Week in Review: May 30, 2025

Here’s a roundup of housing news and issues that ECOHH noted this week:

From ECOHH’s social media

• You are invited to the homeless memorial: a remembrance celebration. The event will be in Thursday, June 5th at noon around Homeless Memorial Memorial Plaza (103A Avenue & 100 Street). Everyone is welcome.

• An assessment of Canada’s progress toward building 5.8 million homes that are affordable, low-carbon and resilient

Relevant housing news 

• Mark Carney Promised Affordable Housing. Now Comes the Impossible Part

• One year after zoning reform, housing surges but sprawl continues

• Calgary

• Alberta gets the worst grade out of any province on building affordable housing

• Two malls in Montreal’s east end to be turned into housing

• Saskatoon sees growing number of homeless children

• ‘Outdated’ rent regulations leave Alberta tenants in limbo 

• Encampment, residents and GNWT ‘have to get along’

• 'A devastating blow': Yellowknife man out of options after accessible housing project fails

• Supports for co-op housing

• Mayor praises new housing project to help homeless Edmontonians when they leave hospitals

• Saskatoon faces record high levels of homelessness

• Growing need for daytime drop-in sites for homeless, B.C. non-profit says

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