Tag right to housing

Youth Rights! Right Now!

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.

Closing the Door on Homeless People?

Homelessness in a country as wealthy as Canada is dire. Each year approximately 230,000 people are homeless and the United Nations has called homelessness in Canada a ‘national emergency’. Today, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) said ‘no’ to hearing…

Ontario Court of Appeal Denies Homeless Day in Court

In a 2:1 decision the Ontario Court of Appeal thwarts access to justice for homeless For Immediate Release National/Regional/Local December 1, 2014 – Ottawa – Today, the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) released their decision in Tanudjaja vs Canada Attorney…

CWP ED Appointed UN Special Rapporteur on Housing

A drop hitting water.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Thursday, May 8, 2014   CWP’s Executive Director Named as UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing OTTAWA:  The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) has just announced that Canada Without Poverty’s (CWP) Executive Director, Leilani Farha, has…

National Housing Day and still no strategy in place

A drop hitting water.

November 22 is National Housing Day and organizations across the country are making a point to mark the day publicly so as to draw attention to the  dire housing and homelessness situation in Canada.  Deemed as an ’emergency’ and ‘crisis’…

Right to Housing Charter Challenge in the Courts

A drop hitting water.

The right to housing in Canada is under the microscope today as the Ontario Superior Court reviewed a landmark Charter Challenge that considers whether homeless persons have had their rights violated by the Ontario provincial government and federal government. Originally…

Housing in Canada – Increasingly Unaffordable

A drop hitting water.

Thousands of people visibly and invisibly homeless, millions more housing insecure and housing affordability is dropping; Canada is in the midst of a housing crisis.  Various programs and policies are in place across the country, but what is missing is…