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Spring Economic Update: A strong economy requires gender housing justice
May 6, 2026

The Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network responds to the federal government’s 2026 Spring Economic Update, calling for gender-responsive housing investments, climate-resilient infrastructure, stronger affordability measures, and coordinated action to … More


Open Letter to Minister Robertson following his response to the Neha Review Panel
April 24, 2026

  Housing Minister Gregor Robertson tabled his response to the Neha Review Panel in Parliament on April 17, fulfilling his legislated obligation to respond to the panel’s reports within 120 … More


HUMA Brief: Build Canada Homes must work for women and gender-diverse people
April 20, 2026

Canada’s housing crisis cannot be solved with a “business-as-usual” approach—and yet, that is exactly the risk we face. The federal government’s Build Canada Homes (BCH) initiative signals an important shift … More


Senate Event: Dignity, safety, and a guaranteed livable income
February 12, 2026

This week the Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network joined allies to talk about support for Bill S-206, a guaranteed livable income, in Ottawa’s Senate. On February 11, the National … More


Our joint UN submission on Canada’s housing & homelessness crisis
February 3, 2026

We join the National Right to Housing Network and Canadian Centre for Housing Rights in calling on Canada to meet its human rights obligations under the International Covenant on Civil … More


Her Life Mattered: A Preventable Death in Sudbury Demands Housing Justice
January 19, 2026

The Indigenous Harm Reduction Network, National Indigenous Women’s Housing Network, and Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network are calling for urgent government action to end preventable deaths by ensuring access … More


FEWO Brief: Countering anti-feminist ideology in housing policy
January 8, 2026

Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network submitted a brief to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women on how ideology, discrimination, and outdated assumptions continue to deny women and … More


2025 in Review: A Year of Organizing, Storytelling, and Solidarity
December 18, 2025

At the forefront of gender housing justice in Canada: How lived expertise, research, and advocacy shaped 2025 for the Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network. This was a defining year … More