Reimagining Housing as a Commons

Introducing the Housing Commons Research Centre, a virtual space dedicated to advancing community-led housing in Canada and beyond.

What if housing were treated as a shared responsibility, not a commodity?

The Housing Commons Research Centre (HCRC) is a new platform connecting researchers, organizers, and practitioners advancing community-led housing across Canada. Join us for a public launch event and panel discussion featuring changemakers from co-ops, community land trusts, and grassroots mutual aid networks. Together, you’ll explore how the commons can serve as a framework for solidarity, care, and collective ownership, and imagine what housing justice can look like when shaped by communities themselves.

The HCRC is a practice-oriented output of New Housing Alternatives a research partnership that unites academic researchers, housing agencies, and community organizations across Canada to transform Canada’s housing system by promoting and amplifying equitable community-led solutions.