Housing in Canada: While housing may appear to be an issue that would distinctly fall to provinces and municipalities, it is a complex intertwining of responsibilities and programs that involves all levels of government, non-profits, and economic markets. It is an area that affects all Canadians and concerns far ranging ideals like equity, dignity and human rights. Canada’s current housing system is a result of policies and actions of all layers of government. It is a ‘system’ rather than the housing market (economics) or housing policy (programs for low-income and the homeless population) because all of these things contribute to governments’ role in supply and distributing housing to its citizens (Hulchanski, 2006). This paper outlines challenges, concerns and multi-government issues of cooperation and contention with housing policy in Canada and provides some recommendations for policy directions. BY BETH CLINTON A HOT POTATO POLICY ISSUE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 6 / Canadian Government Executive // January/February 2022 AFFORDABLE HOUSING
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