When I lived in Ottawa for a while, in the 90's, I rented an apartment owned by a non-profit housing association (CCOC). The building was a mix of subsidized and market-rate tenants, with one floor dedicated to suites accessible to people with disabilities.

Since it was tenants - not suites - that were subsidized, you wouldn't know who was low-income or not unless they told you themselves. That avoided any of the ghettoization associated with low-income-only housing projects and made for a fairly congenial community.

I paid market-rate because I had a good paying job at the time, but I had no complaints about that because it was a fair rate that I could afford, and my rent was helping to form the subsidies for others to be able to live there (rather than just serving to give more money to already wealthy people like in for-profit rentals).

Increasing the amount of non-profit housing like that in Calgary would reduce the housing problems we currently face, and also reduce the impact of future "low vacancy" cycles.

The most active non-profit housing association in Calgary seems to be Norfolk Housing. So, if you're interested in supporting non-profit housing locally, they're a good place to start.

Here are some links to learn more:

• Norfolk Housing Association (Calgary).
• CCOC Non-Profit Housing (where I lived in Ottawa).
• Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association

Since you have given some out of province links I will add one more. S.A.M. Management, which is different but also an interesting not for profit example based in Winnipeg.