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Help us keep the momentum going so that everyone can have safe and affordable housing in all communities. #Right2Housing
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How does Canada's legal system push people out of their homes? Legal Unhousing exposes it, with the first chapter by NRHN's Michèle Biss on the right to housing.
Online launch Sept 25, 2pm ET. RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Grab the book here: ubcpress.ca/legal-unhousing
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❗Canada’s right-to-housing law is clear: the National Housing Strategy must put people in greatest housing need first. The renewed Strategy must prioritize those facing homelessness, eviction & housing insecurity.
👉 Tell the govt to follow its own law: housingrights.ca/make-the-ne…
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📢 Canada is renewing its National Housing Strategy—and we have a once-in-a-decade chance to get it right.
Tell the federal government: follow your own right-to-housing law and prioritize people in greatest need!
👉 Send a letter: housingrights.ca/make-the-ne…
ALT Tell the federal government: Housing is a human right! The new National Housing Strategy must follow the law and prioritize people in greatest housing need. Send a letter today.
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Across Canada, communities are recognizing the right to housing as the way out of our housing crisis. We're seeing it: the Waterloo ruling protecting encampment residents & cities cracking down on renovictions.
Join us on July 30 to learn what this means: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Our team recently appeared in front of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to protect the rights of encampment residents in Waterloo.
What were our core arguments and what are our desired outcomes?
Read our new blog to find out: buff.ly/KOiHFMX
#right2housing
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It has been recently announced that the deadline for the federal pre-budget submissions has now been extended from April 30 to May 22, 2026.
Make your voice count and get your submissions in here: buff.ly/OBtwU3V
Read the news release here:
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NRHN recently launched a webpage explaining how our team uses Canada's courtrooms to protect the Charter rights of people experiencing homelessness across the country. Learn more about how we do it & explore the page today: buff.ly/8cYPUD7
#Right2Housing #HumanRights
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📢The federal government's official response to the Neha review panel is out! We look forward to hearing more about how this government will deliver on its commitments to the #right2housing.
👉️Read the government's full response here: buff.ly/EM3liZ1
#reviewpanel
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[REMINDER] The Virtual Town Hall event hosted by Disability Without Poverty is only one week away!
📅April 30, 2026
⏰️1:00PM - 2:30PM ET / 10:00AM - 11:30AM PT
Don't miss out and register today: plan-9.hubspotpagebuilder.co…
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In this webinar hosted by the CLC, our Executive Director, Michèle Biss, highlights the need to shift the conversation towards affordable housing, stronger renter protections, and solutions like vacancy control. To learn more, watch the webinar here:
📽️buff.ly/Tw7BYor
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NRHN's Executive Director highlights that failures in drug policy are deeply connected to violations of the #right2housing. When people are pushed into unsafe conditions, denied supports, or criminalized, their lives are at risk.
Read the article here: buff.ly/zQdTa8G
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Join the CIAJ on April 30, 2026 for an upcoming webinar on the right to housing. They're bringing together leading voices; Marie-Josee Houle, Dr. Alexandra Flynn, and Laura Macintyre, who are actively challenging Canada's housing crisis.
Register here: buff.ly/X4WiUiJ
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Our new Direct Support webpage connects individuals and those with lived experience to free or low-cost resources along with the guidance you need. Share this resource widely so more people can get access to the support they need!
👉️Explore and share: buff.ly/lPegTJX
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The new review panel on accessible housing in Canada is now accepting written submissions starting from March 26 until June 5, 2026!
We encourage advocates, organizations, and lived experts to make their voices heard. Find the link in the comments section.
#right2housing
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Not in our name. Not in the name of women. Not in the name of gender justice.
At NRHN, we know that trans people are not the cause of gender inequality, violence, or insecurity. Join the Society of Queer Momentum's campaign today by signing on at womenfortransrights.ca
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📃The review panel on the lack of accessible housing in Canada starts this week! To help with your written submissions, we've just launched our new webpage where you can find everything you need to get started.
Visit our page here: buff.ly/vjTS8q7
#right2housing
ALT Tools to help you write your review panel submissions. Click the link to find written submission template, human rights language guide, review panel information flyer, and a right to housing engagement toolkit.
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Our Executive Director, Michèle Biss will be joining Lisa Freeman from the Canadian Labour Congress to discuss Canada's housing crisis on March 31 @ 1pm - 2pm ET!
Register here to learn more about how the federal government is addressing this crisis: buff.ly/j6pnNpX
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The written submission portal for the new Review Panel on the lack of accessible housing in Canada will be open from March 26 to June 5, 2026.
If you're looking for support on how to engage with this process, it's not too late to contact our team here: buff.ly/yv3vs3d
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Neha released their report on Nov 24 after hearing 100+ submissions on housing barriers facing women, Two-Spirit, Trans, and gender-diverse people. The NHSA, requires Housing Minister to respond within 120 days. NRHN will keep you updated!
Neha's Report: buff.ly/O8Mo9zj
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Women across Canada continue to face housing gaps shaped by gender-based violence, income inequality, discrimination, and gaps in social supports.
Explore our past advocacy submissions on women and the #right2housing today:
💠buff.ly/y9C7Rkx
💠buff.ly/BMIqhcv
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