Week in Review: January 23, 2026

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

From ECOHH’s social media

• Disaster of homelessness worsens in Ontario

• There is an energetic new group in Strathcona County/Sherwood Park with a mission very similar to ECOHH. Anyone living in that area is encouraged to connect and get involved.

• What's happening in Calgary around housing?

• U of A Researcher Spotlight Series featuring Anna Lund: The Right to Housing in Canada: Law, Power, and Lived Reality

Relevant housing news 

• Countering Anti-Feminist Ideology in Federal Housing Policy

• Cycles of loss and survival: Voices of northern Indigenous Women experiencing homelessness

• A Tech Bro Think Tank Is Trying to Roll Back Evidence-Based Homelessness Policy

• How does someone end up at a shelter?

• Sudbury contractor looks to improvise building material to prevent frostbite among homeless

• Toronto hospital to double housing program that reduces ER visits

• How do you provide affordable housing for those with low incomes? 

• What’s next after Mark Carney’s Davos speech; do inclusive classrooms work; and what is cohousing and how does it work? (Start at 47:00)

• New housing in Sarnia aims to tackle disproportionate homelessness

• Montreal aims to address housing crisis by easing rules for developers

• What are iceberg homes and why are they gaining popularity in Toronto?

• What rising development fees mean for the housing market

• Why is homelessness in Ontario getting worse?

• Can Co-op housing help Canada's housing crisis?

• Number of homeless ODSP, OW recipients in Ontario surges 72% since 2019: report

• Quebec housing tribunal recommends a 3.1% basic rent increase

• Homeless people are ‘freezing outside’ as temperatures plunge in Timmins

• Winnipeg Humane Society pushing for more pet-inclusive housing

• Affordable housing money for Red Deer cancelled 

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