CDP Solutions Lab Survey Questionnaire

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is funding the Community Data Program Solutions Lab.

This initiative will help municipalities and community sector organizations find the best way to measure and respond to local housing and housing-related issues through relevant data, visualization and reporting tools.

1. Organization/Agency (please fill in the blank): *

1.1. If your organization includes multiple departments, please name your department:

2. The scale of Geographic Region served: *

select type from drop down list and fill in name

If Other, specify please:

3. The name of this Geographic Region is: *

e.g. City of Kingston, Region of Peel, Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region

4. Sector *

Select all that apply

Municipal government

Local authority body (school, police, social services, housing, conservation, economic development, Local immigration Partnership)

Provincial/Territorial government

Housing corporation

Federal government

Indigenous organization

Non-profit/voluntary sector

Health sector

Post-secondary institution/research institute

Private sector industry association

Private sector company

Other:

Required

5. Are you currently involved in a different Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation (CMHC) National Housing Strategy Solutions Lab? *

Yes

No

Unsure

This survey is intended for individuals working for organizations or departments of organizations with either a direct or indirect role in the housing field. Please respond to the questions below based on your role in your organization.

More than one person per organization is encouraged to fill out the survey.

6. How is your organization involved in resolving housing issues? *

Please check all that apply

Advocacy

Policy

Program or service delivery

Building or construction of housing

Housing is our main priority

Housing is part of our mandate

Housing is not part of our mandate, but is related to issues we address (such as poverty)

Not involved in housing issues

Other (please comment below)

Required

Comments (Question 6):

7. Would you like to engage more in resolving housing issues in your community? *

Please select the answer that most applies.

We are comfortable with our current level of engagement

We wish to engage more, but are limited by capacity and resources

We plan to engage more in housing issues and still need to secure resources

We plan to engage more in housing issues and we have secured resources

Other (please comment below)

Comments (Question 7):

8. Do you have the following capacity and resources to address housing issues?

Please select whether you have enough of the following.

Not enough

Enough

More than enough

Not applicable

Dedicated staff time

Skills and training

Data and information

Budget

Passion and commitment

Clear selection

Comments (Question 8):

9. What are your sources of data relating to housing issues, if any? *

Please select all that apply.

Community Data Program

Statistics Canada (apart from CDP)

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (apart from CDP)

Provincial Government statistical sources of data and information

Private sector housing data such as Environics Analytics or Altus Group Data Solutions

Our own housing-related surveys and administrative data

Other local organizations

No need for housing data or information

Other data and information (please comment below)

Required

Comments (Question 9):

10. What are the housing topics about which you wish you had more data and information, especially at the neighbourhood level? *

Anything related to housing

Fleeing Domestic Violence

Seniors

Indigenous peoples

Homeless people

People with disabilities

Mental health/addiction

Veterans

Young adults

Racialized groups

Newcomers

Housing market trends in demand and supply

Required

Comments (Question 10):

11. How open to change is your community to resolving housing issues?

Please indicate where you agree or disagree with the following statements.

Agree

Disagree

There is conversation around and interest in housing issues in our community

There is agreement on the nature of the housing issues in our community.

There is agreement on what needs to be done.

There are many voices committed to resolving housing issues.

Community efforts to resolve housing issues are fragmented.

Work to resolve housing issues is underway in our community.

Clear selection

Comments (Question 11):

12. What techniques for presenting evidence work best for your community?

Please select all techniques you currently use in the first column. Then check the techniques you think would be effective in future in the second column.

Techniques we currently use:

Additional techniques in future:

Personal stories from individuals and households

Hard facts that make a economic and social case for action

Critical statements, e.g. “everyone deserves a safe place to sleep”

Visuals such as photos and infographics

Maps

Solutions from experts and examples that worked elsewhere

Comments (Question 12):

13. What local sources of data can your organization contribute? *

We create our own housing data, surveys, and information

We have lists of other local data, surveys and information

We have not considered contributing to local housing data

We do not have the capacity to contribute

Required

Comments (Question 13):

14. The CDP team will be working on this project over the next two years. Are you interested in having us follow up with you on issues around local housing data? *

Yes

Unsure, based on other work priorities.

Please check back in future

No

Please provide your contact information in the following questions.

15. Name:

16. Job title:

17. Email Address:

18. Phone Number:

This project is funded by the National Housing Strategy under the NHS Solutions Labs.