Please join our efforts to collaboratively develop a unified call to action and advocacy plan for social housing, where rents are geared to income, in Canada. The resources on this site will continually be updated, so keep checking back!
National Day of Action: October 5
Join the Social Housing and Human Rights October 5 Day of Action
Canada is in crisis: tens of thousands of people are homeless and hundreds of thousands are struggling to afford rising rents. Some groups are harder hit than others: women-led single parent households, racialized and newcomer families, people with disabilities, and First Nations, Métis, and Inuit households are over-represented in core housing need. They are unable to find an affordable home which is large enough for their household and in good repair.
On Thursday, October 5th people across Canada will call on Prime Minister Trudeau and the Canadian government to take action to solve the crisis by funding social housing. Join us!
Since 1993, the federal government has built very few new units of social housing, and old funding agreements are expiring. Despite costing billions, the 2017 National Housing Strategy has produced very little housing affordable to people with low incomes. It is time for the federal government to invest in non-market social housing, where rents are no more than 30% of a tenant’s income. Join with us to demand a real solution to the housing crisis.
If you would like to plan an action in your city, contact us at shhr@policyalternatives.ca
More information on the Social Housing and Human Rights initiative can be found here.
Cities taking action:
Ottawa catherine@frapru.qc.ca
Winnipeg provincial@righttohousing.ca
Vancouver mariaroth.shhr@gmail.com
Toronto
On October 5th, communities across Canada will call on Prime Minister Trudeau and the Canadian government to invest in a minimum of 30,000 net new social housing units annually over 10 years where rents are no more than 30% of household income, beginning in Budget 2024.
If you would like to plan an action in your city, contact us at shhr@policyalternatives.ca
The Social Housing and Human Rights Conference took place on April 20th and 21st, 2023 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This event was the first step in our collaborative efforts to develop a unified call to action and advocacy plan for social housing, where rents are geared to income, in Canada.
Conference attendees began to strategize to advocate for changes to national housing policy to ensure a focus on social housing. Advocacy training led by Institute for Change Leaders helped participants develop their skills to mobilize their communities to advocate for change. This conference was only the beginning and we look forward to continuing this work together going forward.
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