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Quebec's housing shortage

The contribution of research to the debate on housing in Quebec

L'Espace Canal

Thursday 7 November 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.

  

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

Program

8:00 - 8:30
Welcome
8:30 - 8:50
Welcoming Remarks
Nathalie De Marcellis-Warin, Julien Martin, Mathieu Laberge, Sébastien Lord
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