Human Resources committee  One of the advantages is that there is a built-in mechanism for resident participation, particularly in the housing co-op model, either through a tenants-governed co-operative or a multi-stakeholder co-operative, where you have tenants on the board, but you might have a represent

Human Resources committee  Besides additional funding to support the inclusion of the common space, what else could be done to support healthy aging for seniors moving into unassisted rental housing?

Human Resources committee  Paying attention to transportation comes up a lot when we're working with rural communities. The Nova Scotia government has an action plan now for an aging population, and one of their action areas is on building better transportation in rural communities. That's certainly one of

Human Resources committee  I can go first. Maybe; that's an interesting idea. I'm not sure if it is absolutely required. With the money that's coming to the provinces and territories through the investment in affordable housing program, I think there are specific requirements to which builders have to adhe

Human Resources committee  Absolutely.

Human Resources committee  With respect to housing development?

Human Resources committee  I guess I'm not quite sure how to answer that question either. I'm thinking about the community-based housing research that I do and the organizations that I work with. Certainly we attend the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association conference and present there and listen to p

Human Resources committee  That is a great question. A couple of people have already talked about this, but it's really developing partnerships at the local level. You talk about community organizations in partnership with housing developers. Are they sitting down and talking about healthy aging? It's not

Human Resources committee  Is that question for me as well?

Human Resources committee  With respect to affordable housing, I don't see necessarily that there's a difference between being retired or not and living in affordable housing. Several of the seniors we interviewed were still working but they were living in affordable rental housing, so I'm actually not sur

Human Resources committee  I think I understood your question. Do you want me to compare the conditions of seniors in Atlantic Canada to the rest of Canada?

Human Resources committee  Okay. For one, the rates of home ownership are higher in Atlantic Canada compared to seniors in other parts of the country, and there is less rental housing available for seniors as a result in rural communities in Atlantic Canada compared to the rest of the country.

Human Resources committee  I'm not quite sure how to answer your question.

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  The research project we did was actually in rural communities. It was rural housing projects. In rural areas, there's a higher percentage of home ownership than rental in Atlantic Canada, so you have a situation where more seniors are living in their own homes and then eventually