CPRN's Housing Internship Program was initiated in 2006 to support original public and social policy research in Canada's social housing sector.  The program has been funded by Social Housing Services Corporation of Ontario, the Knowledge Mobilization Unit of York University, the City of Ottawa, the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and BC Housing.  Interns, who are public policy post-graduates, research and produce the papers.  It is the only housing-specific policy research-training program in Canada and to date has funded 21 internships and produced 20 reports, including a synthesis report.

Release Date: 22 Dec 2009
Number of pages: 4
Document number: 49102

Themes:

Cities and Communities
Social Protection

Related Publications:

Research Report: A Safer Haven: Innovations for Improving Social Housing in Canada
Research Report: Can Inclusionary Zoning Help Address the Shortage of Affordable Housing in Toronto?
Research Report: City-Regions and the Provision of Affordable Rental Housing
Research Report: Fostering Better Integration and Partnerships for Housing in Canada: Lessons for Creating a Stronger Policy Model of Governmental and Community Collaboration
Research Report: Homelessness, Program Responses and an Assessment of Toronto's Streets to Homes Program
Research Report: Housing for Immigrants in Ontario's Medium-Sized Cities
Research Report: Inclusion and Social Housing Practice in Canadian Cities: Following the Path from Good Intentions to Sustainable Projects
Research Report: Linking Social Housing and Energy Efficiency
Research Report: Moving Towards Sustainability: City-Regions and Their Infrastructure
Research Report: Overcoming Challenges in Centralized and Decentralized Housing Models: Ontario and British Columbia Compared
Research Report: Recession and Stimulus Spending: A Preliminary Examination of Stimulus Spending on Affordable Housing in Ontario
Research Report: Rehousing Vancouver's Street-Involved Youth
Research Report: Social Housing Wait Lists and the One-Person Household in Ontario
Research Report: Social Lives in Social Housing: Resident Connections to Social Services
Research Report: Sustaining Ontario's Subsidized Housing by Supporting Non-Profit Organizations
Research Report: The Homeownership Component of the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program: Critical Analysis of Program Objectives
Research Report: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Funding Social Housing in Canada
Research Report: The Role of Supportive Housing for Low-Income Seniors in Ontario
Research Report: Towards Food Security Policy for Canada's Social Housing Sector
Research Report: Under Pressure: Affordable Housing in Rural Ontario