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).
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).
Yesterday, Inuit leadership of Nunatsiavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) and the Federal Housing Advocate met with federal government officials to discuss the dire need for solutions to the housing crisis in Inuit communities.
Canada’s housing crisis has reached catastrophic proportions. It is only getting worse as more people are forced to deal with the pinch of inflation, rising rent costs, and the grim reality of housing insecurity.
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.
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 me
Today, the Office of the Federal Housing Advocate released a new analysis of Canada’s housing supply shortage that found it is missing 4.4 million homes that are affordable to people in housing need.
Today, Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle released her first of a two-part report on encampments in Canada, which illustrates the experiences of encampment residents across the country and explores potential solutions to this growing human rights crisis.
The Federal Housing Advocate was alarmed to learn that the City of Prince George forcefully cleared the Millennium Park homeless encampment. This forced encampment eviction with no safe and adequate housing alternative amounts to a serious violation of human rights.