Linda MacMillan spends a lot of her day criss-crossing Ottawa – visiting shelters, drop-in centres, outreach agencies, encampments, and people’s homes. As the municipality’s dedicated veteran case worker, MacMillan is helping former members of the Canadian Armed Forces or Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) who don’t have stable, permanent, or … More
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Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled their first federal budget this week. The timing of this budget couldn’t be more important – the homelessness and housing crisis is deepening in communities across the country and Canadians are looking to their governments to take urgent action. Political … More
Budget 2025 opens the door for a “Team Canada” response to the housing and homelessness crisis: CAEH
With more than half of Canadians worried about their housing security, the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness urges action from all levels of government OTTAWA, November 4, 2025 – Against the backdrop of a trade war, growing geopolitical instability and an increasingly fragile housing and labour market, over half of … More
MONTREAL, October 30, 2025 – Far too many Canadians are struggling to find homes they can afford. Solving Canada’s housing crisis requires immediate action to bring down costs, cut red tape, and build homes more quickly. The Government of Canada is stepping up with a bold new approach to increase … More
As Homelessness Grows Across the Country, Over 2,300 Canadians Gather in Montreal to Share Solutions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2025 AS HOMELESSNESS GROWS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, OVER 2,300 CANADIANS GATHER IN MONTREAL TO SHARE SOLUTIONS MONTREAL – As the homelessness crisis continues to surge, exacerbated by global economic uncertainty and the increasing cost of living, over 2,300 community leaders, front line workers, funders, policy … More
Download now: Bridge Housing in Canada: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Operating Bridge Housing Effectively. Across Canada, more and more people are living without shelter. According to national point-in-time count data, unsheltered homelessness has risen a staggering 300% since 2018. Communities are struggling to respond as encampments grow and … More
by Mitch DeCock, Data Lead You can’t improve what you don’t measure. That’s why the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) works directly with communities across the country to reliably track the number of people experiencing homelessness using by-name data. This is a comprehensive database of all people experiencing homelessness … More
Today, the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness was pleased to join Prime Minister Mark Carney at the launch of new federal agency Build Canada Homes (BCH). We welcomed the notable focus on delivering the supportive and deeply affordable housing needed to reduce homelessness, and the recognition of the need to … More
by Tim Richter The federal government’s proposal to create “a new federal entity responsible for building affordable homes, financing affordable home builders, and catalyzing a more productive homebuilding industry” —Build Canada Homes (BCH) —is an ambitious and potentially transformative concept that could reshape Canada’s housing landscape. It’s the centrepiece of … More
No matter where you look, the housing and homelessness crisis is personal. Too many Canadians are struggling to find and keep a place to live and worrying about the trade war making it even worse. Skyrocketing rents, impossible home prices that strip the dream of owning a home from young … More