Homelessness among women and gender-diverse people in Canada has been declared by the Federal Housing Advocate a national human rights crisis.

This new toolkit will support the evidence- and testimony gathering for the upcoming National Housing Council’s Review Panel on Canada’s Failure to Eliminate Homelessness for Women & Gender-Diverse People.

Homelessness among women and gender-diverse people in Canada has been recognized as a national human rights crisis. The good news: in 2024, there will be a national human rights inquiry into the Government of Canada’s failure to prevent and eliminate homelessness amongst women and gender-diverse people. The National Housing Council announced on September 4 its three-person Review Panel.

The Review Panel will involve two components: written  testimony and oral testimony during public hearings where women and gender-diverse people with lived expertise can testify.

The National Indigenous Women’s Housing Network and the Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network has developed a toolkit to prepare ourselves and our communities to participate in this historic process.

Watch the webinar of the toolkit launch.