The Circular Economy Global Sector Best Practices series aims to provide a starting point, background resource, and rich reference source for future efforts to engage Canadian firms and innovators in the journey towards a circular economy, and to build sector-based roadmaps to a circular economy in Canada. 

A recent report by Oxford Economics placed Hamilton as the third-least affordable city in North America when it comes to housing. Only Toronto and Vancouver were listed as less affordable, whereas U.S. communities such as San Jose, New York City, and Los Angeles, famous for their high housing costs, were found to be more affordable (Hristova, 2021). Our rough estimate is that, on net, 13,000-15,000 residents left the Hamilton community between 2015 and 2020 due to a lack of housing.

This event explored the report, Learning from the Québec Experience: Transitioning to a Circular Economy, published by Québec Circulaire and Smart Prosperity Institute in May 2021.

Québec has established itself as a circular economy leader and we invite you to watch the discussion on how the circular economy can be implemented in other jurisdictions.