News release – New report calls attention to Métis housing conditions and presses for solutions in Saskatchewan
Statement: Rights matter most in hard times
Hard times test who we are—and what we really stand for. Statement by Chief Commissioner Charlotte-Anne Malischewski on the occasion of International Human Rights Day.
New report recommends permanent federal investments in human rights-based responses to encampments
In a new report published today, the Federal Housing Advocate is recommending permanent federal investments in human rights-based responses to encampments.
Canada's new homes can be both affordable and accessible
On National Housing Day, the Federal Housing Advocate and Canada’s Accessibility Commissioner call for urgent action to ensure that every person in Canada — regardless of who they are, their background, or their ability — has access to affordable and accessible housing.
Using the right tools to advance the right to housing
The Federal Housing Advocate’s speech at the Collectif québécois pour la prévention de l'itinérance (Quebec collective for preventing homelessness) conference titled L’itinérance, le logement et la loi (Homelessness, housing, and the law).
Advancing reconciliation: A shared human rights responsibility
Tomorrow marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. As we commemorate this day, we reflect on the truths that survivors have shared, and consider how each of us can contribute to reconciliation – not only today, but every day.
Federal Housing Advocate to visit Southern Ontario to monitor encampment responses
With equal pay, everyone benefits
Today, on International Equal Pay Day, we reaffirm a simple but powerful truth: equal pay for work of equal value is a fundamental human right.