Table of contents
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Search public engagements
- Alberta Pension Plan engagement
- Alberta Police Service transition study
- K to 6 curriculum engagement
- Persons with Developmental Disabilities Safety Standards Consultation
- 2016 Forest and Prairie Protection Act amendments engagement
- Castle and Wildland provincial parks management plan engagement
- Caribou conservation agreement engagement
- Budget 2016 consultation
- Bow Basin water management options engagement
- 10-year tourism strategy engagement
- Physician-assisted death public engagement
- Agency and Human Services Procurement Advisory Table engagement
- Alberta Firearms Advisory Committee
- Child care engagement
- Commercial tenancy support feedback
- Curriculum advisory panel
- Local election rules engagement (2020)
- Mental health and addiction advisory council
- Choice in education engagement
- Skills for Jobs Task Force
- Municipal Government Act review
- Student Transportation Task Force
- Addiction and mental health services engagement
- Cut Red Tape engagement
- Advisory Panel on Coal Communities
- Advocate for Persons with Disabilities consultation
- Wapiti river water management plan engagement
- Bow Valley human-wildlife coexistence engagement
- Energy Efficiency Advisory Panel
- Budget 2020 consultation
- Infrastructure planning engagement
- Food regulation engagement
- Human Trafficking Task Force
- Talent Advisory Council on Technology
- Transportation regulation engagement
- Vision for student learning engagement
- Alberta Energy Regulator review
- Alberta Health Services review
- Arts Professions Act engagement
- Budget 2019 consultation (February)
- Castle region tourism strategy engagement
- Child safety seat consultation
- City Charters
- Condominium rules consultation
- Conversion Therapy Working Group
- Daylight saving time engagement
- Employment standards engagement
- Farm freedom and safety engagement
- FSCD Listening sessions
- MacKinnon Report on Alberta's Finances
- Mental Health Act engagement
- Minimum wage expert panel
- Road testing engagement
- Rural crime engagement
- Supervised consumption services review
- Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction engagement
- Tobacco and smoking reduction review
- Youth employment rules engagement
- Agricultural policy framework engagement
- Commercial driver and road test engagement
- Local Authorities Election Act engagement (2018)
- Local food engagement
- OHS regulations consultation
- Sixties Scoop apology engagement
- Builder licensing engagement
- Consumer protection consultation
- Farm and Ranch workplace consultations
- Farm and ranch workplace legislation
- Glenora building – Former Royal Alberta Museum
- Indigenous off-reserve affordable housing engagement
- OHS system review
- Opioid emergency response commission
- Output Based Allocation System Engagement
- Resident and Family Councils Act - PDD consultation
- Driver medical exams engagement
- Farmer-led research engagement
- Clare’s Law phase 2 engagement
- Alberta Joint Working Group on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG)
- Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs engagement
- Red tape industry panels
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act review
- Radiation Protection Act review
- Affordable Housing Review Panel
- Highway 697 bridge financing engagement
- RAPID Response engagement
- Species at risk engagements
- Police Act review
- Victim services engagement
- Family and Community Support Services engagement
- Moose Lake 10 km management zone plan engagement
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Fisheries engagements
- Alberta fisheries management engagement
- Fisheries Action Plan communications preference survey
- Fisheries regulation changes 2019-20 engagement
- Eastern slopes fisheries regulations engagement
- Decontamination protocol engagement for industry and construction
- Barbless hooks engagement
- Bow River fisheries regulation changes engagement
- Lac Bellevue angler survey
- Lower Athabasca region fisheries management survey
- North central native trout recovery engagement
- North Saskatchewan region fisheries management survey
- Northern pike and walleye management frameworks engagement
- South Saskatchewan region fisheries management survey
- 2021-22 Sportfishing regulations engagement
- Fisheries regulations survey
- 2022-23 Sportfishing regulations engagement
- Lake Trout Working Group for Cold Lake
- Porsild’s bryum recovery plan engagement
- Ferruginous hawk draft recovery plan engagement
- Livingstone-Porcupine Hills footprint and recreation plans engagement
- Caribou range planning engagement
- Whitebark and limber pine recovery plan engagement
- Western grebe draft recovery plan engagement
- Bow River access plan engagement
- Peregrine falcon recovery plan engagement
- Bighorn Country proposal engagement
- Minerals strategy stakeholder engagement
- Budget 2021 consultation
- Energy Diversification Advisory Committee
- Condominium dispute resolution engagement
- Climate Change Advisory Panel
- Oil Sands Emissions Limit engagement
- Automobile insurance reform committee
- Mooring standards engagement
- Utilities Consumer Advocate engagement
- Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) Review
- Workers’ compensation review
- Mobile home site issues engagement
- Labour union dues and financial disclosure engagement
- Family Support for Children with Disabilities engagement
- Alberta Crown Land Vision
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Flood study engagements
- Athabasca flood study engagement
- Bow and Elbow River flood study engagement
- Camrose flood study engagement
- Cardston flood study engagement
- Drumheller flood study engagement
- Fort Macleod flood study engagement
- Medicine Hat flood study engagement
- North Saskatchewan River flood study engagement
- Peace River flood study engagement
- Pincher Creek flood study engagement
- Priddis flood study engagement
- Red Deer River flood study engagement
- Sheep River flood study engagement
- Siksika Bow River flood study engagement
- Slave Lake flood study engagement
- St. Albert flood study engagement
- Upper Bow River flood study engagement
- Fort McMurray flood study engagement
- Upper Red Deer River flood study engagement
- Fort Vermilion flood study engagement
- Highwood River flood study engagement
- Sustainable outdoor recreation engagement
- Financing Highway 697 project engagement
- Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Park engagement
- Persons with Developmental Disabilities Committee
- Reviewing Alberta's continuing care system
- Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan engagement
- Bull trout recovery plan engagement
- Roadside worker safety engagement
- Bistcho Lake Sub-regional Plan engagement
- Extended Producer Responsibility engagement
- Energy storage engagement
- OHS Code review
- Sub-regional planning engagements
- Coal policy engagement
- Updated draft K-6 curriculum engagement
- Feral Horse Advisory Committee
- Supporting Alberta Working Parents Advisory Group
- Fish Creek Provincial Park trails engagement
- Bow River Reservoir Options engagement
- Skilled trades and apprenticeship engagement
- Child and Youth Well-Being Review
- Agricultural Policy Framework engagement (2021-23)
- Elder abuse prevention engagement
- Local Food Council
- Surface water quality management framework engagements
- Privacy protection engagement
- Fair Deal Panel
- Strategic Aviation Advisory Council
- Education Services Agreement draft standards engagement
- Wildlife Management and the Vision for Recreational Hunting engagement
- Rural economic development engagement
- Wild turkey management engagement
- Drinking water standards engagement
- Provincial police service engagement
- Surveys Act engagement
- Modernizing cooperative legislation engagement
- Photo radar engagement
- Budget 2022 consultation
- Coordinated Community Response to Homelessness Task Force
- Research Commercialization Working Group
- Mine Financial Security Program engagement
- West Bragg Creek Trails Master Plan engagement
- Made in Alberta engagement
- Potable water regulation updates engagement
- Stormwater management engagement
- Alberta EMS Provincial Advisory Committee
- Edmonton Metro Region Economic Recovery Working Group
- Calgary Office Revitalization and Expansion Working Group
- Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park management plan engagement
- Regulated property assessment model engagement
- Personal Property Security engagement
- Big Island Provincial Park engagement
- Private sector pensions review engagement
- Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation Review
- Career Education Task Force
- Parkdale Home stakeholder engagement
- Lower Athabasca Regional Plan review engagement
- Anti-racism engagement
- New teacher code of conduct engagement
- Modernizing Alberta's Primary Health Care System
- New homebuyer protection engagement
- Budget 2023 consultation
- Premier’s Advisory Task Force on Ukraine
- Public Security Indigenous Advisory Committee
- Digital Strategy engagement
- Edmonton Public Safety and Community Response Task Force
- Calgary Public Safety and Community Response Task Force
- Legislature grounds improvement engagement
- 2023-24 Sportfishing Regulation Engagement
- Public Health Emergencies Governance Review Panel
- Post-secondary gender-based violence stakeholder engagement
- Diabetes Working Group
- Tiny Cryptantha Recovery Plan engagement
- Small-Flowered Sand-Verbena Recovery Plan engagement
- Fort Chipewyan working group
- Recovery Expert Advisory Panel
- Improving the health system
- Public inquiry into anti-Alberta energy campaigns
- Glossary of terms
- Public engagements 2012 to 2015
Overview
The Affordable Housing Review Panel was appointed to review Alberta’s affordable housing system in July 2020. This review explored ways to improve affordable housing. Nearly 500,000 Albertans spend more than 30% of their before-tax household income on housing, which is unaffordable according to the standard for affordability. Waitlists for affordable housing get longer each year. In 2020, more than 110,000 Albertans lived in affordable housing, and 19,000 more households were on waitlists.
The panel’s recommendations were used to create Stronger Foundations: Alberta’s 10-year strategy to improve and expand affordable housing .The 10-year plan will transform how Alberta’s affordable housing system is delivered so it is financially sustainable and able to address growing demand, now and in the future.
Timeline
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Open
July 9 to August 31, 2020
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Results under review
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Completed
December 11, 2020
Who is listening
Ministry of Seniors and Housing
Input received
From July 9 to August 31, 2020, the panel sought the perspectives of stakeholder organizations representing groups most in need of affordable housing, including housing providers, private companies and civil society organizations.
The panel heard from participants through virtual engagement sessions and written submissions that a single approach will not work in every situation. Participants suggested that housing solutions can be found through a variety of locally-developed approaches.
Outcomes
- The Affordable Housing Review Panel used feedback from participants to create the Final Report of the Affordable Housing Review Panel. The panel submitted this report to the Minister of Seniors and Housing on October 5, 2020.
- Stronger Foundations: Alberta’s 10-year strategy to improve and expand affordable housing was released November 1, 2021 based on recommendations provided by the panel.
- Bill 78: Alberta Housing Amendment Act was introduced on November 1, 2021 and would lay the groundwork to improve and expand Alberta’s affordable housing system by enabling key initiatives under the 10-year affordable housing strategic plan.
Panel recommendations
- develop a provincial strategic plan for housing
- create a plan to manage and transfer provincially owned land and buildings
- build capacity of housing providers
- provide a rent subsidy for Albertans who need temporary support but are not eligible for existing programs
- simplify how income is calculated for affordable housing programs
- support innovative approaches to housing such as mixed-income, mixed-use, tiny homes and secondary suites
- encourage municipalities to develop local affordable housing plans
- update regulations and streamline planning and approval processes for capital projects
- simplify processes for applicants, tenants and housing operators
In general, recommendations focused on:
- shifting government’s role from owner and controller to partner and funder
- changing programs to support Albertans not buildings
- drawing on local and private sector expertise to provide more housing options
- updating regulations to encourage innovation and reduce administrative red tape
Panel mandate
The panel was asked to identify ways to make affordable housing more efficient and effective, including examining legislation and how housing assets are funded and operated.
The panel:
- considered the supports required for Albertans in critical housing need
- analyzed economic factors and housing market trends
- compared the approaches other provinces and territories are taking to affordable housing
Read the full terms of reference (PDF, 41 KB)
Panel members
The Affordable Housing Review Panel included the following members:
- Mickey Amery, MLA Calgary-Cross, chair
- Paul Boskovich, president, Genstar Developments
- Lauren Ingalls, chief administrative officer, Westwinds Communities
- Jeff Johnson, consultant and former provincial MLA and cabinet minister
- Sam Kolias, co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer, Boardwalk REIT
- Jerry Naqvi, founder and chairman, Cameron Development Corporation
- Marcia Nelson, executive fellow, University of Calgary
- Raymond Swonek, chief executive officer, Greater Edmonton Foundation
- Dr. Sasha Tsenkova, professor, University of Calgary
- Rachelle Venne, chief executive officer, Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
News
- New housing strategy helps 25,000 more households (November 1, 2021)
- Bold steps, new direction for affordable housing (December 11, 2020)
- Report on affordable housing: Minister Pon (October 6, 2020)
- Expert panel formed to review affordable housing (July 9, 2020)
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