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Quebec's housing shortage

The contribution of research to the debate on housing in Quebec

L'Espace Canal

Thursday 7 Nov 2024
From 8AM To 4:30PM

For several years now, Quebec has been experiencing a significant tightening of its housing market. Access to property is more difficult. There are fewer housing units available, and rents are rising significantly. Public authorities are looking for solutions. What are the research community's thoughts on these issues?

All these questions were discussed by various panels of experts on November 7 at Espace Canal.

The aim of this event was to provide an overview of housing research in Quebec, at universities and in the community, using a multidisciplinary approach. The research presented provided a better understanding of the current housing crisis in Quebec and the solutions being considered.

The conference was organized by CIRANO in collaboration with the Ivanhoe-Cambridge Observatory of Urban and Real Estate Development (UdeM), the Groupe de recherche sur le Développement économique et les inégalités des territoires (UQAM), and CMHC.

  

Alain, Martin
Director, Residential Development, Service de l’habitation de la Ville de Montréal
Bélanger, Hélène
Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Boualam, Brahim
Head, Canadian Housing Statistics Program, Statistics Canada
Des Rosiers, François
Full Professor, Faculté des sciences de l'administration de l'Université Laval
Dubé, Jean
CIRANO Researcher
Full Professor, Université Laval
Ph.D., Land Use Planning and Regional Development, Université Laval
Frechette, Pierre-Luc
Co-responsible for public and legal affairs, Réseau québécois des OSBL d'habitation (RQOH)
Hébert, Sophie
Manager, Logement, Infrastructures et Collectivités Canada
Hughes, Kevin
Deputy Chief Economist, Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement (SCHL)
Laberge, Mathieu
Senior Vice-President, Housing Economics and Outlook, Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement (SCHL)
Leloup, Xavier
Professor-researcher, INRS-UCS
Lessard, Guillaume
Visiting Professor, Faculté de l'aménagement, Université de Montréal
Researcher, Observatoire Ivanhoé-Cambridge du développement urbain et immobilier
Loboguerrero, Lucas
Economist and Data Scientist, JLR
Lord, Sébastien
Full Professor, École d'urbanisme et d'architecture de paysage, Université de Montréal
Director, Observatoire Ivanhoé-Cambridge du développement urbain et immobilier (UdeM)
Martin, Julien
CIRANO Researcher and Fellow
Full Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Ph.D., Economics, Paris School of Economics
Mayneris, Florian
CIRANO Researcher and Fellow
Full Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Ph.D., Economics, Paris School of Economics
Meloche, Jean-Philippe
CIRANO Researcher and Fellow
Full Professor, Université de Montréal
Ph.D., Geography, Université de Montréal
Mongrain, Adam
Director - Housing, Vivre en Ville
Moussouni, Oualid
Senior Specialist, Housing Research, Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement (SCHL)
Ngoundjou Nkwinkeum, George
Senior Specialist, Housing Research, Société canadienne d’hypothèques et de logement (SCHL)
Revington, Nick
Professor-researcher, Centre Urbanisation Culture Société de l’INRS

Program

8:00 - 8:30
Welcome
8:30 - 8:50
Welcoming Remarks
8:50 - 10:20
Housing Data: What Exists and What We Need
Florian Mayneris, Brahim Boualam, Jean Dubé, Lucas Loboguerrero, Kevin Hughes
10:20 - 10:35
Break
10:35 - 12:05
Affordable housing: for whom and for what?
Nick Revington, Hélène Bélanger, Adam Mongrain, Sébastien Lord, Xavier Leloup
12:05 - 13:15
Lunch
13:15 - 14:45
What does research tell us about the economic and social determinants of housing needs?
Oualid Moussouni, Florian Mayneris, Guillaume Lessard, François Des Rosiers, George Ngoundjou Nkwinkeum
14:45 - 15:00
Break
15:00 - 16:30
What are the partners’ research needs and how does research help decision-making?
Jean-Philippe Meloche, Martin Alain, Sophie Hébert, Pierre-Luc Frechette

Location


4020 Rue Saint-Ambroise, Montréal, QC H4C 2E1, Canada