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Our positions on housing in Nova Scotia.

Threshold Housing takes part in municipal and provincial policy work on housing supply, tenant protection, and homelessness strategy. What we learn on the front line should shape the systems that decide who stays housed in Nova Scotia.

Current campaigns

The issues we are working on right now, and where each one stands.

  • Rent bank expansion

    We lead a coalition of six Nova Scotia nonprofits calling for a permanent, provincially funded rent bank program. Our 2024 proposal asks for $5 million a year to run rent banks in Halifax, Truro, Antigonish, and Cape Breton.

    Status: active. The proposal is under review at the Department of Community Services.

  • Stronger tenant protections

    Nova Scotia's Residential Tenancies Act has not kept pace with the rental market. We are calling for at least 90 days' notice for renovictions, independent adjudication of eviction disputes, and firm limits on above-guideline rent increases.

    Status: urgent. We presented to the Standing Committee on Community Services in January 2025.

  • Affordable housing supply

    We sit on the Halifax Regional Municipality Affordable Housing Advisory Committee and submit recommendations each year on inclusionary zoning, land banking, and non-market housing on surplus public land. Our 2024 submission called for at least 20 per cent affordable units in any new development that receives municipal incentives.

    Status: ongoing. Our next submission goes to the committee this fall.

  • Homelessness strategy renewal

    Halifax Regional Municipality's homelessness strategy expires at the end of 2026. We are pressing for a Housing First framework with clear timelines, measurable targets, and coordinated funding from all three levels of government.

    Status: active. Consultation sessions run through the fall of 2026.

Our policy positions

These positions come from front-line work in Halifax-Dartmouth since 2009.

Housing is a human right
We support Nova Scotia formally adopting a right-to-housing framework consistent with the National Housing Strategy Act. Homelessness is the result of policy choices, and deliberate public action can correct it.
Prevention spending saves money
Preventing an eviction through the rent bank costs about $1,000 per household; a family entering emergency shelter costs about $4,800 a month. We call on all levels of government to fund prevention first.
Non-market housing must grow
Nova Scotia needs sustained, multi-year investment in non-profit and co-operative housing that stays affordable permanently. Public land and public money should build homes that stay out of the speculative market.
Data transparency and accountability
Governments and nonprofits should be measured on outcomes: how many people are housed, and how many are still housed a year later. We publish our own housing stability data every year and call for a shared public dashboard tracking homelessness across HRM.

Advocacy events

Attend a consultation, join a community forum, or meet our advocacy team at an upcoming event.

  • HRM Affordable Housing Advisory Committee public forum

    Halifax City Hall, Room 301, 6 to 8:30 pm. Open to the public. Threshold Housing will present our 2026 recommendations. Please email advocacy@example.com to register.

  • Rent Bank Coalition workshop

    Threshold Housing office, 1425 Hollis Street, 9 am to noon. A working session for coalition members developing the provincial rent bank proposal. Invitation only. Contact Sandra MacLeod at smacleod@example.com.

  • Housing Matters: annual fundraiser and advocacy dinner

    The Westin Nova Scotian, Halifax, 6 to 9:30 pm. Keynote speaker Dr. Leah Morrissey, housing researcher, Dalhousie University. Get tickets.

  • Nova Scotia Housing Strategy consultation, Dartmouth session

    Dartmouth Library, Main Branch, 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The Province of Nova Scotia is asking the public what the next housing strategy should do. Threshold Housing staff will be there, and can help you put your comments on the record.

Media coverage

For media inquiries, contact Sandra MacLeod at smacleod@example.com.

  • CBC Nova Scotia

    "Threshold Housing calls for 90-day renoviction notice period in NS"

    March 12, 2025. Executive Director Sandra MacLeod spoke to CBC News about Threshold's submission to the Standing Committee on Community Services calling for stronger tenant protections.

    Read the article
  • The Chronicle Herald

    "Nova Scotia rent bank has kept 1,200 households housed, but funding may dry up"

    January 28, 2025. A feature on the rent bank coalition's campaign for permanent provincial funding, including program costs and housing outcomes from Threshold's annual report.

    Read the article
  • Global News Halifax

    "Halifax housing crisis: local nonprofits call for Housing First strategy"

    November 5, 2024. Threshold Housing joined five other Halifax organizations at a press conference calling for a Housing First approach in the next HRM homelessness strategy.

    Read the article
  • The Coast

    "The numbers behind Halifax homelessness, and why prevention pays"

    September 18, 2024. A data-focused profile of Threshold Housing's 2024 Housing Stability Data Report, including our cost comparison of eviction prevention and emergency shelter.

    Read the article
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