The Canada/China Housing Workshop is intended to foster dialogue between Canada and China on a range of issues related to housing. Notwithstanding the difference in economic and political contexts, both countries depend heavily on the private sector to produce housing and on development to fund urban infrastructure.

The workshop will compare challenges, issues, policies, strategies, and incentives as well as identify best practices. It presents a unique and important opportunity for exchange. The one-day workshop will be structured into four, moderated panel discussions, drawing on the expertise of subject-matter experts from both countries.

OPENING REMARKS
The Honourable Yuen Pau Woo, Senator, Parliament of Canada
Minister Yong Zhao, Chinese Embassy in Canada
Professor Huhua Cao, University of Ottawa
Professor Anne Bordeleau, Director Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism, Carleton University

PANELISTS
Dan Dixon
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, The Minto Group

Benjamin Gianni
Associate Professor, Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism, Carleton University (co-moderator)

Bert Pereboom
Advisor, Housing Market Policy, Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation

Meg McCallum
Executive Director, Alliance to End Homelessness, Ottawa

Ling Meng
Planner and Urban Designer, Vancouver

Zhan Pu
Chinese Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development

Joe Qian
School of Planning, University of Waterloo

Patricia Roset-Zuppa
Vice-President, Policy, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Cliff Youdale
Chief Development Officer, Ottawa Community Housing Corporation

Xiaofen Yu
Dean, China Institute of Housing and Real Estate Studies

Randolph Wang
Senior Planner, City of Ottawa (co-moderator)