
Canadian Centre for Housing Rights
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Advancing the #Right2Housing so that everyone has an adequate, accessible & affordable place to call home.
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Alberta renters need more help to afford their homes. Our Manager of Policy says rent control can provide that help by providing predictable, gradual increases to their rent that reflect the cost of living, inflation and what they're actually able to pay. theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/ar…

Tomorrow, we will present to the City of Toronto's Housing Rights Advisory Committee. We'll share R2HTO's Evaluation Framework, intended to track the City’s progress on employing a rights-based approach to its housing policies and programs. Learn more: secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda…

To honour National Indigenous History Month, join Homeless Hub's panel on June 4 to hear from Indigenous lived experts about their stories of housing insecurity, and their solutions to prevent homelessness in their communities and beyond. Register ➜ preventhomelessness.ca/webinar/storyi…




.Right to Housing and other Manitoba advocates are calling on the province to strengthen rent control laws that currently allow landlords to sidestep rent increase limits under the guise of renovations, and which are pricing many renters out of their homes. winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editor…

Yesterday, the Federal Housing Advocate Office of the Federal Housing Advocate called on the National Housing Council to launch a hearing into the lack of accessible housing in Canada - a major human rights concern across the country: chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/resources/news…



Tomorrow! Join Balanced Supply of Housing's webinar to explore the needs to make housing more accessible for communities across Canada. Register: bsh.ubc.ca/research-in-pr…

This spring, the Ontario government passed several housing laws that raise concerns for encampment residents and renters - and did so without any public consultation. Read on our take on why the gov't must pivot to an evidence- & rights-based approach. housingrightscanada.com/ontarios-misgu…



Canadian Centre for Housing Rights has been working with municipalities across Ontario & Canada to support the development of evidence-based housing policies. In the first of several blog posts, CCHR focuses on municipal policy tools for affordable housing: ow.ly/pJT850Wiv00





Canadian Centre for Housing Rights has been working with municipalities across Ontario & Canada to support the development of evidence-based housing policies. In the first of several blog posts, CCHR focuses on municipal policy tools for affordable housing: ow.ly/pJT850Wiv00


ICYMI - Watch the discussion by our Senior Researcher, Sophie O'Manique, and Senior Policy Advisor, Sarah Laisney, as they presented findings from our research on the intersections of gender-based violence and housing insecurity in Ontario. Our thanks to Learning Network (LN) & Knowledge Hub (KH) for hosting
