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Learning & Information Resources

Housing Law in Alberta and Calgary

• Alberta Residential Tenancies Act
• A reference guide to the Alberta Residential Tenancies Act
• Laws for tenants in Alberta - a summary by the Alberta Real Estate Foundation
• Secondary Suites FAQ - City of Calgary

Documents addressing policy issues

• Implementing Secondary Suites: Presentation brief for community groups
• Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Housing Policy
• Alberta Housing Coalition Position Paper - PDF

Policy positions - Alberta political parties

• NDP
• Liberal Caucus

Useful websites for doing more research

• City of Calgary strategy on affordable housing
• Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) resolutions on affordable housing
• The Canada-Alberta Affordable Housing Program
• Calgary Integrated Design and Sustainable, Affordable Housing Charrette

Homelessness

• Homelessnation.org - a Canadian website created by and for homeless citizens
• Homeless Awareness Calgary resource links

Home purchase issues

• Calgary Real Estate Board - Sales and new listings break all time records

Some definitions

• Affordable Housing (from Wikipedia)
• Homelessness (from Wikipedia)

Learning from other areas

• Wellesley Institute - Blueprint to End Homelessness (Toronto)
• Tent city shames Paris into helping its homeless
• Affordable Housing in Ottawa, Ontario

See also

• Media coverage of the issues