The Cohousing Model has a strong track record in Denmark, the Netherlands, and Germany. 
Listen here for a recent documentary about cohousing on CBC's The Current, including the stories of some of our Ottawa Cohousing members and the current barriers we are facing. 

Our recommendations are well aligned with: 

• The Ottawa Housing Innovation Task Force recommendations: https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=263111 

• The Senate’s Recent Report: Out of Reach: Unlocking Canada's housing affordability crisis: https://sencanada.ca/content/sen/committee/451/BANC/Reports/2026-01-20_BANC_Housing_e.pdf

• And the Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association (GOHBA) demands for housing affordability: https://www.gohba.ca/housing-affordability/

• The Canadian Cohousing Network’s Affordability Research and Recommendations: https://cohousing.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Building-Connections-Web.pdf

Please add your signatures to the list below to show your support. 

Sincerely, 

Ottawa Cohousing;
Rosaline Hill,
Linda Kruus,
Lo Sirois.

Great Rivers Cohousing (Past & Current Members); 
Margot Montgomery
Peggy Patterson
John Bateson
Gil Felipe Gonçalves Miranda
Rita Valeriano 
Owen Kelly
Adam Kowalczewski
Jennifer Schurer
Adam Barnfather
David Orfald
Debby Clarke
Julie Fukushima
Jonathan Solomon
Melissa Johnson

Fiddlehead Commons Cohousing; 
Craig Shackleton 
Rachel Collishaw
Donald Pettit
Sylvia Bachelder
Catherine Baker
Ian Baker
Janet Hilliard

Citizens of Ottawa:
Nick Lepine DCA Chair, FCA Chair
Alex Millaire, Coopérative Brébeuf Secretary
Peter Haworth
Ana Genio, Interior Designer 
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