Canada’s national government issued a National Housing Strategy in 2017. The strategy is founded on a commitment to housing as a human right and Canada’s obligations as a signatory to United Nations declaration to that effect.
Now, Canadian human rights organizations are calling on the government to carry that commitment into action. See CBC News: Federal legislation needed to declare housing a ‘right,’ says coalition
The proposal would make all three levels of government accountable via a structure that is guided by people with experience. For more information see: Implementing the Human Right to Housing in Canada’s National Housing Strategy
This article was first posted nearly six months ago. What kind of progress has been made since then? Not a great deal, unfortunately. Read more in the Winnipeg Free Press, which reiterates progress that remains to be made towards housing as a human right: Canada must act on housing legislation
