There is a housing shortage across Canada. We need a made-in-Stratford response to create attainable housing solutions in our community. Together let’s inform, engage, and act.

The Stratford and Perth County Housing Symposium
We know there are problems - let's discuss solutions.

On October 1, 2024 Stratford hosted the inaugural Stratford and Perth County Housing Symposium. The sold out event featured an "all hands on deck approach to possibility" with a wide range of experts and professionals.
For anyone who missed this event, please click here to view.

Here’s how YOU can get involved.

Say “yes” to welcoming new housing options
Create an Accessory Suite
Start the conversation with friends and family

Your stories

The housing crisis is a pervasive issue that can be difficult to comprehend unless you’re living it. These personal stories are from Stratford residents, or want-to-be residents, who are navigating the attainable housing challenges in and around the city. By sharing their stories, we hope to shed light on the local need and impact on our community and fellow neighbours.

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Christy's Story

Brenda's Story

Amanda's Story

Mark's Story

Marjolein's Story

Samantha's Story

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Star’s Story

It's hard to keep employees when there is nowhere for them to live affordably...

Dianne’s Story

Deciding between keeping her store open and having a place to live is very stressful.

Mary’s Story

The struggle to find a suitable and affordable home to open their daycare business was almost impossible.

Leigh's Story

Many who work hard, often two jobs, still struggle to find a stable place they can afford

Andrei's Story

I cannot afford a home ... I am spending 50% of my salary on my rent.

Calum's Story

It's frustrating confusing, and worrying. I feel like I have been priced out of my hometown.

Ken's Story

Rentals are sparse ... Ken "knew someone who knew someone" that helped him ... but what about all the others?

Ali's Story

I don't want to commute, I want to make Stratford my home, but it feels like nothing is available.

Kim's Story

Arriving in a new country is stressful ... when you can't find a safe affordable place for you family.

Resources

Want more information? Wondering what you can do? Want to get involved? Click one of the links below to get started.

Get Involved

Create a Housing Unit

Need a Home?

Have a burning question? Looking for answers? We can help. Please, reach out to us. We’d love to hear from you.

The best solutions are created with the minds of many. If you have an idea of how we could work together locally to help provide needed attainable housing, we would be thrilled to hear it.

A home is essential to sustainable community development, human development, economic development, and social cohesion. Thank you for being curious and wanting to provide solutions to attainable housing needs. Our community needs us all.

The ‘Let’s Be Neighbours’ campaign is an initiative designed to inform, engage, inspire, and enable community action to address local attainable housing needs. The campaign is part of a larger effort supported/championed/initiated by the City of Stratford and investStratford with funding through the Provincial Rural Economic Development (RED) Fund.

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