Just Say Yes

Just Say Yes To Housing For All Calgarians

Calgary is in a housing crisis:

• Our rental vacancy rate is 1.4%, tied with Toronto for lowest in Canada
• The average annual rental cost increased by 14.3% in 2023, the largest increase in Canada
• One in five Calgary households, at least 84,600 households, cannot afford their housing
• There are currently over 6,600 households on the Calgary Housing Company’s Affordable housing waitlist

At the Calgary Drop-In Centre in January 2024, we had an average of 818 people staying overnight and 147 of these were new individuals sleeping in our shelter for the first time.

 “When there are no housing options, you are going to see the numbers go up, you are going to see an increase in visible homelessness, you are going to see an increase in encampments… so people just have to say yes to affordable housing” -Sandra Clarkson, Executive Director of the Calgary Drop-In Centre.

We ask our neighbours, businesses, and community organizations to ‘Just Say Yes’ to housing all Calgarians by supporting and welcoming developments in their areas.

Become a housing advocate!

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with discussions that are currently taking place in Calgary and take steps to make sure your voice is heard. Below are some resources to help you get started.

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