http://blog.shscorp.ca an SHSC blog Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:50:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/12/12/the-housing-services-act-what-it-means-for-housing-providers/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/12/12/the-housing-services-act-what-it-means-for-housing-providers/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:30:45 +0000 Jeff Herrle http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=2441 The Housing Services Act (HSA) is coming into force on January 1, 2012. Repealing the earlier Social Housing Reform Act (SHRA), the HSA, its regulations and the Housing Policy Statement involve some key changes that affect the social housing business in Ontario.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/12/12/the-housing-services-act-what-it-means-for-housing-providers/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/08/02/green-jobs-on-the-rise-in-ontario-thanks-to-the-gea/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/08/02/green-jobs-on-the-rise-in-ontario-thanks-to-the-gea/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:25:25 +0000 Cheryl Shour http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1995 50,000 is the number of ‘green’ jobs that is frequently used as the anticipated outcome from implementing Ontario’s Green Energy Act (GEA). Given the economic gloom and doom, any province would be happy with that kind of growth. So I thought it might be a good idea to see where that number comes from and if it is, in fact, an accurate prediction.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/08/02/green-jobs-on-the-rise-in-ontario-thanks-to-the-gea/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/04/01/symposium-on-poverty-housing-and-homelessness/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/04/01/symposium-on-poverty-housing-and-homelessness/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:48:48 +0000 SHSC http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1421 On March 4, 2011, the Canadian Senate marked the one year anniversary of the release of its report In From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness with a symposium. Led by Senator Art Eggleton, the key proponent of the report, the symposium focused on reviewing the progress made on its recommendations – which call for all levels of government to take an integrated, “housing first” approach to homelessness and poverty.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/04/01/symposium-on-poverty-housing-and-homelessness/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/02/18/big-changes-ahead-under-long-term-affordable-housing-strategy/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/02/18/big-changes-ahead-under-long-term-affordable-housing-strategy/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:17:24 +0000 SHSC http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1363 brings with it winds for big change in the affordable housing sector. Likely to pass in the spring, the Housing Services Act has yet to write the regulations that it will bring. The regulations, which won’t be known for at least another year, will have an effect on Service Managers and housing providers. Read More.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/02/18/big-changes-ahead-under-long-term-affordable-housing-strategy/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/01/07/update-on-bill-122-the-broader-public-sector-accountability-act/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/01/07/update-on-bill-122-the-broader-public-sector-accountability-act/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:38:52 +0000 Liz McGuire http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1305 Bill 122 the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act was recently fast tracked through Queen’s Park and has reached royal assent. While this Bill appears to be directed at hospitals and local health integration networks, it casts a broader net that may impact some housing providers in Ontario’s social housing sector.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/01/07/update-on-bill-122-the-broader-public-sector-accountability-act/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/10/20/bill-65-and-what-it-means-to-you/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/10/20/bill-65-and-what-it-means-to-you/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:21:26 +0000 Liz McGuire http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1121 On May 12, 2010 the Ontario government introduced Bill 65, the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010. Bill 65 is the result of consultations that have been taking place between the government and non-profit organizations across Ontario since 2008. As of October, the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act has entered third reading debate in the House. How will this affect non-profits?]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/10/20/bill-65-and-what-it-means-to-you/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/06/29/aoda-ohrc-and-the-obc-an-alphabet-soup-of-rules-and-regulations-you-need-to-know-about/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/06/29/aoda-ohrc-and-the-obc-an-alphabet-soup-of-rules-and-regulations-you-need-to-know-about/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:46:10 +0000 John Osmond http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=898 Much of what we do as housing providers will be influenced in the coming months by three key pieces of legislation: the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC) and the Ontario Building Code (OBC). In all likelihood, many housing providers will also see a financial impact resulting from the new laws.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/06/29/aoda-ohrc-and-the-obc-an-alphabet-soup-of-rules-and-regulations-you-need-to-know-about/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/02/09/what-ontarios-ban-on-cellphone-driving-means-to-you/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/02/09/what-ontarios-ban-on-cellphone-driving-means-to-you/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:06:30 +0000 Rachel Magee http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=412 The three-month transition period of Ontario's ban on hand-held devices while driving has now ended and policed started to issue tickets on February 1, 2010. What does this mean to you? If you allow your employees to use hand-held devices while driving, are you liable in the event of an accident? More>>]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/02/09/what-ontarios-ban-on-cellphone-driving-means-to-you/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/01/28/court-found-tenant-not-require-to-complete-snow-removal-tasks/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/01/28/court-found-tenant-not-require-to-complete-snow-removal-tasks/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:52:36 +0000 Rachel Magee http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=373 In November 2009, the Ontario Court of Appeals decided that landlords cannot require tenants to complete snow removal tasks as a condition of their leases as it violates the Tenant Protection Act. More>>]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/01/28/court-found-tenant-not-require-to-complete-snow-removal-tasks/feed/ 3