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Build Canada Homes: A Promising Step—If We Get It Right
August 13, 2025

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


5 Things the Government Must Do in Budget 2025 to Tackle Homelessness
August 7, 2025

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


CAEH Condemns Trump Administration’s New Executive Order on Homelessness – Urges Different Path for Canada
July 25, 2025

The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) is deeply concerned by the Trump administration’s decision to criminalize and promote involuntary institutionalization for people experiencing homelessness and substance use issues in the United States.    The executive order expands the use of policing and institutionalization as a response to homelessness, prioritizes funding … More


Bright Spot: Building an Indigenous-Led Coordinated Access System in London, Ontario
June 27, 2025

Building a future where homelessness is rare, brief and non-recurring requires that everyone experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness gets the right support at the right time. That’s where Coordinated Access comes in. Coordinated Access systems streamline the process for people to access the housing and services they need. … More


CAEH welcomes Speech from the Throne focus on housing affordability
May 27, 2025

The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) welcomes the new federal government’s focus on the housing crisis as a top national priority in today’s Speech from the Throne. CAEH welcomes the government’s commitment to urgent, coordinated action to make housing more affordable and notes that this work must also support those … More


Response to Ontario’s reintroduction of the Safer Municipalities Act
May 1, 2025

Yesterday, the Government of Ontario re-introduced the Safer Municipalities Act, Bill 6, which proposes increasing enforcement action against people sheltering on public property, expanding police authority and increasing fines and incarceration for public drug use. The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness affirms our opposition to this Bill and all new … More


2025 Election Response: Housing Canada Coalition stands ready to partner on solutions to end the housing game
April 30, 2025

The Housing Canada Coalition congratulates Prime Minister Mark Carney and his team on the results of this federal election at this moment of historic importance for Canada. Across party lines, Canadians sent a strong message: they want to see the housing crisis fixed. Housing affordability consistently ranked as a top … More


Bright Spot: How 3 Canadian communities are reducing homelessness
April 10, 2025

We’re shining a bright spot on three Canadian communities that have measurably reduced homelessness, proving that homelessness is solvable.


Community Resource: Voting When You’re Unhoused
April 9, 2025

We know that people experiencing homelessness often face barriers to voting – and there are resources available to ensure everyone has the information they need to vote in this election. We’re pleased to share a one-page guide for unhoused people and homeless service providers on accessing voting in the 2025 … More


Housing Canada Coalition Launches ‘End the Housing Game’
April 7, 2025

Housing Canada Coalition Launches ‘End the Housing Game’, a National Campaign to Address Canada’s Unfair Housing System April 7, 2025 – Today, the Housing Canada Coalition – made up of four leading Canadian organizations from across the housing sector – launched a new advocacy campaign aiming to ensure housing and … More