Statement on Ontario’s “Safer Municipalities Act”
December 13, 2024 - 11:38 am / News

Yesterday, the Government of Ontario tabled Bill 242, the Safer Municipalities Act.   The proposed legislation outlines a clear shift toward an enforcement-based responses to homelessness in Ontario, focusing on increased trespassing enforcement, along with expanded police authority and increased fines and incarceration for public drug use.  Ontario cannot enforce its … More

Premier Ford’s new encampment policy will fail to solve the problem and only hurt Ontarians
December 5, 2024 - 1:15 pm / News

TORONTO, ON–Premier Ford’s new encampment policy – released today in a letter to a handful of Mayors – will fail to resolve encampments and further traumatize people who are forced to live in them, says the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH).  “We all want urgent resolution of encampments. We all … More

“Homes Not Handcuffs” campaign joins push back against use of notwithstanding clause on people experiencing homelessness
November 21, 2024 - 9:42 am / News

Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness calls for a housing-focused approach to encampments For Immediate Release CALGARY, Alberta – The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness has launched a new campaign, “Homes not Handcuffs” to stand against Ontario mayors’ call for Premier Ford to use the notwithstanding clause and other provincial measures, … More

News Release: Amid Growing Crisis, 2,000 Gather in Ottawa with Solutions to End Homelessness
October 29, 2024 - 5:00 am / News

OTTAWA, Ontario—As homelessness continues to grow across the country, organizations are gathering this week to share solutions. The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) is hosting its 2024 Conference on Ending Homelessness from October 29 through 31 in Ottawa.  “Every day, hundreds, if not thousands, of people are lifted out … More

Bright Spot: Simcoe County Reaffirms Quality By-Name Data in HIFIS 
June 28, 2024 - 2:45 pm / News

In March 2024, the County of Simcoe reaffirmed their commitment to improving their homelessness response system and helping improve responsiveness to homelessness in their community by reconfirming the Quality By-Name Data (QBND) in the Homeless Individuals and Families Information System (HIFIS). This reset provided a more accurate representation of homelessness … More

Homelessness effectively illegal in America, Supreme Court declares. Canada is on the same path.
June 28, 2024 - 12:57 pm / News

With the rise of municipal by-laws targeting people experiencing homelessness, Canada could be next. In the wake of today’s City of Grants Pass v. Johnson decision from the U.S. Supreme Court, which upholds the City’s ban on sleeping outside—essentially rendering homelessness illegal—the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness is issuing a … More

“Homelessness is a housing problem”: CAEH addresses HUMA Committee
June 12, 2024 - 12:07 pm / News

The House of Commons Committee on Human Resources, Skills, Social Development, and Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) has undertaken a study to understand how past underinvestment in housing has contributed to the current housing and homelessness crisis. The Committee has heard from witnesses from across the housing sector, including Tim Richter, … More

National Housing Accord Partners Welcome New Federal Housing Plan
April 12, 2024 - 9:59 am / News

Ottawa, Ontario (April 12, 2024) – The National Housing Accord authors – the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, REALPAC, and the PLACE Centre at the Smart Prosperity Institute – welcome the release of the federal government’s new housing plan, Solving the Housing Crisis: Canada’s Housing Plan.  The plan, announced today … More

Bright Spot: The Thompson Model of Lived Experience Leadership
April 10, 2024 - 10:46 am / News

What if we put the people we are serving in charge of the very system that is meant to help them?  That is the question at the heart of a revolutionary leadership and governance model that has been developed in the northern community of Thompson, Manitoba.   The traditional approach to … More

National Housing Accord partners lay out four key tests for Budget 2024
March 19, 2024 - 4:00 am / News

Ottawa, Ontario (March 19, 2024) – The Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Hon. Chrystia Freeland, will deliver the federal government’s budget in exactly four weeks. At a time when many Canadians are grappling with the growing housing crisis and affordability pressures, the authors of the National Housing Accord – … More