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By Any Other Name: The Street Sex Workers of Winnipeg
(2015-03-25)
Prostitution is a matter that affects many in Winnipeg; most obviously, the women
and girls who are exploited through street work in the north and west end
communities. These women and children are disproportionately of ...
Understanding and Promoting Effective Partnerships for CED: A Case Study of SEED Winnipeg’s Partnerships
(2010-01-01)
Partnerships are often assumed to be a necessary, and indeed an intrinsically useful, component of CED. But partnerships can be difficult to maintain and sometimes can constrain effective CED. This case study will examine ...
Living in the Red: Exploring Winnipeg's Debt-scape
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2015-04-02)
Canadian households are now deeper in debt than at any time since Statistics Canada began collecting
debtor data in 1961. Debt, payment delinquency, and bankruptcy are increasingly a part of the lives
of the young, the ...
Proceedings of the Prairie Urban Congress 2000
(2014-11-05)
The Prairie Urban Congress was held at a very opportune time. Municipalities and community-based
organizations currently face a difficult set of circumstances. The federal government has been devolving
housing responsibilities ...
Winnipeg Site Implementation Final Report
(2014-09-26)
This report documents the implementation of the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s At Home/Chez Soi project in Winnipeg. It reports on the viewpoints and perspectives of the site’s stakeholders concerning the fidelity ...
Proceedings: Preventing Evictions and Managing Successful Tenancies
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2012-05-17)
On Nov.10 2011, the Institute of Urban Studies conducted a workshop on Managing for Successful Tenancies. The goal of this workshop was to develop an eviction prevention strategy for the Mental Health Commission of Canada's ...
Literature Review of Socio-Economic Trends Affecting Consumers and Housing Markets
(2014-10-21)
The purpose of the report is to review and consolidate existing research regarding the impact of
socio-economic trends on consumers and housing markets, discuss current thinking, identify
research gaps, and prioritze ...
The Role of NGOs, Non-Profits, and the Government in the Provision of Settlement Services for Canadian Newcomers: A Policy Crisis
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2017-10-27)
The concept of collaboration and consensus building lends itself to the emerging theory of “New Public Governance,” where a shift to horizontal accountability and governance takes over from ideals of vertical power in ...
The At Home/Chez Soi Project
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2016-01)
This report is the final Winnipeg Site Report of the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s At Home/Chez Soi project. The research examined the sustainability of Canada’s At Home/Chez Soi Housing First (HF) programs for ...
Common Interest Development in Canada: Private Communities and the Future of Canadian Cities
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2014-10-15)
This paper examines the phenomenon of Common Interest Developments (CIDs), more commonly known as “gated
communities”, within the Canadian context. Comparing Canadian CIDs to their US counterparts. The author notes ...