Very little rental housing can be found in the southern West Island region. Social housing and co-operatives are virtually absent in this area.
A significant number of tenants in the southern West Island spend over 30% of their income on housing and when the cost of maintaining a household is this high, less money is available to cover the cost of food, medication, education and other essential costs of living. In municipalities such as Kirkland and Baie d’Urfé, the percentage of tenants who live in unaffordable housing is as high as 54% and 57%, compared to 41% in the rest of Montreal.1. Rental accommodations are rare and more costly than in Montreal – the proportion of rental housing varies from 6% in Kirkland to 41% in Sainte Anne-de-Bellevue, compared to 61% in Montreal2. Homelessness, especially in the form of couch-surfing, is a growing concern in the West Island, especially among the youth.
During public consultations with the citizens, affordable housing was one of the priorities identified for the southern West Island. A working committee has been formed and its role is to elaborate and implement an action plan in order to see improvements in housing situation in the area.
For more information or to participate in the committee, thank you for contacting us at (438) 938-7764 or at info@tqsoi.org
References and key publications:
- West Island Affordable Housing Needs Assessments, 2018
- Policy Brief – Housing Policy Considerations for the Southern West Island, 2017
- A Political Context for Fulfilling Housing Needs as a Provincial Mandate in the Province of Quebec, 2019
- Le phénomène de la domiciliation précaire chez de jeunes adultes dans la zone Ouest-de-l’Île de Montréal, 2014
- Portrait du logement sur le territoire de l’Ouest-de-l’Île, 2014
- Le rôle des municipalités dans logements social, 2012
- “Portrait of the Population of the Southern West Island”, Table de Quartier de Sud de l’Ouest de l’Île, 2015
1Source: Census of population, 2011.
2Source: Census of population, 2011.
Community Housing Tours
These videos were screened as part of our Made in the West Island: A Community Housing Showcase event which brought together elected officials, planners, community groups, and residents to learn about community housing development. The videos were created to challenge stigma associated with community housing and to humanize the sector.
Housing Dictionary
Tenants’ rights organization is forming on the West Island
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/in Housing, Media Coverage, Other TQSOI Updates /by Alena ZiulevaOpportunities for Affordable Housing in Dorval
/in Housing, Other TQSOI Updates, Publications /by Alena ZiulevaReport: The Voices of Valois Village
/in Food Security, Health & Social Services, Housing, Nouvelles de TQSOI, Other TQSOI Updates, Poverty Reduction & Social Inclusion, Publications, Social Development, Transportation /by Alena ZiulevaThe Power of Good Housing: Municipal tools for affordable housing in Valois Village
/in Housing, Nouvelles de TQSOI, Other TQSOI Updates, Publications /by Alena ZiulevaPresentation: Updates to the Housing Action Plan
/in Housing, Nouvelles de TQSOI, Other TQSOI Updates, Publications /by TQSOIHousing Forum Report
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/in Housing, Nouvelles de TQSOI, Publications /by Alena Ziuleva