National Housing Strategy Implementation

In 2019, Canada legally committed to the right to housing in its National Housing Strategy Act. The National Right to Housing Network (NRHN) is a group of key leaders, thinkers, experts and people with lived experience of housing precarity and homelessness, with a mission to fully realize the right to housing for all and ultimately eliminate homelessness in Canada.

We are committed to the meaningful implementation of the right to housing. We believe that the key to solving the housing crisis in Canada is to recognize it as a human rights crisis, give a meaningful voice to rights holders, engage with multiple stakeholders, identify and address systemic problems, and develop practical solutions. We know that the right to housing is not a mere policy goal or aspiration. We must address inadequate housing and homelessness as human rights violations requiring urgent and coordinated action.

National Standards for Emergency Shelters Across Canada - Blog

Setting a National Standard on Rights-Based, Gender-Sensitive Approaches for Emergency Shelters across Canada

July 2, 2024 -

How can we ensure emergency shelters across Canada genuinely support the rights and needs of women and gender-diverse people?  Today, … More

Financialization Review Panel Recommendations - National Right to Housing Network

Review Panel Recommendations to Address Financialization of Housing Available Now

May 29, 2024 -

The final recommendations from Canada’s very first human rights-based review panel on the financialization of purpose-built rental housing are officially … More

Read our press release on Canada's review panel on the financialization of housing - National Right to Housing Network

PRESS RELEASE: Feds to Receive Historic Human Rights Recommendations to Address Financialization of Rental Housing

May 28, 2024 -

Feds to Receive Historic Human Rights Recommendations to Address Financialization of Rental Housing   OTTAWA (May 28, 2024): Tomorrow marks … More

Budget Reaction: Finding Hope in Budget 2024

April 17, 2024

The federal government has boldly stepped in to lead intergovernmental collaboration on the full spectrum of housing and homelessness in … More

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