Analyzing the impacts of affordable housing in Clyde River, Nunavut

This report studies how investments in public housing have impacted a community in Nunavut on a range of socio-economic conditions. The study found that public housing investment is critical for most Nunavut communities, where incomes are too low and construction costs too high to drive private investment. It also revealed that public housing is strongly correlated to better labour force participation, employment and physical health as well as lower crime rates.

Author:

CMHC

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PDF

Date Published:

September 26, 2022