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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- Reports
- Housing
- 02/11/2023
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
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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- Tools
- Workplace
- 23/10/2023
- ISSN:
9780660494111 - 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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- Research
- Workplace
- 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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- Reports
- 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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- Reports
- Housing
- 29/08/2023
- ISSN:
978-0-660-67537-4 - Cat. #:
HR34-18/2023E-PDF
The Federal Accessibility Commissioner's 2022 Annual Report to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion
The report highlights the Commission’s Accessibility Unit's work to lay the groundwork for the full implementation of the Accessible Canada Act. There is a focus on accessibility and the momentum to remove disabling barriers.
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- Annual reports
- Accessibility
- 18/08/2023
Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council
On the occasion of its review of Canada during the 4th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review
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- Submissions
- International
- 12/07/2023
- ISBN:
9780660491561
Federal Housing Advocate’s 2022–2023 Annual Report
Over the course of 2022–2023, the Federal Housing Advocate made it a priority to meet with people who are directly affected by inadequate housing and homelessness. One of the Federal Housing Advocate’s duties is to consult with rights holders and civil society groups on the right to housing across Canada.
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- Annual reports
- Housing
- 05/07/2023
- ISSN:
2816696 - Cat. #:
CH1-44E-PDF
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- Annual reports
- Pay Equity
- 28/06/2023