Assistance to Co-operative Housing in Canada – 2013

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT BPW Canada urges the Government of Canada to develop a long-term and sustainable funded plan based on a cost-shared model for provincially delivered rent supplement programs so that low-income households in co-operative and nonprofit housing are protected when federal operating agreements end. FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT BPW Canada urges the Government of Canada to assure that existing federal funding for housing assistance is maintained at a sustainable level. FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT BPW Canada reaffirms Resolution 1990-10: Shelter for Women in Need as follows: “THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT BPW Canada urges the Government of Canada to make ongoing financial commitments to the provincial governments in order to: Promote the construction and/or acquisition of safe and affordable housing for women in need.”