Balanced Supply of Housing Node

The BSH is a collaborative network of academic researchers and community partners that conduct rigorous community-based research and data analysis to foster a just and equitable housing system through knowledge generation and mobilization.

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About BSH

Our goal is to inform policy and systemic changes to address socio-economic and racial inequities so that the right to housing is realized and everyone is housed well.

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Our Research

We fund over 40 different projects that focus on two core areas of research: innovating in responsive land practices and reshaping the financialization of housing. We support collaboration between community organizations and researchers in Montréal, Toronto, and Vancouver.

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Housing Policy Database

Game plan to fixing the housing crisis

The Housing Policy Database is a repository of 103 policies worldwide, aiming to enhance understanding and identify effective housing policies that can be applied to the Canadian context.

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BSH Team

Meet the team who support the research going on at the Balanced Supply of Housing.

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Innovating in Responsive Land Practices

March 17 2025

Research in Progress Webinar: BIPOC CLTs and Resisting Gentrification

Join researchers Emma Ezvan from School of Cities and Nat Pace and Jane O’Brien Davis from the Canadian Network of Community Land Trusts to learn more about their research on CLTs.