Today, the Federal Housing Advocate published a series of new reports aimed at the federal government, offering essential guidance on how it can strengthen its housing investments and programs.
Two years after the release of her landmark report on homeless encampments, the Federal Housing Advocate continues to urge all levels of government to do more to address the human rights crisis of homeless encampments in Canada.
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