TORONTO, May 17, 2017 /CNW/ - At a time when the GTHA's housing crunch is one of the hottest toppics in the media, the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis (CANCEA) is launching a report that examines and links over 40 housing supply and demand factors and the behaviours they drive in Ontario and the GTHA.
Led by Paul Smetanin, the CANCEA team will present ground-breaking, data-driven research which measures and explains the housing market on Tuesday, May 23, starting at 8 a.m.
Smetanin's presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with some of the Toronto region's top minds on housing (see below), and then CBC Toronto News anchor Dwight Drummond will moderate a GTHA mayors panel with Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, Brampton Mayor Linda Jeffrey, Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman and Ajax Mayor Steve Parish.
WHERE: Ryerson University, Sears Atrium, 3rd Fl., 245 Church St., Toronto
MAY 23 SCHEDULE:
8 a.m. – Registration and continental breakfast
8:30 a.m. – Welcome remarks by Ryerson Prof. David Amborski
9:00 a.m. – Presentation by Paul Smetanin, CANCEA president
10:30 a.m. – Panel Discussion on Housing Affordability
- Ana Bailao, City Councillor and Chair, Toronto's Affordable Housing Committee
- Jan De Silva, President and CEO of Toronto Region Board of Trade (moderator)
- Jim Murphy, President and CEO, Federation of Rental-Housing Providers of Ontario
- Diana Petramala, Economist, Real Estate, TD Economics
- Sean Speer, Munk Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Noon – Lunch
12:30 p.m. – GTHA Mayors Panel on Housing Affordability, moderated by Dwight Drummond, anchor for CBC Toronto News
• Mayor Bonnie Crombie (Mississauga)
• Mayor Linda Jeffrey (Brampton)
• Mayor Jeff Lehman (Barrie)
• Mayor Steve Parish (Ajax)
2 p.m. – Event concludes
WHAT IS CANCEA?
CANCEA is a state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research organization that is dedicated to objective, independent and evidence-based analysis. They have a long history of providing holistic and collaborative understanding of the short- and long-term risks and returns behind policy decisions and prosperity. For more, go to www.cancea.ca.
SOURCE Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON)
Aonghus Kealy, Director of Communications, RESCON / RCCAO, [email protected] / C: 647-530-4855
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