About the publication
May 30, 2024
Marie-Josée Houle
Federal Housing Advocate
Canadian Human Rights Commission
344 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1E1
30/05/2024
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Two years after landmark report, renewed action is needed as homelessness continues to rise
News Releases
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.
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New report recommends permanent federal investments in human rights-based responses to encampments
News Releases
In a new report published today, the Federal Housing Advocate is recommending permanent federal investments in human rights-based responses to encampments.
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Using the right tools to advance the right to housing
Speeches
The Federal Housing Advocate’s speech at the Collectif québécois pour la prévention de l'itinérance (Quebec collective for preventing homelessness) conference titled L’itinérance, le logement et la loi (Homelessness, housing, and the law).
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Federal Housing Advocate to visit Southern Ontario to monitor encampment responses
Media advisory
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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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Response from the Minister to the Advocate's report on homeless encampments
Joint news release – New project confirms people with disabilities are overrepresented in all aspects of inadequate housing and homelessness
News Releases
A new monitoring project confirms that people with disabilities are overrepresented in nearly all aspects of inadequate housing and homelessness. It provides clear evidence of what people with disabilities in Canada have been saying for many years: their fundamental human right to housing is being violated.
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Federal Housing Advocate’s final report calls for national response to the crisis of encampments
News Releases
Today, Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle is calling for a national response to the human rights crisis facing people living in homeless encampments.
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