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Infrastructure Canada has released a new housing plan that lays out how it will work with partners to focus on addressing the needs of Canadians who cannot afford homes and work to end chronic homelessness. Reducing construction costs, advocating for more housing developments in cities, implementing innovative construction methods, and expanding the workforce to meet […]

Homeless Indigenous women in the North do not feel well-protected by the RCMP and instead face violence and discrimination by police, a new report from the Yellowknife Women’s Society has found. The organization held two sessions with women last October, and every single participant said she either experienced abuse by an RCMP officer or knew

Halifax Regional Council voted to start a planning process that could bring almost 6,000 housing units to lands at Exhibition Park. BANC Group bought the land, plus the Exhibition Park, now named Halifax Exhibition Centre (HEC), from the province in 2015. Fathom Studio submitted a proposal to the municipality on behalf of BANC Group that

A new report from the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) says $349.2 billion is needed to fix housing and other infrastructure after decades of “underfunding, failed fiduciary duties, and unfair distribution of Canada’s wealth as a country.” The report, prepared with the federal government department of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), was released Tuesday and signals

A group of local do-gooders are continuing their work to find permanent housing for a senior who had been living in his truck with his two dogs for two-and-a-half years. “Everything’s a challenge when you live in a truck, even a big car like the Escalade,” the 64-year-old told CTV News. “Everything’s a challenge. Cooking,

A group of people who have experienced poverty and homelessness in the Yukon have put pen to paper to introduce themselves to the public. The group, Voices Influencing Change, has released a booklet which details their backgrounds, their work and their vision for the future. That future should have more people with “lived experience” at

Michelle Klyne wiped tears from her eyes as she talked about how chronic homelessness left her feeling unintelligent, unloved and forgotten. She doesn’t want anyone else to feel this way. “There’s so many people right now that are experiencing homelessness and really struggling with … addictions or struggling with finding a place to work,” she

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a new $1.5-billion housing fund will help non-profit organizations acquire more rental units across Canada and make sure they remain affordable. The new Canada Rental Protection Fund will be included in the upcoming federal budget, to be tabled on April 16. The fund will provide $1 billion in loans and

The city of Montreal appears to be overcharging non-profit organizations that provide shelter to the poor through a special “compensation” tax on their buildings despite having a provincial exemption from paying municipal taxes because of the services they provide. The CMQ is the provincial body that determines whether a building qualifies for tax exemption under

Residents forced out of a Vancouver homeless encampment will be allowed back in this week after the city completed a cleanup of the site. The City of Vancouver says in a statement that residents can move back into the designated area at Crab Park starting Thursday after crews removed more than 90,000 kilograms of debris