On the occasion of National Indigenous Peoples Day, Charlotte-Anne Malischewski, Interim Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, issues the following statement
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.
We are monitoring the right to adequate housing for people with disabilities in Canada. 27% of Canadians have a disability. That's about 8 million people. We are looking at homelessness. Homelessness means not having a stable, safe, and permanent place to live.
The Federal Housing Advocate welcomes the new report by the review panel on the Financialization of Purpose-Built Rental Housing, which was released on May 29.
We are monitoring the right to adequate housing for people with disabilities in Canada. They face many barriers to housing. This needs to change.
We are monitoring the right to adequate housing for people with disabilities in Canada. We are looking at the affordability of housing. That means how much money people spend on housing.
We are monitoring the right to adequate housing for people with disabilities in Canada. We are looking at the accessibility of housing. Do people with disabilities have housing that meets their accessibility needs? 27% of Canadians have a disability. That’s about 8 million people.
The Canadian Human Rights Commission welcomes the Final Report on Call for Justice 1.7 by the Crown-Indigenous Relations Ministerial Special Representative, Jennifer Moore Rattray, which was released last week. We applaud the work of the Ministerial Special Representative and are pleased to join the collective call for independent human rights mechanisms for Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Canada’s housing situation has reached a crisis point. While there has been some progress, we have much work ahead of us.