In 2019, Canada’s National Housing Strategy Act recognized housing as a human right. This report highlights the progress, partnerships, and collective actions that have driven the right to housing movement forward, with a particular focus on key milestones and achievements in...

This groundbreaking initiative is aimed at transforming emergency shelter services across Canada to better uphold the rights of women and gender-diverse people. Emergency shelters play a critical role in providing immediate support, but they are often overwhelmed and under-resourced. In response...

While available research indicates that gender-diverse persons experience intersecting challenges to accessing adequate housing in Canada, there has been limited human rights analysis of this group’s experiences. Available research indicates that trans and gender-diverse persons experience...

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...

The National Housing Strategy Act (NHSA) of 2019 introduced landmark human rights mechanisms aimed at addressing systemic housing issues in Canada. These mechanisms enable rights holders who have borne the brunt of Canada’s housing crisis to have their voices heard, claim their rights, and offer...

This toolkit contains resources and information which may offer support to organizations, agencies, or frontline staff supporting individuals, during a challenging time. This toolkit has been made possible with the support of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) and is now...