The Final Week in Review: May 1, 2026

Hi everyone - this is our last weekly roundup of housing news and issues. This initiative takes a lot of time, and we think our efforts can be better placed elsewhere. 

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From ECOHH’s social media

• NiGiNan Housing Ventures Documentary is being presented at the Muttart Theatre in Milner Library in downtown Edmonton - 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square.

  • 🗓 Monday, May 4th

  • ⏰ 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

  • Eventbrite link here

  • Experience powerful stories behind innovative housing initiatives and hear from the people bringing these meaningful projects to life. This is a unique opportunity to learn, connect, and be inspired by impactful work.

• The International Center for Community Land Trusts invites participation in the 2026 Global Community Land Trust (CLT) Virtual Summit that will take place from May 5 to June 10 2026.

  • It is a six-week series of free online events conceived to reclaim and honor the Black and Indigenous leadership traditions that gave rise to the CLT model and continue to shape community land stewardship globally. Running from May 5 to June 10, 2026, and anchored by World CLT Day on May 15, the summit brings together CLT practitioners, residents, community activists, organizers, researchers, network leaders, partners, and allies to share experiences, reflect on practice, and advance the global CLT movement. Join one event or follow the full six-week global series.

  • World CLT Day is a global moment dedicated to celebrating community land trusts and connecting communities across the movement. Since its launch, it has grown into a shared opportunity to raise visibility, share stories, and strengthen collaboration worldwide.

  • More info and registration links here 

Relevant housing news 

• The Strathcona County Housing Rights Action Group

• Amnesty International report warns of deepening Indigenous people's housing crisis

• Many Toronto-area rental units are sitting empty, but rent prices are still 'sky high': advocate

• La Ronge, Sask., town council to vote on proposed homeless campground

• City of Regina to hold public consultations on land trusts in effort to make housing more affordable

• Volunteers fear increased conflict between city, homeless population as shelter closes

• Ottawa amends rollout plan for Indigenous housing cash

• Mental health services would be offered 24/7 at proposed affordable housing apartment building in Steinbach

• Matchmaking for rent: How Montrealers are teaming up to beat the housing crisis

• ‘No-go zone’: Vancouver homeless man claims he was told to move ahead of FIFA

• Council officially votes down managed homeless encampment plan

• How new homeless encampment ban is going

• New homeless outreach model launches in Nipissing

As always, we recommend checking out these sources for additional information on housing and homelessness

• Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) 

• Canadian Centre for Housing Rights

• Canadian Housing & Renewal Association (CHRA) 

• Federal Housing Advocate

• Homeless Hub (Canadian Observatory on Homelessness) 

• Homeward Trust 

• Housing Complex  

• Make the Shift   

• National Right to Housing Network (NRHN)  

• Social Housing & Human Rights (SHHR)

• Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network