Week in Review: January 9, 2026

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

From ECOHH’s social media

• Edmonton writer shares thoughts on housing for people with mental health issues

• A reading recommendation from ECOHH colleague organization FRAPRU

Relevant housing news 

• Housing As Healing: Anne Stevenson On Indigenous-Led And Community-Centered Housing In Edmonton

• How much shelter space does Edmonton actually need?

• ‘Frostbite capital’: Efforts to reduce frostbite amputations underway in Edmonton

• Opinion: Alberta's new disability benefits program fails the fairness test

• Why some Alberta AISH recipients fear incoming medical review panels

• Edmonton’s housing affordability edge could slip in 2026: Conference Board of Canada

• Seniors relying on homeless shelters up nearly 50% since pandemic

• New permanent homeless shelter expected to open this winter in Wetaskiwin, Alta.

• Trump says U.S. to ban large investors from buying homes

• A Vancouver Landlord Keeps Being Allowed to Evict Tenants. Why?

• Some Fraser Valley renters still feeling squeezed despite ‘softer’ rental market

• 'It's amazing': Saskatoon apartment complex offers supportive housing, harm reduction

• 12 homeless encampments cleared since new bylaws, City of Winnipeg committee hears

• More than 100 homeless New Brunswickers died in 2025

• B.C. cities say they're on the hook for millions for housing, social issues due to senior gov't 'downloading'

• Non-profits are hustling to save affordable housing in N.S. Can they keep it up?

• What will it take to boost housing in N.L.? This advocate says a focused approach and targeted investing

• Brockville warming centre concerns

• New documentary looks at solutions to the housing crisis

• City of Winnipeg says it's making progress on encampments 

• Sudbury outreach workers say cold weather is putting people who are homeless at risk 

• Mobile home owners speak out over rent tactics

• Region of Waterloo looks to change bylaw that could see Kitchener encampment residents out by April 1

• Data shows improved affordability, safety metrics in Vancouver — leading to political credit and caution

• Landlord policies make rentals hard to find for pet owners

• GTA homes sales declined in 2025: report

• Metro Vancouver housing market hits 20-year low

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