The Canadian Housing & Renewal Association is the national voice for the full range of affordable housing and homelessness issues and solutions. Come to Winnipeg in April 2015 to be immersed in the housing topics that are relevant to you and to take away learnings that are important to advancing your work. This unique national gathering offers unrivalled opportunity for dialogue, networking and inspiration.
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What to expect
Wab Kinew as Congress keynote speaker: named by Postmedia News as one of “9 Aboriginal movers and shakers you should know.” He is currently the Associate Vice-President for Indigenous Relations at The University of Winnipeg and a correspondent with Aljazeera America.
25 workshops, mobile tours and courses offering a variety of programming options:
- A tale of many cities: the varied impacts of expiring social housing operating agreements (workshop)
- Aboriginal Caucus (pre-Congress)
- Unique housing solutions in Central Winnipeg (mobile tour)
- Innovative affordable homeowners initiatives (Workshop)
- Fundamentals of housing policy and governance (pre-Congress course)
- Aboriginal-led affordable housing community development initiatives (mobile tour)
- Supporting people with complex needs in housing (workshop)
- Preventing and addressing homelessness by supporting youth aging out of care (workshop)
- A walk in our shoes: addressing homelessness in Winnipeg (mobile tour)
- Housing and employment through social enterprise (mobile tour)
- And many more!
Networking opportunities:
- CHRA Dinner at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights
- President’s Reception
- Yardi Awards Lunch
- Emerging Professionals: Speed-Date-A-Mentor
- Winnipeg Pub Night, hosted by Downtown Winnipeg BIZ and Exchange District BIZ
- Closing Ceremonies
- See full Congress Web site.
