A Review of Homelessness Encampments Across Canada

Canada’s Federal Housing Advocate is a unique human rights accountability mechanism established to advance the right to adequate housing in Canada and monitor the National Housing Strategy. Located within the Canadian Human Rights Commission, the Advocate works to amplify the voices of people experiencing inadequate housing and homelessness and hold governments to account on their human rights obligations. In this session, we will introduce the right to housing and the Advocate’s mandate. The Session will include a brief overview of the Advocate’s mandate and discuss the Advocate’s final report and recommendations resulting from her national review of encampments, which has been be released on February 13, 2024.

Please see our invited speakers and presenters.

Speakers:

• Moderator: Kelly Goz, Manager (A), Homelessness Special Projects, Housing Hub, City of Windsor
• Jessica Losier, Data Research Analyst, Office of the Federal Housing Advocate
• Ruby Bissett, Data Research Analyst, Office of the Federal Housing Advocate
• Ian Hamilton, Senior Advisor, Office of the Federal Housing Advocate
• Emily Paradis, Senior Advisor, Office of the Federal Housing Advocate
• Catherine McKenney, Special Advisor, Engagement, Office of the Federal Housing Advocate

Resources

• Upholding dignity and human rights: the Federal Housing Advocate’s review of homeless encampments
• Webinar Presentation
• Financialization of Purpose-Built Rental Housing
• Federal Housing Advocate’s Observational Report – British Columbia