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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
On May 25, the Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network was invited to speak as a witness to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance regarding pre-budget consultations in … More