This week, we remember the sacrifices that veterans have made throughout our country’s history. We honour those who have served in both war and in peacetime, here in Canada and abroad. On Tuesday, we honoured National Indigenous Veterans Day and today, we honour all veterans on Remembrance Day. Lest we … More
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More than 1,600 delegates from across Canada and the world will be gathering in person in Toronto and virtually for the next three days at the National Conference on Ending Homelessness – CAEH22.
Strong focused efforts by community partners and a Housing First approach led the City of Ottawa to a 19% reduction in chronic homelessness. This blog is a part of our Bright Spot series highlighting outstanding work in ending homelessness happening across Canada. The City of Ottawa made some targeted changes … More
Community-wide efforts led to a 25% reduction in chronic homelessness in St. Thomas-Elgin. This blog is a part of our Bright Spot series highlighting outstanding work in ending homelessness happening across Canada. St. Thomas-Elgin’s unwavering focus on community-wide collaboration towards shared aims and a housing-focused approach has led them to … More
The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness would like to welcome Don Iveson as the newest Board Co-Chair who will be sharing chair duties with Reshmeena Lalani. We’re thrilled to have Don bring his host of experiences to the Alliance, along with a drive to end homelessness in Canada. We are … More
On April 7th, Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, announced this year’s federal budget, highlighting housing affordability as one of its top three priorities. The “Housing Budget” For the first time in recent memory (if ever) housing was the headline issue of the federal budget. Budget 2022 ushered in over $14 … More
A commitment to building a system informed by quality data and individual needs led the City of Brantford to rapidly and effectively implement a By-Name List and Coordinated Access System within Brantford-Brant. This blog is a part of our Bright Spot series highlighting outstanding work in ending homelessness happening across … More
With sadness, gratitude and fond memories, the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness marks the passing of our former Board co-chair Claudette Bradshaw, who passed away this weekend at the age of 72. Claudette served on the Board of the CAEH from 2017 to 2020. “We were so fortunate to have … More
The development of a Quality By-Name List has paved the way for the city of Whitehorse to forge ahead with their goal of reaching Functional Zero Chronic Homelessness. This blog is a part of our Bright Spot series highlighting outstanding work in ending homelessness happening across Canada. The city of … More
The CAEH and Built for Zero Canada have been working with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, along with the 47 Service Managers across Ontario to ensure every community established a By-Name List—a real-time list of all known individuals experiencing homelessness in a community to help better connect people … More