At 10 AM PT/1 PM ET on September 16, the Balanced Supply of Housing will host a Research in Progress webinar with Alina McKay, Research Manager at the Housing Research Collaborative and Balanced Supply of Housing, and Sheila Suredja, Research Assistant at the Balanced Supply of Housing, on land data accessibility in Canada. This webinar will share progress from our ongoing Public Deeds study, comparing how land data systems function across the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario. The discussion will cover early findings on the barriers each stakeholder faces in each province and what the differences mean for governance and opportunities going forward.
Register for the WebinarAbout the Speakers
Dr. Alina McKay (she/her) is a housing researcher and the Research Manager for the Housing Research Collaborative and Balanced Supply of Housing at UBC’s Peter Allard School of Law. She completed her Masters in Sociology, and PhD in Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on the links between housing security and wellbeing. In her role as the Research Manager for the Balanced Supply of Housing, she helps coordinate collaboration between the Balanced Supply of Housing’s academic and community-based researchers.
Sheila Suredja (she/her) is a Research Assistant for the Balanced Supply of Housing at UBC’s Peter Allard School of Law with a background in housing policy and law. She recently completed her Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia, where her research focuses on housing affordability, urban resilience, sustainability, and indigenous governance.
