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Six Measures the Federal Government Can Introduce in Budget 2024 to Fix the Housing Crisis and Solve Homelessness
March 18, 2024

With a wave of new homelessness accelerating across Canada, Budget 2024 presents a critical moment for the federal government to address the immediate challenges faced by Canadians experiencing and at-risk of homelessness, while building the long-term solutions needed to solve the housing and affordability crises affecting people in communities across … More


Compassionate decampment: lessons from Oppenheimer Park
March 4, 2024

The CAEH is developing a series of stories highlighting successful encampment resolutions that are people-centered and housing-focused, without using enforcement as the primary approach. Read the first blog in this series highlighting Fort McMurray, Alberta. by Nadia Moharib   Behind the encampment tarps and tents are communities comprised mostly of … More


Black History Month Reflections Part 2: Missing Data, Missing Action
February 28, 2024

This is the second part in a two-part series during Black History Month, read Floriane Ethier’s first part here.  My name is Floriane and I’m a Data Advisor on the Built for Zero Canada team. My role is dedicated to helping others use data to drive improvement toward the goal … More


Reflections on Black History Month
February 8, 2024

As part of Black History Month, CAEH presents the story of Floriane Ethier, Data Advisor, Policy and Data Impact, Built for Zero Canada. Warning: this content is intended for a mature audience and may cause strong emotional reactions, reader discretion is advised.  *** For me, Black History Month and my … More


Bright Spot: How Fort McMurray resolved an encampment without enforcement
January 30, 2024

A partnership between a local government and public agencies in Fort McMurray has found permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness through a collaborative approach.     In August, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB), and partnering community organizations — including Alberta Health Services and the RCMP — peacefully transitioned 29 … More


INTERVIEW – Tim Richter speaks to Bryn Griffiths about tent fires
December 19, 2023

CEO & President of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, Tim Richter, spoke earlier this week with Bryn Griffiths host of 630 CHED Afternoons on homelessness, tent fires and the current rise in housing insecurity in Edmonton and across Canada.  On the wave of homelessness currently rising across the country, … More


Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness Joins Condemnation of Edmonton Encampment Closure Plans
December 15, 2023

The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) joins the condemnation of the Edmonton Police Service’s (EPS) plan to displace vulnerable Edmontonians the week before Christmas. The EPS must halt their plans, which will only hurt those who are forced to live in intolerable conditions.  Encampments are unsafe. The risks to … More


National Housing Accord Authors Respond to Fall Economic Statement
November 21, 2023

Ottawa, Ontario (November 21, 2023) – The authors of the National Housing Accord (NHA), the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, REALPAC, and the PLACE Centre at the Smart Prosperity Institute, welcome the housing measures announced today in the federal government’s Fall Economic Statement, and look forward to further measures  to … More


2023 National Conference on Ending Homelessness Coming to Halifax
October 25, 2023

HALIFAX, N.S. (October 25, 2023) — The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) is holding its 2023 National Conference on Ending Homelessness in Halifax from November 8 to 10, welcoming over 1,600 people from across Canada. The conference is hosted in partnership with the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre and United … More


National Housing Accord authors applaud $20B federal boost to low-cost rental housing financing
September 27, 2023

The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) and REALPAC welcome the federal government’s announcement that it will unlock an additional $20 billion in low-cost financing for rental housing construction. The federal government estimates that this measure will add an additional 30,000 new rental units a year.   In August, the CAEH … More