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Submission to the National Consultation on a Human Rights-Based Approach to Housing
As the details of the National Housing Strategy roll out, the Government of Canada continues to make its intentions clear: the forthcoming housing strategy will be rooted in a human...
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Youth Rights! Right Now! Ending Youth Homelessness: A Human Rights Guide
The report is now available for the European context and in 7 additional languages! Youth homelessness is a pressing issue worldwide that requires urgent attention. To help address the issue,...
Latest Blog
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General
Working together to define what it means to end homelessness
Communities across Canada are promisingly moving towards eliminating homelessness. Provinces such as Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and Newfoundland and Labrador have put together strategies to end homelessness. Locally, Medicine Hat is...
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National Youth Survey: Revised Infographic
The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness would like to issue a correction to an infographic that was released on our social media sites in June 2016. In the fall of 2015,...
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Hunger And Nutrition
In Canada, hunger is largely a hidden problem. Many Canadians are simply not aware that large numbers of children, women and men in this country often go to bed hungry....
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How can you use the Housing and Homelessness Election Guide?
The Canadian federal election of 2015 is just around the corner and in time for Canada’s Democracy Week, we published a Housing and Homelessness Election Guide 2015. This non-partisan, independent,...
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is an umbrella term used to describe the range of disabilities and diagnoses that result from drinking alcohol during pregnancy. The impact and effects of...
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Dental Care & Homelessness
Media Folder: Media Root Prolonged homelessness impacts dental and oral health. Homeless people cannot easily access basic dental services due to a lack of money or insurance to cover the...