Systemic Barriers Framework: Understanding barriers to accessing and staying in housing in Canada’s housing system

The Systemic Barriers Framework explores the challenges that vulnerable populations face in accessing and maintaining stable housing in Canada. Using a systems approach, the study provides a look at these issues and maps out barriers across various housing sub-systems.

Key Takeaways:

• Complex Intersections: Barriers intersect across financial, regulatory and social systems. This creates compounded challenges for vulnerable groups.
• Funding and Planning Issues: Delays in funding and municipal planning, including zoning and NIMBYism, impede housing development.
• Overlap of Systems: Significant overlap between the social and market systems demonstrate how low vacancy rates in rental markets create the conditions for increased discrimination by landlords.
• Research Gaps: We need more research on the link between housing supply and discrimination and the needs of specific groups.
• Rural Housing Needs: Further study should explore non-Indigenous rural housing needs and demographic profiles of stable housing residents.

This framework offers insights for tackling systemic housing barriers. Explore the full findings, download the Research Insight.

Author:

CMHC

Document Type:

PDF

Date Published:

August 27, 2024