Jennifer Keesmaat

Jennifer Keesmaat is the former chief planner for the City of Toronto and a distinguished visitor in planning at the University of Toronto. She has worked on urban design projects in cities across Canada, including in Halifax, Winnipeg, and Lethbridge.

Toronto’s unaffordable. Why can’t Halifax or Saskatoon take advantage?

Jennifer Keesmaat: Mid-sized cities hold the key to economic growth and quality of life in Canada, and they’ve taken too long to realize it

Jennifer Keesmaat: It’s time to rethink Canada’s housing system

Opinion: What the federal housing strategy is missing—and why Vancouver’s new affordable housing strategy is leading the way