Week in Review: August 15, 2025

Here’s a roundup of housing news and issues that we noticed this week:

From ECOHH’s social media

• Opportunity to offer input about policing in Alberta

• Challenges to have adequate and affordable housing are a common challenge for people living with disabilities, so this proposal by the Government of Alberta to change the current AISH program may be of interest.

• Item 7.6 on the agenda for City Council on Wednesday will look at increasing affordable housing for students in the downtown area

• Leading Change Edmonton: Real Estate Solutions for a Stronger Alberta

Relevant housing news 

• Affordable housing for sale

• Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and activating the National Guard (to remove homeless encampments)

• Housing isn’t just shelter 

• Low-income tenants fight sale of affordable Edmonton townhouses

• Disabled people face 'accessible housing shortage'

• Apprehension felt as deadline nears for AISH recipients to file for Canada Disability Benefit

• First-of-its-kind incentive program aims to boost Edmonton's student housing

• Can Carney move fast enough on affordable housing?

• One-third of renters spend more than 50% of income on rent: survey

• Ontario Extends Rent Relief Until 2026 – Key Details for Tenants

• Podcast on the accessibility of Edmonton’s community housing for disabled people

• 'Just trying to live': Sanitation, winter shelter plans for Yellowknife encampment undecided

• If your landlord tries to charge a brand new fee for your AC unit, it might not be legal

• Student housing in Ottawa

• Muskoka rolls out creative rental model to tackle housing crisis

• Sask. NDP take aim at Calgary-based Boardwalk in continued call for rent control

• Housing minister says new Nanaimo supportive housing won't be dry, despite council's call to ban substances

• Halifax's homeless population nearly doubled in 2 years, new data shows

• Edmonton city council approves land and funds for affordable housing

• Rents down in Calgary but demand for non-market housing still strong

• Thunder Bay's temporary shelter village project: a timeline

• Toronto's renoviction bylaw a 'huge win' and already making an impact, advocates say

• Eviction pressure at Kitchener encampment should be paused, say lawyers

• Should rent control come to Saskatchewan?

• Why is rent falling in Canada’s most expensive cities?

• Changes at Kelowna’s tent city believed responsible for more visible homelessness crisis downtown

• B.C. couple living in co-op housing facing $920 a month rent increase

• New federal entity to prioritize Canadian-made, affordable housing projects

• Washington homeless encampments clear out in anticipation of Trump crackdown

• Heat wave puts Ottawa’s homeless population at risk, shelters and volunteers step up

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