‘Just’ Renting: Rethinking Rental in the 21^st Century

Update March 16 — Coronavirus (COVID-19)

At the advice of the Public Health Agency of Canada, CMHC has conducted a thorough review of risks associated with CMHC led events. We have decided to cancel or postpone all CMHC hosted events scheduled between now and April 30, including ‘Just’ Renting: Rethinking Rental in the 21^st Century.

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If you would like to be updated when further information about the symposium is released, please contact the Chair, Julia Markovich, at: jmarkovi@cmhc-schl.gc.ca. 

Rethinking Rental in the 21^st Century —The Rise of Renting

Throughout Canada, renting is changing. No longer thought of or experienced as a temporary stage in the life course, but a new normal for a growing segment of society. Yet as the demand for rental continues to grow, it is becoming more precarious, less available, and far less affordable than it has been in previous decades.

This has implications for how we ensure that everyone in Canada has a home that they can afford and that meets their needs. In this first symposium, we consider the rise of renting and its major transformations, through the experiences of key people and places.