Halifax Affordable Housing Community Land Trust

A Community Land Trust is a potential solution to support long-term affordable housing in a sustainable and equitable way. United Way Halifax is engaged in a project to look at how a CLT could work in Halifax Regional Municipality.

What We Heard Exploring Community Land Trusts
A street with lots of trees in the middle and houses on the other side

About this project

The HRM Community Land Trust is a collaborative initiative aimed at addressing the affordable housing crisis in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). This project is spearheaded by United Way Maritimes and supported by various partners. The primary mission of the HRM CLT is to provide safe, appropriate, and permanently affordable non-market housing for low-income residents.

The HRM Community Land Trust will develop a model that reflects the interests and needs of community. To support this goal and achieve financial sustainability, the HRM CLT will pursue housing opportunities that will lead to a mixed-income model.

CLT Advisory Committee

The CLT Advisory Committee is made up of volunteers from with diverse experience, skills and backgrounds. Members are appointed for two-year terms and are approved by United Way Maritimes’ Board of Directors.

The current CLT Advisory Committee members are:

  • Lisa Mader, co-chair
  • Nancy MacLellan, co-chair
  • Paige Hoveling
  • Ambuj Laroija
  • John McCulloch
  • Sunday Miller
  • Shyla Robinson
  • Kelly Schnare
  • Derek Simon
  • Ren Thomas

Resources

Project Brief – See how United Way and its partners are working to bring CLT benefits to HRM.

What We Heard Report – Find out what people are saying about community land trust opportunities in HRM

What we Heard Report 2 – Feedback from our Governance Design Workshop

CMHC Project Scope – Take a look at our project’s scope, approach, purpose and partners

Project Phases

So far we have completed:

  • Background research and literature review
  • Identified potential operating models
  • Community engagement sessions
  • Community inputs on key decision points

Next project phases include:

  • Community outreach
  • Nurturing relationships & partnerships
  • Exploring housing investment opportunities

Learn More

To get connected and learn more about the community land trust project, please contact us:

Kevin Hooper
kevin.hooper@unitedwaymaritimes.ca

Tesa Andal-Beuckx
tesa.andal-beuckx@unitedwaymaritimes.ca