New Seniors Affordable Housing Project Planned for Denman Island
” The Denman Community Land Trust Association (DCLTA) has signed an agreement for the donation of a property to be used for a seniors’ affordable housing project.” Read more
Network Mapping Exercise
Use this template to visualize your CLT’s network, based on three levels of involvement: your core group, your supporters, and your external partners. You can download or make a copy of the Google Slides file in order to edit it.
Advocates call on federal government to support community land trusts as a way to preserve existing affordable housing
“As Canada loses approximately nine affordable housing units for every new one that’s built, community land trusts have emerged as a vehicle for neighbours to come together to purchase and protect existing affordable housing.” Read more
Vancouver gets new affordable co-op housing for 55+ seniors
The Community Land Trust of B.C. holds a 60-year lease on the land and manages the building. Read the article
Rondo Community Land Trust starts a new venture to support Black entrepreneurship
A US-based example of a CLT boosting Black-owned small businesses. Read more
Working Group Skills Matrix
This resource is directed at CLTs that either have not incorporated or are recently incorporating, and are in the early stages of organizational development. You can download or make a copy of the Google Sheet in order to edit it. Use this resource to identify existing and missing skills/knowledge areas within the core group leading…
Canadian CLT Census
In 2023, the Canadian Network of Community Land Trusts partnered with Dr. Jason Spicer at the University of Toronto to carry out the first census of all active community land trusts in Canada. As of May 2023, 41 active CLTs were identified, 80% of which completed an online survey covering key organizational and portfolio characteristics.…