Leadership Café with the City of Vancouver
Vancouver is one of Canada's fastest-growing and most vibrant cities, with a strong economy, community amenities, and outdoor offerings drawing more young professionals to live and work here each year.
At the same time, our city is experiencing a mounting housing affordability crisis. Housing affordability means real trade-offs for professionals deciding whether to stay in Vancouver long-term, which leads to real impacts on local workplaces hoping to attract and retain talented workers.
Join City of Vancouver Housing Planners for a discussion on the causes and consequences of Vancouver's housing affordability and how to address these problems.
After the discussion guests will be placed into teams to answer the question: Are there ways that local industries and workplaces could support housing affordability to retain professionals?
Why you need to attend:
- Join Housing Planners from the City of Vancouver for a discussion on the causes and consequences of Vancouver's housing affordability challenges
- Learn about the impact that housing affordability has on local industries and professionals
- Contribute innovative solutions and partnerships to address housing affordability
- Connect with Members of the CYP Program in a fun and stimulating environment
Please note: Capacity is limited so register early to avoid disappointment. Questions about this event or the Company of Young Professionals program can be directed to programs@boardoftrade.com.
About the speaker:
Edna Cho
Edna has worked in Community Planning and Housing Policy at the City of Vancouver for more than a decade. Her experience developing and implementing policy spans the range from city-wide initiatives to grass-roots community involvement. Over the last several years, she has worked on developing key rental housing policies in Vancouver, including the Rental 100: Secured Market Rental Housing Policy, Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy, Vancouver Housing and Homelessness Strategy, and contributed to a number of housing initiatives and research projects. She holds a Master of Arts in Urban Studies from Simon Fraser University.
Sarah Ellis
Sarah is a public policy specialist working for the City of Vancouver, with a special focus on housing policy. She graduated from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government with a Master in Public Policy, and went on to work in affordable housing policy in Washington, D.C. before moving to Vancouver. Sarah first got her start in housing through community organizing around the foreclosure crisis in Boston, and believes strongly in the power of communities to organize and make change.
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