Canada Homelessness
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Homeless encampments in Canada are on the rise. Experts urge ‘Housing First’ approachThe "Housing First" approach identifies the right to housing as the first and foremost need of people experiencing homelessness, experts say.CanadaDec 18, 2022
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Are Ottawa’s plans to reduce homelessness working? Feds unclear, auditor general saysThe auditor general says Infrastructure Canada and CMHC were not working in a co-ordinated way and their initiatives were not well integrated.CanadaNov 15, 2022
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Halifax outreach worker expecting ‘huge jump’ in numbers in upcoming homelessness surveyThe Point in Time federal survey aims to provide data-driven responses to address homelessness.PerspectivesMar 14, 2022
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‘Exciting opportunity’ ahead for ministers to tackle mental health, homelessness: expertHousing Minister Ahmed Hussen said that he and Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett "will be very closely aligned.''CanadaDec 4, 2021
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Pair use TikTok to raise awareness about homelessness on cross-Canada trip"All the love and positivity we've gotten through TikTok, I want to keep that going."CanadaAug 27, 2020
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As coronavirus eviction bans end, advocates worry homelessness will riseA recent poll suggests 16 per cent of Canadians are worried to some degree about paying their housing costs in August, while one in four renters are worried.CanadaAug 14, 2020
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A study says Canada’s homeless women are ‘invisible.’ COVID-19 could make it worseThe study is the first ever comprehensive national portrait of women's homelessness, and involved a review of all available evidence on the situation in Canada.CanadaJun 25, 2020
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‘It’s critical’: More than 200 charities call on feds for funding amid COVID-19More than 200 of Canada's charities have formed an emergency coalition, calling upon the federal government to create a $10-billion stabilization fund amid the COVID-19 pandemic.CanadaMar 29, 2020
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$63 million, five-year plan to end homelessness in Regina unveiledA partnership between the City of Regina and the Government of Canada’s Homelessness Partnering Strategy has resulted in the "5-Year Plan to End Homelessness in Regina", unveiled June 20.CanadaJun 20, 2019
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