November 4, 2008
Housing Data Working Group
Introductions
Rethinking Canada’s Aging Population: Housing Data from the 2007 Ekos Survey
Derek Jansen, EKOS Research
Twenty Years of General Social Survey Data
Heather Dryburgh, Chief, General Social Surveys, Statistics Canada
The Canadian Household Panel Survey—Pilot Project
Cathy Underhill, Statistics Canada
Changing Patterns in Homeownership and Shelter Costs in Canada from the 2006 Census
Willa Rea, Statistics Canada
Updates
Sustainable Housing and Communities Working Group
Introductions
CMHC’S Lifecycle Costing Tool for Community Infrastructure Planning
Doug Pollard, CMHC
The Urban Archetypes Project
Jessica Webster, Community Energy Planning Analyst, CANMET Energy Technology Centre, NRCan
Updates
November 5, 2008
Distinct Needs Working Group
Introductions
Access to Housing Finance Among Recent Immigrants
Greg Mason, PRA Inc.
Women’s Perspectives on Suburbs and Sociability
Kate Thompson, Masters Student, Dalhousie University
The City of Lethbridge’s New Framework for Social Policy
Deputy Mayor Barbara Lacey, City of Lethbridge, Alberta
Updates
Homelessness Working Group
Introductions
Counting Homelessness - Towards a Consistent Method for Communities
Shirley Woods, Master of Public Administration Graduand, University of Victoria
Counting the Homeless—Experience Gained and Lessons Learned
Claudia Jahn, Canadian Action on Homelessness, Halifax N.S.
Nicola Chopin, Student Intern, CUISR, University of Saskatchewan
Iain De Jong, Manager, Streets to Homes, City of Toronto
Using HIFIS Data for Analysis—Yellowknife Case Study
Jean-Guy Lacoursière Acting, HIFIS Manager HRSDC
Updates