This section details the research papers that we commissioned last year which formed the basis of some of the sections of this report. These research partnerships are a critical foundation for the work that we do. We want to recognize the researchers for their insights and findings, which will help us advance change on key systemic housing issues.
Bringing the housing and homelessness crisis into focus
High stakes: Financialization putting affordability at risk
- The Financialization of Housing in Canada (Summary Report) and The Financialization of Rental Housing in Canada by Martine August, University of Waterloo
- The Financialization of Seniors Housing by Jackie Brown
- The Uneven Racialized Impacts of Financialization by Nemoy Lewis, X University (formerly Ryerson University)
- Impact of Financialized Housing on Tenants: ACORN Housing Survey Report by Bhumika Jhamb and Judy Duncan, ACORN Canada
- Housing Financialization International Landscape by Manuel Gabarre de Sus
A human rights crisis for residents of encampments
Research team:
- Sue-Ann MacDonald, Université de Montréal
- Caroline Leblanc, Université de Sherbrooke
- Alexandra Flynn, University of British Columbia
- Joe Hermer, University of Toronto Scarborough
- Estair van Wagner, Osgoode Hall
- Kaitlin Schwan, The Shift
- Sam Freeman, The Shift
- Palmira Lutoto, The Shift
- Carolyne Grimard, Université de Montréal
- Sydney Chapados, Carleton University
- Isabelle Raffestin, Université de Montréal
- Émilie Roberge, Table des organismes communautaires montréalais de lutte contre le SIDA
- Laury Bacro, Réseau d'aide aux personnes seules et itinérantes de Montréal
Reports:
- Literature Review on Encampments Across Canada
- Overview of Encampments Across Canada: Media Scan
- Homeless Encampments in Canada: 5 Key Human Rights Issues for Consideration
- La Situation des Campements au Québec
Locked out: Security of tenure, evictions and arrears
- Security of Tenure and the Right to Counsel for Tenants Facing Eviction by Sarah Buhler, University of Saskatchewan
- International Jurisprudence and Security of Tenure by Seema Kawar and Sahar Raza, National Right to Housing Network and Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodations
- Judicialization of evictions and right to housing in Canada by Martin Gallié, Université de Québec à Montréal
- Race and Security of Housing in Canada by Priya Gupta, McGill University
- Systemic Barriers to Security of Tenure for First Nations People: A Complex Web of Federal, Provincial, Municipal, and First Nation Jurisdictions by Alan Hanna, University of Victoria
- Security of Tenure Issues for Persons with Disabilities by Luke Reid, University of Toronto
- Encampments & Security of Tenure: Federal Lands as a Site of Federal Obligations by Estair van Wagner, Osgoode Hall
Building on a strong foundation
General research
- Implementing the Right to Adequate Housing Under the National Housing Strategy Act: The International Human Rights Framework by Bruce Porter, Social Rights Advocacy Centre
- Implementing the Right to Housing in Canada: Expanding the National Housing Strategy by Michèle Biss & Sahar Raza, National Right to Housing Network
- Implementation of the Right to Housing for Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse People in Canada by Kaitlin Schwan, Mary-Elizabeth Vaccaro, Luke Reid, & Nadia Ali (Women's National Housing and Homelessness Network)
- Review and Options to Strengthen the National Housing Strategy by Steve Pomeroy, Carleton University Centre for Urban Research and Education (CURE)