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
“Dear Cities” Poster Series
/in Housing, Publications /by Alena ZiulevaTQSOI to host West Island Housing Forum
/in Housing, Media Coverage /by Alena Ziuleva‘“Social housing and co-operatives are virtually absent in this area,” Ziuleva explained.
“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.”’
Kevin Woodhouse, The Suburban
October 10, 2018
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“TQSOI holding inaugural WI Housing Forum November 3rd”
/in Housing, Media Coverage /by Alena Ziuleva”The West Island based non-profit organization TQSOI (Quartier Sud de l’Ouest-de-l’île) will be hosting its first ever open forum on housing in Pointe Claire this coming Saturday, November 3rd.
“This is an event to which all residents, community organizations, politicians and other key stakeholders in West-Island are welcome to participate,” explained TQSOI Director Alena Ziuleva. “For the first time, we will be discussing the lack of affordable housing in the West Island and building collective solutions.”’
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Kevin Woodhouse, The Suburban
Oct 31, 2018
Kramberger: Gathering to tackle lack of affordable West Island housing
/in Housing, Media Coverage /by TQSOIKramberger: Gathering to tackle lack of affordable West Island housing
“To at least start the conversation and to find collective solutions for the lack of affordable housing in the West Island”
Affordable housing options lacking in the West Island
ALBERT KRAMBERGER, MONTREAL GAZETTE
Updated: September 5, 2018
Diagnostics of the needs of vulnerable population
/in Food Security, Health & Social Services, Housing, Poverty Reduction & Social Inclusion, Publications, Transportation /by Commun-ITPlease click to view or download our report on the Diagnostics of the needs of vulnerable population
Territorial Social Development Action Plan
/in Food Security, Health & Social Services, Housing, Poverty Reduction & Social Inclusion, Publications, Transportation /by Commun-ITPortrait of the Population of the Southern West Island
/in Food Security, Health & Social Services, Housing, Poverty Reduction & Social Inclusion, Publications, Transportation /by Commun-IT