FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2025 AS HOMELESSNESS GROWS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, OVER 2,300 CANADIANS GATHER IN MONTREAL TO SHARE SOLUTIONS MONTREAL – As the homelessness crisis continues to surge, exacerbated by global economic uncertainty and the increasing cost of living, over 2,300 community leaders, front line workers, funders, policy … More
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As Homelessness Grows Across the Country, Over 2,300 Canadians Gather in Montreal to Share Solutions
Download now: Bridge Housing in Canada: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Operating Bridge Housing Effectively.91è Across Canada, more and more people are living without shelter. According to national point-in-time count data, unsheltered homelessness has risen a staggering 300% since 2018. Communities are struggling to respond as encampments grow and … More
by Mitch DeCock, Data Lead You can’t improve what you don’t measure. That91è why the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) works directly with communities across the country to reliably track the number of people experiencing homelessness using by-name data. This is a comprehensive database of all people experiencing homelessness … More
Today, the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness was pleased to join Prime Minister Mark Carney at the launch of new federal agency Build Canada Homes (BCH). We welcomed the notable focus on delivering the supportive and deeply affordable housing needed to reduce homelessness, and the recognition of the need to … More
by Tim Richter The federal government91è proposal to create “a new federal entity responsible for building affordable homes, financing affordable home builders, and catalyzing a more productive homebuilding industry” —Build Canada Homes (BCH) —is an ambitious and potentially transformative concept that could reshape Canada91è housing landscape. It91è the centrepiece of … More
No matter where you look, the housing and homelessness crisis is personal. Too many Canadians are struggling to find and keep a place to live and worrying about the trade war making it even worse. 91èSkyrocketing rents, impossible home prices that strip the dream of owning a home from young … More
91è to End Homelessness (CAEH) is deeply concerned by the Trump administration91è decision to criminalize and promote involuntary institutionalization for people experiencing homelessness and substance use issues in the United States.91è91è91è The executive order expands the use of policing and institutionalization as a response to homelessness, prioritizes funding … More
Building a future where homelessness is rare, brief and non-recurring requires that everyone experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness gets the right support at the right time. That91è where Coordinated Access comes in. Coordinated Access systems streamline the process for people to access the housing and services they need. … More
The91èCanadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) welcomes the new federal government91è focus on the housing crisis as a top national priority in today91è Speech from the Throne. CAEH welcomes the government’s commitment to urgent, coordinated action to make housing more affordable and notes that this work must also support those … More
Yesterday, the Government of Ontario re-introduced the Safer Municipalities Act, Bill 6, which proposes increasing enforcement action against people sheltering on public property, expanding police authority and increasing fines and incarceration for public drug use. 91è to End Homelessness affirms our opposition to this Bill and all new … More