This report focuses on the results of an in-depth examination of housing retention challenges in Edmonton. During this research project, the authors gathered perspectives about local housing retention challenges from vulnerably housed and homeless persons, private sector landlords, and organizations and individuals in the broader community who have an interest in or involvement with homeless persons, the vulnerably housed, and/or tenancy concerns in our city. The research questions that the authors set out to answer were as follows: - Why do some tenancies fail thereby necessitating re-housing sometimes on multiple occasions? - What best practices are in use locally and elsewhere to maximize housing retention? - What practical and effective measures can be put in place to reduce the risk of tenancy failure due to negative circumstances? While the re-housing mandate of Edmonton’s Housing First program brought the challenge of housing retention into sharper focus, housing retention is a broader challenge affecting most low income and many modest income tenants. The research focus was to look at the challenge in a broader societal context. During the research it became obvious that many best practices around tenancy retention are already evident in Edmonton. Yet, there is always room for improvement. It was with this in mind that this research project has been undertaken.