Federal Obligations and Encampments: Security of Tenure in Canada
This report is part of a series of reports on security of tenure in Canada commissioned by the Office of the Federal Housing Advocate (OFHA). The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this document are those of the author(s).
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- Housing
- 03/01/2024
Eviction and International Obligations: Security of Tenure in Canada
This report is part of a series of reports on security of tenure in Canada commissioned by the Office of the Federal Housing Advocate (OFHA). The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this document are those of the author(s).
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- Housing
- 03/01/2024
Federal Housing Advocate's Observational Report: Inuit Housing
This report is also available in North Baffin Inuktitut and Labrador Inuktitut. To request a copy, please contact the Office of the Federal Housing Advocate at housing-logement@chrc-ccdp.gc.ca.
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- Housing
- 27/11/2023
Every voice counts: Anti-racist transformation from the inside out
Canadian Human Rights Commission’s Fall 2023 Update
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- Human Rights
- 07/11/2023
- ISSN:
2564-1255
A Human Rights-Based Calculation of Canada's Housing Shortages
This report focuses on evidence related to housing need divided by income category, household size, and priority population to conclude there exists a current shortfall of three million homes affordable to very low- and low-income households and 1.4 million homes affordable to moderate- and median-income households. Shared definitions and calculations of baseline housing supply needs are a necessary first step to develop evidence-based, coordinated policies that can better respond to homelessness and inadequate housing.
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- Housing
- 02/11/2023
Anti-Racism & Organizational Change: A Guide for Employers
Developed by Anti-Racism Scholar and Expert, Charles C. Smith, with Birgit Rohde
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- Workplace
- 23/10/2023
- ISSN:
978-0-660-49411-1 - Cat. #:
HR4-102/2023E-PDF
Discussion Paper on Religious Intolerance
The ability of an individual to freely practice their religion is a fundamental human right. It is enshrined in both international and domestic law, including in: the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms...
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- Workplace
- 23/10/2023
Discussion paper on systemic racism
There is no question that racism violates human rights. Whether conscious or unconscious, subtle or overt, it diminishes human dignity and it erodes democracy.
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- Research
- Human Rights
- 23/10/2023
The Advocate's review of homeless encampments
Interim report - The Federal Housing Advocate launched a systemic review on February 23, 2023 to examine the human rights issues facing encampment residents in Canada. The full report is available as a PDF.
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- Housing
- 11/10/2023
Federal Housing Advocate's Observational Report – British Columbia
As Canada’s first Federal Housing Advocate, my role is to be an independent, nonpartisan watchdog. The goal of the Advocate’s work is to drive change on key systemic housing issues and to hold government decision makers to account for their human rights obligations related to housing and homelessness.
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- Housing
- 29/08/2023
- ISSN:
978-0-660-67537-4 - Cat. #:
HR34-18/2023E-PDF