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Budget 2026: What Canada needs to do for women and gender-diverse people facing homelessness
September 11, 2026

The Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network has prioritized three major policies to advance housing security for women and gender-diverse people in a submission to the Department of Finance for … More


The Canada Alberta Housing Infrastructure Fund Agreement must prioritize women and gender-diverse people.
August 10, 2026

On July 29, Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to announce this new development initiative in Red Deer, Alberta. Read further details on the project and our thoughts below.    Last … More


Climate Disasters Demand a Housing Rights Response

Standing with communities across Canada displaced by wildfires.    The Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network (WNHHN) and National Indigenous Women’s Housing Network (NIWHN) stand in solidarity with the communities across Ontario, British Columbia, the Prairies and Canada’s North … More


WNHHN raises gendered housing priorities with Housing Minister at roundtable
July 23, 2026

Khulud Baig, WNHHN’s Executive Director of Policy & Engagement, attended a National Housing Strategy consultation with Canada’s Minister of Housing earlier this month. Read what WNHHN told the Minister below. … More


Review Panel Submission: Accessible housing and gender rights
June 24, 2026

On June 22, the Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network (WNHHN) submitted recommendations to the National Housing Council’s review panel on the lack of accessible housing in Canada.  Canada’s accessible … More


HUMA Brief: Closing the gender gaps in Canada’s homelessness policies
June 22, 2026

A new policy brief from the Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network calls on the federal government to overhaul how it defines, funds, and responds to homelessness among women and … More


Strengthening Canada’s housing and shelter response for women and gender-diverse people
June 15, 2026

WNHHN calls on the federal government to fund, build, and listen in order to end the cycle of gendered homelessness once and for all. Women and gender-diverse people experiencing homelessness … More


Shelter Reality: Presenting to the federal Standing Committee on the Status of Women
June 1, 2026

On May 28, Marie McGregor Pitawanakwat, WNHHN’s Co-Chair and Chair of the National Indigenous Women’s Housing Network, appeared as a witness before federal Standing Committee on the Status of Women … More