What's Happening
The digital art piece by CUISR research assistant Nazanin Jannati (Community Health and Epidemiology PhD candidate) documents the CUISR Community Update on housing and homelessness (February 26) and celebrates our ongoing research funded by SSHRC=CMHC: People, Places, Policies, Prospects: Affordable Rental Housing for Those in Greatest Need and A Safe and Affordable Place to Call Home: A Multi-disciplinary Longitudinal Outcomes Analysis of the National Housing Strategy.
What's New
Community Co-Directors: Michael Kowalchuk, senior planner at the City of Saskatoon, joins Colleen Christopherson-Cote as Community Co-Directors. Our sincere thanks to both and also to Roy Lavallee, City of Saskatoon, for his term as Community-Co-Director. We are grateful for your good guidance and commitment to CUISR and its strategic research.
In March 2023, SSHRC announced that the application for the SSHRC-CMHC-funded Partnership grant entitled A Safe and Affordable Place to Call Home: A Multi-disciplinary Longitudinal Outcomes Analysis of the National Housing Strategy was fully funded at $4.8M over 5 years. The Principal Investigators at Carleton University are Drs. Liam o'Brien and Jackie Kennelly; the CUISR researchers and co-applicants are Dr. Isobel M. Findlay (Edwards School of Business), Dr. Nazeem Muhajarine (College of Medicine), and Professor Sarah Buhler, College of Law.
CUISR community partners include:
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City of Saskatoon
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CLASSIC
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Cress Housing Corporation
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Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan
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Haven Family Connections
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National Affordable Housing Corporation
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Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership
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Office of Residential Tenancies Saskatchewan
Dr. Muhajarine will continue to be a co-lead on the analysis of the Canadian Housing Survey, while Dr. Findlay is leading the national theme, Health, Social and Economic Outcomes. Other themes include:
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Climate impacts and mitigation
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Indigenous and Northern housing
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Alternative housing solutions
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Housing financing
Overall study objectives include these:
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Assess effectiveness of approaches to housing as a human right
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Investigate the three major funding vehicles outlined in the National Housing Strategy (NHS)
In The Media
Gordon Edgar, U of S prof helps Square One organize Point-in-Time homelessness count. MooseJawToday.com July 11, 2023
U of S prof helps Square One organize Point-in-Time homelessness count - MooseJawToday.com
January
Dayne Patterson, Sask. rural, remote communities need better sexual violence education, more support. CBC News. January 27, 2023
August
Data from Saskatoon homelessness count offers further insight: researchers, StarPhoenix, August 5, 2022
Kayla Guerrette, Homelessness is increasing in Saskatoon, say housing advocates, experts, Global News, August 5, 2022
Work together to help homeless, advocate urges, StarPhoenix, August 6, 2022
https://epaper.vancouversun.com/article/281582359396843
Pat McKay, 2022 PIT Homelessness Count, CTV News
July
Zak Vescera, Record number of people homeless in city: Count
https://www.pressreader.com/canada/saskatoon-starphoenix/20220712/281509344901365
Zak Vescera, Mayor asks province to help house the homeless
Saskatoon mayor asks provincial government to step up and house homeless people
April
Nick Pearce, Results of probe into Epic collapse expected in weeks.
https://www.pressreader.com/canada/saskatoon-starphoenix/20220407/282437057648806
February
Ethan Williams, U of Sask., City of Saskatoon collaborate on food waste reduction research
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/uofs-saskatoon-food-waste-1.6350922
USask-City of Saskatoon study finds ways to divert edible food from landfill
Johnathon Charlton, Saskatoon study finds “practical” ways to reduce food waste
https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon-study-finds-%20practical-ways-to-reduce-food-waste-1.5773152
September
Francois Biber, “A perfect storm”: Saskatoon agencies critical of income assistance reform, CTV News
August
Arthur White-Crummey, Landlords prevail in eviction cases: Study finds pandemic hardships of little account at hearings, StarPhoenix
July
Amanda Short, Human trafficking fight on wrong path: advocates, StarPhoenix, 24 July
September
Alex MacPherson, Non-urgent evictions spiked last month, but not as high as landlords expected:
Mark Melnychuk, Support for survivors of sexual violence still falling short: NDP critic
August
Experts question urgent evictions during pandemic
https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/experts-question-urgent-evictions-during-pandemic
July
USask researchers partner on $1.3-million study on affordable housing
https://globalnews.ca/news/7227979/university-of-saskatchewan-affordable-housing-research/
Concerns about justice continue for Sask. sex assault suvivors
https://leaderpost.com/news/crime/concerns-about-justice-continue-for-sask-sex-assault-survivors/
May
Sexual assault study reveals victims have little faith in the justice system
Concerns about justice continue for Sask. sex assault suvivors
https://leaderpost.com/news/crime/concerns-about-justice-continue-for-sask-sex-assault-survivors/
April
Study on survivors of sexual violence in Sask. finds low satisfaction with law enforcement
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/survivors-of-sexual-violence-in-sask-1.5549099
Newly released research suggests Sask. has one of the highest rates of sexual victimization in Canada
Sexual violence a prevalent issue in Saskatchewan: researchers
https://globalnews.ca/news/6885493/sexual-violence-issue-saskatchewan-researchers/
https://globalnews.ca/video/6885957/sexual-violence-a-prevalent-issue-in-saskatchewan-researchers/
March
Calls mount for Sask. government to halt evictions during COVID-19 pandemic
Letter of the Day: Saskatchewan must halt evictions now
https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/letters/letter-of-the-day-saskatchewan-must-halt-evictions-now/