urban Planning, McGill University. https:// www.charlottetown.ca/UserFiles/ Servers/Server_10500298/File/ Mayor%20and%20Council/Council%20Meetings/Short-term%20 rentals%20in%20Charlottetown%20-%20UPG%20McGill,.pdf 10.Zou, Z. (3 December, 2019). Examining the impact of shortterm rentals on housing prices in Washington, DC: Implications for housing policy and equity. Housing Policy Debate, 30(2), 269-90. https://doi.org/10.1080.10511482.201 9.1681016 To assist with non-market housing, provinces could encourage renting through stronger tenant protection, especially to assist with issues created by STRs and evictions related to conversion to STRs.
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