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Secondary suites, second‐class citizens: The history and geography of Calgary's most controversial housing policy
Author(s) -
van der Poorten Kylee,
Miller Byron
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/cag.12425
Subject(s) - suite , immigration , narrative , new immigrants , power (physics) , class (philosophy) , sociology , political science , economic growth , demographic economics , geography , economics , law , philosophy , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science
Key Messages In Calgary, unauthorized secondary suites are geographically concentrated in specific immigrant and low‐income neighbourhoods. The majority of secondary suites are operated by absentee landlords, challenging the narrative that multi‐generational housing among immigrants dominates the secondary suite market. Unequal power relations among landlords, community associations, oppositional neighbours, and renters shapes secondary suite policy, potentially jeopardizing the health and safety of renters.