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Ours To
Build On
Housing Action
Plan for Yukon
Second Progress
Report
April 2017–March 2018
2
Photo: Government of Yukon
Table of Contents
April 2017–March 2018
Message from Housing Action Plan
Implementation Committee............................................................... 2
HOUSING ACTION PLAN FOR YUKON SECOND PROGRESS REPORT APRIL 2017–MARCH 2018
Looking Ahead 2018/2019.................................................................4
Report on Progress............................................................................... 6
How We Measure Progress.........................................................................................6
2017/2018 Housing Action Plan Highlights..........................................................8
Pillar #1 – Housing with Services........................................................................... 10
Pillar #2 – Rental Housing......................................................................................... 12
Pillar #3 – Home Ownership ................................................................................... 14
Cover Photo: Government of Yukon
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Message from Housing Action Plan
Implementation Committee
We are proud of what Yukon’s housing sector has achieved during the first
three years of the Housing Action Plan for Yukon and pleased to provide you
with this year’s Housing Action Plan progress report.
Together, we have been working hard to Yukon’s unique housing needs. At a more local
make strategic investments that address level, we celebrated the launch of Safe at Home, a
the housing needs of Yukoners under the community-based plan to address homelessness
Housing Action Plan’s three main pillars: in Whitehorse. Most recently, the Yukon Housing
Housing with Services, Rental Housing Corporation announced a new five year strategic
and Home Ownership. The members of plan, which positions the corporation as a
our Implementation Committee represent backbone organization tasked with facilitating
organizations that work across the entire the partnerships that we know are necessary to
housing continuum, from emergency shelters address an issue as complex housing.
to affordable rental housing to private market
home ownership. We know that building We still have work to do in pursuit of our vision:
healthy, vibrant, sustainable communities will a Yukon where a diversity and abundance of
demand ongoing collaboration. housing options increases the health and stability
of all individuals and communities. But please,
This past year held several significant take a moment to reflect on what we have
milestones for the social and affordable achieved together over the last year and what
housing sector, representing new opportunities we will accomplish in the future by continuing to
for collaboration and partnership. We work together towards our shared goals.
welcomed the release of Canada’s first-ever
National Housing Strategy and look forward to Thank-you,
ensuring this new federal funding addresses Housing Action Plan Implementation Committee
2017/2018 Implementation Committee Members:
• Association of Yukon Communities • Government of Yukon: • Kwanlin Dün First Nation
• Canada Mortgage and Housing -D epartment of Community • Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce
Corporation Services • Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition
• Canadian Imperial Bank of -D epartment of Energy, Mines and • Yukon Chamber of Commerce
Commerce Resources • Yukon Council on Aging
• Challenge Disability Resource Group -D epartment of Health and Social • Yukon Real Estate Association
• City of Whitehorse Services • Yukon Residential Landlord
- Yukon Housing Corporation Association
-Y ukon Housing Corporation’s
Board of Directors
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Photo: Government of Yukon
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HOUSING ACTION PLAN FOR YUKON SECOND PROGRESS REPORT APRIL 2017–MARCH 2018
Looking Ahead
2018/2019
Canada’s first-ever National Housing Strategy was launched on November
22, 2017. Led by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC),
the strategy identifies $40 billion in funding over the next ten years to help
ensure that Canadians have access to housing that meets their needs and
that they can afford.
Photo: Government of Canada
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The National Housing Strategy is founded In addition to the National Housing Strategy,
on a rights-based approach to housing and Canada is also reviewing, redesigning
focuses on prioritizing the needs of the and expanding the federal Homelessness
most vulnerable – this initiative represents a Partnering Strategy which provides support
significant milestone for our country’s social and funding to communities to develop local
and affordable housing sector. solutions that address homelessness.
Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial
governments will work together as primary What does this mean for Yukon?
partners alongside First Nations governments, The Housing Action Plan (HAP) for Yukon,
municipalities, the private and non-profit launched in 2015, represents a diverse
sectors and others to implement the following range of interests from across the housing
key initiatives under the National Housing continuum and identifies a shared vision and
Strategy: goals for housing in the territory. The HAP
Implementation Committee regularly revisits
• The National Housing Co-Investment Fund
these goals and objectives as new housing
will provide federally delivered low-interest
challenges and opportunities emerge.
loan and grant programs intended to
stimulate the construction and renovation of In 2017 the Safe at Home plan to end
affordable housing. homelessness in Whitehorse was launched,
highlighting priority areas for action in
• The Canada Community Housing Initiative
HOUSING ACTION PLAN FOR YUKON SECOND PROGRESS REPORT APRIL 2017–MARCH 2018
addressing the housing needs of our most
will preserve and protect affordable housing
vulnerable citizens. The recently announced
stock across the country by extending
National Housing Strategy and the renewed
operating agreements with social housing
Homelessness Partnering Strategy represent
providers (that were scheduled to expire) for
new and significant opportunities to add
the next ten years.
momentum to the implementation of Yukon’s
• A new Canada Housing Benefit will make Housing Action Plan and Safe at Home.
rent supplements available to individuals and
In 2018/2019 the HAP Implementation
families nation wide.
Committee will focus on leveraging federal
• Additional funding under the National funding for housing by aligning our activities
Housing Strategy to address chronic with those of the National Housing Strategy
homelessness. and the Homelessness Partnering Strategy and
preparing for the new funding streams that will
• Introducing a rights-based approach to be available starting in 2019/2020. It will be
housing that includes new federal legislation important to ensure that all of Yukon’s housing
mandating the ongoing need for a national stakeholders are involved. We want Yukoners
housing strategy focused on the most to live in a diverse, fair society committed to
vulnerable, a Federal Housing Advocate reconciliation and this will include ensuring
position, a National Housing Council, a that Yukon’s self-governing First Nations
community-based tenant initiative and a are properly represented in the Indigenous
public engagement campaign seeking to Housing Strategies.
reduce stigma around poverty and the need
for social housing. The diversity and number of partners involved
in Yukon’s housing sector is growing. Looking
• The development of distinctions-based to the year ahead, we know that continued
Indigenous Housing Strategies to address collaboration and interagency cooperation will
the Indigenous housing crisis in Canada. be the key to making sure all Yukoners have
adequate, affordable and accessible housing
that meets their needs so that they can thrive.
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Report on Progress
How We Measure Progress
The Housing Action Plan for Yukon is structured under three main pillars:
Housing with Services, Rental Housing and Home Ownership. Each pillar is
underpinned by associated goals, objectives and key actions. This framework
provides a way for the Implementation Committee to measure its performance
based on pre-determined goals. During the first three years of implementation,
many of the issues identified in the Housing Action Plan were addressed
through the hard work of Yukon’s housing sector.
Photo: Government of Yukon
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2025 Vision
A Yukon where a diversity and abundance of housing options increases the health
and stability of all individuals and communities.
PILLAR #1 PILLAR #2 PILLAR #3
HOUSING RENTAL HOME
WITH SERVICES HOUSING OWNERSHIP
GOAL GOAL GOAL
Help people gain and Increase access to adequate Increase and diversify home
maintain housing with and affordable market and ownership options
services non-market rental housing
and support for tenants and
landlords
OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES
HOUSING ACTION PLAN FOR YUKON SECOND PROGRESS REPORT APRIL 2017–MARCH 2018
1.1 2.1 3.1
Identify and address key Identify market and Increase utilization of First
gaps in the delivery of non-market rental housing Nation settlement land for
housing with services. gaps and potential solutions. residential purposes.
1.2 2.2 3.2
Use education and Improve rental outcomes for Increase consumer
awareness to increase both landlords and tenants. knowledge and awareness
support for and utilization of home ownership
of current housing with 2.3 opportunities and
services. Increase the quantity and challenges.
quality of market rental
1.3 housing stock. 3.3
Increase collaboration Increase the availability
and effectiveness among 2.4 and diversity of land for
housing and/or related Increase the quantity and residential development.
service providers. quality of non-market rental
housing stock.
Data and Metrics
DM.1 Ensure that collective action on housing issues in Yukon is supported by reliable, current data.
DM.2 Use data and metrics to monitor progress on the Housing Action Plan (HAP).
Implementation
IM.1 Ensure a coordinated and adaptable approach to implementing the HAP.
IM.2 Foster communication, collaboration, and partnerships.
IM.3 Maintain transparency and accountability throughout HAP implementation.
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Photo: Government of Yukon
2017/2018 Housing
Action Plan Highlights
Some of the most successful housing initiatives do not fall under a
specific HAP pillar because they are related to the entire housing
continuum. These accomplishments are significant and deserve
recognition. They include:
• Under the First Nation Partnership Program, • The City of Whitehorse updated its Strategic
the Governments of Yukon and Canada Plan. The new plan includes affordable
funded Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation housing as a top priority. (2017/18)
$420,000 and Kluane First Nation $450,000
for housing retrofits. (2017/18)
• The Government of Yukon and the Ross
River Dene Council partnered on a capacity
building initiative focused on housing
provision. (2017/18)
8• The Government of Yukon expanded the • Supported by the Housing Action Plan HOUSING ACTION PLAN FOR YUKON SECOND PROGRESS REPORT APRIL 2017–MARCH 2018
Contractors’ Breakfast program from Implementation Committee, an online
Whitehorse to Watson Lake and Dawson Housing Portal “Looking for Housing” was
allowing building industry stakeholders in launched to serve as an easily accessible
these communities to hear presentations resource for information on available
on the National Building Code, essentials of housing options, services and programs
better housing and Good Energy incentives. across the housing continuum in the
(October/November 2017) Yukon. (October 2017)
9Pillar #1
Housing with Services
GOAL: Help people gain and maintain housing with services
Increased supply • The Government of Yukon provided
Challenge Disability Resource Group
• The Governments of Yukon and Canada with $750,231 for the purchase of land
provided $135,000 to the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in in downtown Whitehorse to support the
First Nation for a men’s emergency shelter. organization’s Cornerstone project: a 53-unit
(2017/18) residential building with a mix of affordable,
• The Council of Yukon First Nations, Yukon’s supportive and market housing. (March 2018)
Community Entity for the Homelessness • Under the Victims of Violence Program, the
Partnering Strategy, and the Yukon Planning Governments of Yukon and Canada provided
Group on Homelessness directed federal Blood Ties Four Directions Society with
funding towards the following organizations: $200,000 to help with the development of a
(2017/18) five-dwelling tiny home community that will
-B
lood Ties Four Directions Society, to focus provide supportive housing in downtown
on housing, housing supports and housing Whitehorse. (December 2017)
loss prevention for vulnerable people; • The Government of Yukon began the design
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society for of a congregate site Housing First building to
Yukon (FASSY), for a community outreach address the needs of homeless individuals in
program; Whitehorse. (November 2017)
• The Government of Yukon combined the
- Help and Hope for Families, for their
Housing and Outreach Support (HOST) and
emergency shelter in Watson Lake;
Supported Independent Living (SIL) teams
- the Salvation Army Centre of Hope in to streamline and improve housing supports
Whitehorse; and available to social assistance clients.
(October 2017)
-V
ictoria Faulkner Women’s Shelter, for their
housing navigation program. • The Salvation Army Centre of Hope was
officially opened, with support from the
Governments of Yukon and Canada. This
facility includes 25 emergency shelter
beds and 20 transitional apartments, daily
community meals and drop-in programs are
also available. (October 2017)
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The Victims of Violence Program supported the following initiatives:
$40,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $200,000
Tr’ondëk Fetal Alcohol Victoria Yukon Anti Blood Blood Ties
Hwëch’in First Syndrome Faulkner Poverty Ties Four Four Directions
HOUSING ACTION PLAN FOR YUKON SECOND PROGRESS REPORT APRIL 2017–MARCH 2018
Nation, men’s Society Women’s Coalition Directions Society,
emergency of Yukon Centre, rent (YAPC), rent Society, rent tiny home
shelter in (FASSY), rent supplements supplements supplements community in
Dawson City supplements Whitehorse
Heightened public awareness More collaboration
and education
• Whitehorse was selected by the Canadian
• A multi-agency delegation from Yukon Alliance to End Homelessness to participate
attended the Canadian Alliance to End in the 20K Homes Campaign, a national
Homelessness’ Annual Conference in movement with the goal of housing 20,000
Winnipeg. (October 2018) of Canada’s most vulnerable homeless
people by July 1, 2020. Led by the Yukon
• The Government of Yukon hosted a public Anti-Poverty Coalition, this campaign has
forum in Whitehorse focused on poverty supported multi-agency service providers
reduction and housing to build a stronger in Yukon to work together to develop
understanding of the connections between a coordinated system of access to the
these two issues. (July 2017) homelessness serving system. (2017/18)
• The Government of Yukon worked with the • The Safe at Home Action Plan to end
Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness to and prevent homelessness was officially
offer a Housing First 101 training session launched by the City of Whitehorse, Kwanlin
for service providers, housing stakeholders Dün First Nation, Ta’an Kwäch’än Council
and interested members of the public. and the Government of Yukon. Officials
(April 2017) from the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition and
Kwanlin Dün First Nation co-chaired the
plan’s development. (October 2017)
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Pillar #2
Rental Housing
GOAL: Increase access to adequate and affordable market and
non-market rental housing and support for tenants and landlords
Support for tenants, landlords • Under the Victims of Violence Program,
and developers the Governments of Yukon and Canada
provided rental assistance funding to four
• The Government of Yukon provided two Whitehorse organizations to help victims of
housing units in Ross River and one in Faro family violence gain and maintain affordable
to house Ross River Dena Council citizens housing. The rent supplement funding
while their homes are undergoing repairs. allows Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition, Victoria
(2017/18) Faulkner Women’s Centre, Fetal Alcohol
• The Government of Yukon’s Residential Syndrome Society of Yukon and Blood Ties
Tenancies Office has provided decisions and Four Directions ($10,000 per organization) to
resolutions for over 140 tenant–landlord cover a portion of some of their clients’ rent,
disputes. (2017/18) thereby ensuring that more Yukoners will
have safe housing. (December 2017)
12The Municipal Matching and Rental Suite Loan Programs helped construct
15 new units across Yukon
WHITEHORSE (12) RURAL YUKON (3)
Increased supply • The Ta’an Kwäch’än Council and Da Daghay
Development Corporation, with support from
• The City of Whitehorse made zoning the Governments of Canada and Yukon and
amendments to two properties in downtown the City of Whitehorse, opened the River
Whitehorse to allow for affordable and Bend development in Whitehorse’s Whistle
supportive rental housing. (2017/18) Bend neighbourhood. The River Bend project
consists of three residential buildings with
• Construction began on a 14-unit affordable
a total of 42 affordable housing units. The
rental housing project in Whitehorse. The
Government of Yukon is providing ongoing
project was initiated by 360 Design Build
rent supplement funding for 30 units to
and supported by the Government of Yukon’s
house social housing clients. (October 2017)
Affordable Rental Construction Program
HOUSING ACTION PLAN FOR YUKON SECOND PROGRESS REPORT APRIL 2017–MARCH 2018
and the City of Whitehorse’s Development • The Government of Yukon committed $1.3
Incentive Policy. (2017/18) million for the construction of two seniors’
housing duplexes in Carmacks. Construction
• The Municipal Matching Program, funded
is scheduled for completion in November
by the Governments of Yukon and Canada,
2018. (August 2017)
supported the construction of 15 new rental
units across Yukon. (2017/18) • Under the First Nation Partnership Program
and the Affordable Rental Construction
• Under the Rental/Secondary Suite Program,
Program, the Governments of Yukon and
the Government of Yukon supported the
Canada approved Little Salmon Carmacks
construction of one new rental unit and
First Nation for $420,000 in funding to
repairs to two rental units across Yukon.
upgrade nine rental housing units.
(2017/18)
• Under the Affordable Housing Construction
• 17 units of rental housing were supported by
program, the Governments of Yukon and
the City of Dawson’s Development Incentive
Canada provided $100,000 to a Watson
Policy. (2017/18)
Lake landlord to renovate affordable housing.
• Yukon Housing Corporation completed (July 2017)
construction of a $2.4 million staff housing
• The Klondike Development Organization,
six-plex in Ross River. (January 2018)
with support from the Governments of Yukon
• Under the First Nation Partnership Program, and Canada, officially opened a new eight-
the Governments of Yukon and Canada unit affordable rental housing project in
approved $400,000 for the Kluane First Dawson City. (May 2017)
Nation to retrofit nine housing units.
• The Town of Watson Lake approved
(December 2017)
their Development Incentive Policy which
supported the construction of two new rental
units. (April 2017)
13Pillar #3
Home Ownership
GOAL: Increase and diversify home ownership options
Improved availability of land for Increased public awareness
residential development
• As part of the Smart Cities Challenge,
• The Government of Yukon released 104 the City of Whitehorse carried out public
residential lots to the public including: one engagement to discuss solutions using
country residential, 57 residential, four multi- technology, data and connected technologies
family and 49 townhouse lots. (2017/18) that could address issues in Whitehorse.
When asked to identify the community’s most
• The Government of Canada joined Kwanlin pressing issue, the public responded that it
Dün First Nation (KDFN) and the Government was affordable housing. The City submitted
of Yukon in approving an amendment to a proposed solution, the creation of a Centre
the KDFN Self-Government Agreement for Affordable Housing Innovation, into the
needed to provide KDFN with the option of competition process. (March 2018)
using the Yukon Land Titles Office (LTO) to
record parcels of Category A or Category B • The Government of Yukon formed a new
Settlement Land and issue leasehold titles partnership with Yukon College to offer the
to third parties who are granted leases by Home Builder’s Self Help Course. Through
KDFN. Aboriginal rights and title to the land this partnership, the course was offered for
involved is suspended only while a parcel the first time to Yukon communities through
is recorded in LTO and reinstated with no Yukon College campuses with 26 participants.
effect on aboriginal rights or title should the (February/March 2018)
First Nation withdraw the parcel from LTO.
LTO has worked with KDFN to develop the More options for affordable home
documents, internal processes and business ownership
procedures required. (2017/18).
• Six households purchased homes under
• The Government of Yukon released 80 new the Government of Yukon’s First Mortgage
residential lots in Whitehorse’s Whistle Bend Program. (2017/2018)
neighbourhood. This includes properties
zoned for single family homes, town houses • Eight households built homes under the
and multi-unit residential construction. Government of Yukon’s Owner Build
(March 2018) Program. (2017)
• The City of Whitehorse gathered public • Five households purchased homes using
input on the development of new residential the Government of Yukon’s Down Payment
lots in Whitehorse in an effort to provide Assistance Program. (2017/18)
new housing opportunities for a growing
community. (August 2017)
14First Mortgage Program Down Payment Assistance Program
Helped six households across Yukon purchase an Supported five households across Yukon with the
affordable home down payment on an affordable home
WHITEHORSE (3) RURAL YUKON (3) WHITEHORSE (3) RURAL YUKON (2)
Owner Build Program Home Repair Programs (This includes
the forgivable, subsidized, and regular home repair
Allowed eight households across Yukon to build an
affordable home loans and the emergency repair grant.)
Supported 32 households with home repairs
WHITEHORSE (2) RURAL YUKON (6) WHITEHORSE (27) RURAL YUKON (5)
HOUSING ACTION PLAN FOR YUKON SECOND PROGRESS REPORT APRIL 2017–MARCH 2018
• 32 homes were repaired under the 64 HRV rebates for existing homes, and
Government of Yukon’s Home Repair 142 window and door rebates for existing
Programs. This includes the forgivable, homes. (2017/18)
subsidized and regular Home Repair Loans
and the Emergency Home Repair Grant. • The Government of Yukon will pay out an
(2017/18) estimated $3.8 million in Home Owners
Grants to approximately 8,600 Yukon
• The City of Whitehorse began a review of households. (2017/18)
the Development Incentives Policy and fees
associated with housing construction, this • The Government of Yukon approved
included gathering public input. (2017/18) Habitat for Humanity Yukon for $500,000
in mortgage funding for two new four-
• The Government of Yukon’s Energy Solutions plexes, providing affordable home ownership
Centre gave out 119 new home rebates, options for eight low income families in
26 insulation rebates for existing homes, Whitehorse. (April 2017)
Photo: Government of Yukon
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