Imagine being faced with a daily decision to either pay your monthly rent, purchase winter jackets for your children, send a cheque for the hydro bill, or buy groceries. This is the reality for over four million people in Canada…
Did you know that in Canada one-fifth of all households experience extreme housing affordability issues – with 18% of all renters (over 730,000 households) experiencing severe housing affordability problems, threatening their security of tenure? Or that it’s estimated that approximately…
Yesterday, CWP’s President, Harriett McLachlan, and ED, Leilani Farha, appeared in front of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA committee) in a study preparing for Canada’s Poverty Reduction…
Today, our colleagues at Voices-Voix Coalition have made a statement about the new consultation which will review the rules governing charities’ political activities. Read what they have to say below. Wondering what actions CWP is taking on the Income Tax…
All young people have a fundamental, legal right to be free of homelessness and to have access to adequate housing.
Canada Without Poverty Launches Charter Challenge to Restrictions on Freedom of Charities to Promote Changes to Laws and Policies
CWP was pleased to see Prime Minister Trudeau’s comment that poverty is sexist in a recent letter to the ONE campaign.
Let’s Talk Housing! The process has begun and we are only months away from what will become Canada’s National Housing Strategy. Called for by the United Nations, anti-poverty advocates, academics, faith-based groups and many others, the strategy is long overdue…
As CWP’s 2016 summer student I have been watching the Super InTent City case unfold very carefully. In the beginning I was hopeful – maybe this would be the stand Canada needs to push for a strong, rights-based, national housing…
It’s that time of year again! The Dignity for All campaign is getting ready for our fourth annual ChewOnThis! event across the country, and we’re looking for volunteer organizers to help bring the message that #WeNeedAPlan to end poverty in…
As groups and individuals across the country participate in #LetsTalkHousing consultations, CWP believes it is critical that a housing strategy use a human rights approach. This week in an interview with the Canadian Press, Leilani Farha, CWP’s ED and UN…
All young people have the right to be free of homelessness. Along with our amazing partners, CWP is excited to announce the release of Youth Rights! Right Now! Ending Youth Homelessness: A Human Rights Guide.