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National Housing Council announces new Review Panel on women & gender-diverse homelessness
September 4, 2024

On Sept 4, National Housing Council publicly announced their intent to proceed with the review panel on Canada’s failure to eliminate homelessness amongst women and gender-diverse people!   The National … More


Brief submission for the 2025 federal budget
August 6, 2024

The National Indigenous Women’s Housing Network and Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network submitted a pre-budget submission brief for the 2025 federal budget.   With significant leaps made within the … More


Watch Now: Indigenous Women’s Right to Housing Webinar
August 1, 2024

Watch this insightful webinar, Indigenous Women’s Right to Housing: Pathways for Rectification under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Intersections with International Law, hosted by the National Indigenous Women’s … More


Setting a national standard on gender and human rights approaches for emergency shelters
July 3, 2024

How can shelters serve women and gender-diverse people with a rights-based and gender-sensitive approach? That’s the question a new project, funded by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, has worked … More


WNHHN co-hosting June Urban Thinkers Campus on gendered housing, save your spot
May 1, 2024

#Housing Matters: Housing Challenges for Women & Gender-Diverse People: Exploring Solutions and Support Systems. Raise awareness on housing issues faced by women including homelessness & engage in meaningful conversations to … More


Watch Now: CAEH23 Women’s Homelessness Stream Presentations
April 25, 2024

The 2023 National Conference on Ending Homelessness has released all four of the Women’s Homelessness stream presentations and videos. Watch below! WH1 Session: Gender-Sensitive Approaches to Housing and Supports – … More


WNHHN welcomes ambitious Budget 2024, calls for urgency to meet gender-based targets
April 16, 2024

Our take on the 2024 federal budget announced today—the potential and possibilities.   By Khulud Baig and Stefania Seccia  The Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network welcomes an ambitious budget … More


#InvestinWomen: This Int’l Women’s Day let’s fund housing and solutions
March 8, 2024

This year’s theme for March 8 is #InvestinWomen: Accelerate Progress, which is timely considering divestment in necessary housing and policy solutions has led to today’s crisis This International Women’s Day … More