Nova Scotia Housing Crisis

• Souls Harbour opens new affordable housing for women, children in Nova Scotia

  A new affordable housing project has officially opened its doors along Nova Scotia's eastern shore to help women and children who are at risk of becoming homeless.

  Canada

  May 1
  
• Lawyer says reforms needed after N.S. woman leaves unit during water leak, locks changed

  A Halifax lawyer says a recent case he handled shows the province's tenancy law needs to be strengthened to ensure hearings are recorded and perjury is punished.

  Canada

  Apr 28
  
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• This Halifax woman makes about $50,000 a year – but still can’t find a home

  A Halifax woman who is homeless despite making $50,000 a year says her hunt for an apartment is 'defeating' in the city's tight rental market.

  Canada

  Apr 24
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• Advocates say Nova Scotia budget neglects affordable housing crisis

  The Nova Scotia government's budget allocates $21.6 million to offer 1,000 more people rent subsidies, and $8.2 million to emergency and overnight shelters.

  Canada

  Mar 24
• University students forced out of Halifax apartment worry about steep housing costs

  Halifax students say their landlord is using a loophole to increase rent rates by not renewing fixed-term agreements. Though legal, it's forcing them out of their affordable units.

  Canada

  Mar 17
• With frigid temperatures coming, Halifax groups work to support unhoused people

  With temperatures expected to drop deep into the negatives Friday night, front-line workers in Halifax are busy trying to keep the city’s most vulnerable residents safe.

  Canada

  Feb 1
• N.S. to build transitional modular housing for health-care workers

  Nova Scotia says it will spend $8 million to build transitional, modular housing for health-care workers 'in communities where housing options are limited.'

  Canada

  Jan 17
• Halifax homelessness crisis: What governments are doing and why advocates say more is needed

  In the second part of a two-part series on homelessness in Halifax, municipal and provincial governments say they're working on the issue, but advocates say time is of the essence.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2022
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• ‘We’re still people’: As winter sets in, unhoused people in Halifax call for change

  In the first in a two-part series on homelessness in Halifax, unhoused people and service providers are concerned about the conditions for people living outside.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2022
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• Nova Scotia announces extra $5 million for home repair programs

  The Nova Scotia government is putting more than $5 million in funding toward a number of programs to help people repair and adapt their homes.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2022