My name is Joel and I help Canadians access affordable housing.
Not everybody can afford a home. My role within assisted housing is to review social housing programs to ensure that everyone has access to a home. I enjoy the challenges that my position offers. I am constantly doing analysis on really complex problems.
I come to work everyday because I like the people that I work with. I work with a lot of like-minded individuals who are all passionate about the same things and who are trying to achieve the same goals.
The work at CMHC is also very interesting – a lot of different aspects compared to a for profit organization. We're not only looking at financial aspects, we're also looking at social and political aspects. And although it's hard work, it's really fun. It's really interesting.
When I was first hired at CMHC I was hired for the Renovation Retrofit Initiative. I was part of the Canadian Economic Action Plan. We were helping social housing groups do renovations. I was part of a team that helped approve applications for new roofs, windows, doors and at the same time we're helping the federal government with the Canadian economic action plan. It was really challenging really fun and it was also very rewarding work.
Being able to see how my role fits into CMHC's overall goals and mandate helped me the value in what I do everyday. Because what I do matters.
