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12/06/2025
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Open letter – Waterloo region
Open letters
Open letter to Waterloo Regional Council from the Federal Housing Advocate to express concerns about the plan to evict the homeless encampment to build a new transit hub at 100 Victoria Street North, Kitchener by December 1, 2025.
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Federal Housing Advocate calls for hearing into lack of accessible housing in Canada
News Releases
Today, Canada’s Federal Housing Advocate, Marie-Josée Houle, asked the National Housing Council to launch a review panel to examine the lack of accessible housing across Canada.
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Open letter – CRAB Park
Open letters
Letter of concern from the Federal Housing Advocate on the topic of encampments.
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Statement: A call to action – Canada must strengthen the human right to housing
Statements
As the Federal Housing Advocate embarks on a new three-year mandate, she reflects on the need to address the housing crisis as one of the most pressing social and economic challenges facing the country and makes the following statement
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A call to action – Canada must strengthen the human right to housing
About the publication
As the Federal Housing Advocate embarks on a new three-year mandate, she reflects on the need to address the housing crisis as one of the most pressing social and economic challenges facing the country
20/03/2025
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Open letter to Premiers: Respect the human rights of encampment residents
Open letters
As jurisdictions across the country start to receive federal funding to address encampments, provincial and territorial governments have a critical role to play to ensure this money makes a lasting difference in the targeted communities. The Federal Housing Advocate wrote to the Premiers of Canada to urge them to commit to respecting and protecting the fundamental human rights of people experiencing homelessness and living in encampments
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Office of the Federal Housing Advocate welcomes re-appointment of Marie-Josée Houle
News Releases
The Office of the Federal Housing Advocate welcomes the re-appointment of Marie-Josée Houle, by order in council, who will continue serving as the Federal Housing Advocate.
Ms. Houle will serve for a three-year term, effective February 21, 2025.
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Federal Housing Advocate’s 2022–2023 Annual Report
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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.
05/07/2023
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People bearing the brunt of the housing crisis need to be at the centre of solutions
Statements
On National Housing Day, Marie-Josée Houle, Federal Housing Advocate, issues the following statement. A version of this story was published in Le Devoir (French only) on November 22, 2024.
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