We need to address the real causes of homelessness in Montreal
Thousands of unhoused people are victims of a broken system and especially vulnerable as winter arrives, yet little…
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Someone Lives Here: A fight for affordable housing
The documentary depicts one man’s efforts to heal his city. Concordia’s Cinema Politica hosted the Montreal premiere of…
CSU’s Transitional Housing Project’s second phase unanimously passed
Concordia Student Union continues its program to help students and community members transition out of homelessness. In their…
Know Your Rights: Housing Discrimination
How students can avoid a breach of their rights as tenants. When searching for apartments online, it is…
Concordia needs to pay attention to graduate students with families
Graduate students with families struggle with finding suitable, affordable housing in Montreal The lack of affordable housing near…
Adapting to serve the community: a look into the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal
How front-line staff at the shelter have dealt with the outbreak and overcome challenges The Native Women’s Shelter…
Housing advocates laud Mayor Plante’s social housing move
Landlords sound the alarm while other advocates say more can be done Advocacy groups for social housing in…
$18-million building for affordable student housing
“Not only are rental prices hiking every year but also the vacancy rates are currently at a 15-year…
How to train your landlord
Useful tips to maintain a desirable relationship with your landlord So you’ve moved into your first apartment. Congratulations!…
Housing co-op unlikely to fail despite extra cost
Originally slated for June 2018, project now expected to be completed by summer 2019 Concordia’s co-operative student housing…
$1.5 million more for CSU’s housing co-op
Student union’s project gets a welcome cash infusion from new donor Concordia Student Union (CSU)’s cooperative student housing…
Montreal promises focus on housing
An update on the ongoing effort to court International students. Concordia’s Housing and Job Bank (HoJo) is saluting…