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10 OUR ASSETS OUR ORGANIZATIONS OUR COMMUNITIES OUR FUTURE THE BASICS
SESSIONS & ACTIVITIES | FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4
Sessions (continued) 1–2:30 p.m.
107 Managing rapid growth
within small organizations
Both OCISO Non-Profit Housing Corporation and
Multifaith Housing Initiative recently experienced
large expansions in a short period that more
than tripled their organizations' number of units.
During this session, representatives from both
organizations will discuss operations, governance
and administration of small housing organizations
before and during a period of rapid growth. The
discussion will also touch on best practices in
preparing for this period and how to mitigate
potential issues before they occur.
Marie-Josée Houle, Executive Director,
OCISO Non-Profit Housing Corporation
Suzanne Le, Executive Director,
Multifaith Housing Initiative
108 Making connections, strengthening
tenancies: Creating partnerships
for success
Connecting tenants with community services is
a common strategy for helping them to achieve
successful tenancies. How housing providers are
able to make those connections often depends
on the human and financial resources of their
organization and the community partners
around them. Join us to learn how large and
small organizations are working with tenants
and community-based supports to help create
successful tenancies. Presenters will explore
different partnership approaches, talk about
issues such as risk management and building trust
with tenants, and share the successful outcomes
their partnerships have helped create.
Simone Atungo, Vice President,
Resident and Community Services (Acting),
Toronto Community Housing
Sulekha Jama, Manager, Resident Access and
Support Services, Toronto Community Housing
Sophia Makridis, Community Relations
Coordinator, Halton Community
Housing Corporation
Ron Shantz, Executive Director, Chartwell Baptist
Community Homes Inc.
109 A landlord’s responsibilities
under the RTA
Get the big picture as a social housing landlord
under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (RTA).
In this introductory session, participants will
explore basic RTA definitions, the rights and
obligations of a landlord, the exemptions from
the RTA that apply to social housing, offences
under the RTA, tenancy agreements and more.
Laura Clark, Lawyer,
Ottawa Community Housing
Sessions 1:30–3:30 p.m.
110 Bus tour: Bringing it local
Can the financial and policy innovations that the
City of Toronto uses to embed affordable units in
market buildings be adapted to smaller markets?
Is it possible to persuade local governments
that affordable housing is an economic gain,
not a cost? The answer to both questions is a
resounding 'yes!' according to Toronto's Director
of Affordable Housing, Sean Gadon. In this tour,
visit several projects that demonstrate promising
approaches and innovations in affordable housing
and learn how Gadon developed the deals.
Coffee break 2:30–3 p.m.
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