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How can Canada fix its housing crisis?

UBC researchers are investigating and advocating for better housing outcomes across the country, including the development of some policy-ready tools that are helping governments respond to the affordability crisis with precision. Published in Alumni Digest as verified reporting from the University of British Columbia.

UBC researchers are investigating and advocating for better housing outcomes across the country, including the development of some policy-ready tools that are helping governments respond to the affordability crisis with precision.

In the September issue
How can Canada fix its housing crisis?
Dr. Craig Jones’s most recent HART project charts the current state and availability of all publicly owned land in British Columbia, with an eye to identifying parcels that could be used more effectively or made available for affordable housing projects. “I’m doing everything I can to draw attention to places of potential.” Photo: Rey Do/UBC. UBC researchers are investigating and advocating for better housing outcomes across the country, including the development of some policy-ready tools that are helping governments respond to the affordability crisis with precision. Photo: Reporting: Chris Cannon. Source image retained for editorial review; rights clearance is still required before any broader reuse.

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UBC researchers are investigating and advocating for better housing outcomes across the country, including the development of some policy-ready tools that are helping governments respond to the affordability crisis with precision.

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