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Shelter accommodation expectations

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The Government of Alberta includes Shelter Accommodation Expectations (SAE) as part of all grant funding agreements with year-round adult and family emergency shelter operators. The Shelter... More ≫

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The Government of Alberta includes Shelter Accommodation Expectations (SAE) as part of all grant funding agreements with year-round adult and family emergency shelter operators. The Shelter Accommodation Expectations include guidelines relating to safety and security, maintaining the shelter’s physical environment, guest rights and responsibilities, professional conduct, employment expectations, and various aspects of service delivery.

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Capital maintenance and renewal summary of recommendations

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In 2022-2023, Alberta’s government undertook an external review of the Capital Maintenance and Renewal Program to ensure government-owned affordable housing remains safe and identify ways to... More ≫

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In 2022-2023, Alberta’s government undertook an external review of the Capital Maintenance and Renewal Program to ensure government-owned affordable housing remains safe and identify ways to further improve the program. This is a summary of the review’s recommendations.

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Ministerial Order 2024-011 [Seniors, Community and Social Services]

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Sets out the circumstances under which a housing accommodation is suitable for designation as affordable housing accommodation.

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Temporary rent assistance benefit (TRAB) rates

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The temporary rent assistance benefit provides a modest subsidy for working households with low income or those between jobs. Support is intended to help eligible tenants afford their rent while... More ≫

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The temporary rent assistance benefit provides a modest subsidy for working households with low income or those between jobs. Support is intended to help eligible tenants afford their rent while they stabilize or improve their situation. This document provides the TRAB rates in Alberta's seven largest municipalities.

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Alberta's action plan for the National Housing Strategy 2022 -2025

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On March 15, 2019, the Alberta Social Housing Corporation, on behalf of the Government of Alberta, and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation signed a bilateral agreement under the 2017... More ≫

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On March 15, 2019, the Alberta Social Housing Corporation, on behalf of the Government of Alberta, and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation signed a bilateral agreement under the 2017 National Housing Strategy bilateral agreement. As part of the agreement, Alberta will develop action plans to guide housing initiatives in the province and describe proposed programs and program funding allocations. The first action plan covered the time period April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2022, with the second action plan only covering one year, April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023. This is an update to Alberta’s second action plan, to cover the full three year cycle of April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2025.

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Seniors Home Adaptation and Repair Program (SHARP) : information sheet

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This information sheet provides information about the Seniors Home Adaptation and Repair Program, which provides low-interest home equity loans to help senior homeowners finance necessary home... More ≫

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This information sheet provides information about the Seniors Home Adaptation and Repair Program, which provides low-interest home equity loans to help senior homeowners finance necessary home repairs, adaptations and renovations.

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Income thresholds

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The Community Housing program provides subsidized rental housing to low-income families, seniors, and individuals with special needs, as applicable, who cannot afford private sector... More ≫

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The Community Housing program provides subsidized rental housing to low-income families, seniors, and individuals with special needs, as applicable, who cannot afford private sector accommodations. The Seniors Self-Contained program offers the subsidized rental housing to seniors with similar affordability concerns. Applicants to either program whose income falls below local income thresholds are eligible to apply. Updated annually, this document provides the local income limit for municipalities throughout Alberta.

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Apartment vacancy and rental cost survey

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Represents the findings of an annual survey of multi-family dwellings in Alberta's rural communities, conducted by the Government of Alberta between the months of May and August each year. The... More ≫

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Represents the findings of an annual survey of multi-family dwellings in Alberta's rural communities, conducted by the Government of Alberta between the months of May and August each year. The survey identifies building type, unit type, number of units, rental rates and the number of vacancies in Alberta communities with populations between 1,000 and 9,999 that have at least 30 or more rental units. The survey report is recognized as the only official and unbiased rental housing cost and vacancy information for rural Alberta. It provides the provincial government, housing industry, municipalities, and various other entities with essential housing information on private market vacancy and rental rates in multi-family dwellings in rural Alberta.

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Affordable housing partnership program guidelines

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The Affordable Housing Partnership Program Guideline is a companion document to Stronger Foundations: Alberta’s 10-year strategy to improve and expand affordable housing. The guidelines should be... More ≫

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The Affordable Housing Partnership Program Guideline is a companion document to Stronger Foundations: Alberta’s 10-year strategy to improve and expand affordable housing. The guidelines should be read in conjunction with the Affordable Housing Partnership Framework, as they contain specific information such as eligibility criteria and proposal evaluation criteria to obtain provincial support.

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Ministerial Order H:009/2023 [Seniors, Community and Social Services]

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Ministerial order setting out exemptions from certain sections of the Social Housing Accommodation Regulation for households lawfully admitted into Canada under the federal Canada-Ukraine... More ≫

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Ministerial order setting out exemptions from certain sections of the Social Housing Accommodation Regulation for households lawfully admitted into Canada under the federal Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET) program.

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