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Canada’s Spring Economic Update: What It Means for Housing and Homelessness
The federal government released its Spring Economic Update this week, focusing on their plan to build Canada’s economy. Against the backdrop of heightened unaffordability, ongoing housing pressures, and a precarious global economic environment, this Spring Economic Update identifies housing as a key pillar of the government’s approach to support Canadians. On housing and homelessness, the update included: … More
Aging with Dignity: A Homelessness reduction innovation for seniors in Niagara Region
*Content note: This story contains mention of suicide. At first, it was anecdotal. Emergency shelter workers across the Niagara region noticing a few more seniors showing up at night, without anywhere else to go. Then, the By-Name Data — a list of all people actively experiencing homelessness in the region — confirmed it. Seniors now represent 15 per cent … More
One-year program will help reduce homelessness and prevent evictions through community partnerships Sault Ste. Marie, ON – April 7, 2026: The District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board (DSSAB) is launching a new initiative through the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH)’s Homelessness Reduction Innovation Fund (HRIF) to help keep more people in our community … More
Marie Morrison is retiring after a career spent revolutionizing Canada’s response to homelessness
When Marie Morrison first started her career in the homelessness sector, no one had heard of By-Name Data or Coordinated Access — two fundamental elements now considered essential in the work to end homelessness. Housing First wasn’t a term yet coined. To say the sector’s approach has shifted since then would be a remarkable understatement. “We can fairly say Marie has helped revolutionize Canada’s response to … More









