Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
A Feminist Perspective on the Financialization of Housing (FAFIA Webinar)
The webinar explores the impact of the financialization of housing on the daily lives of women and gender-diverse people in Canada.
24 Hour Census Report (2020): A One-Day Look at Women’s Transition Housing and Support Programs in BC
This snapshot offers some insight into the realities of Women’s Transition Housing and Supports Programs in BC. In just 24 hours in 2020, 844 people were sheltered or supported in-person or remotely through Transition Housing Programs across BC. An additional 77 people were still waiting for services or had to be turned away.
Resetting Normal: Building Intersectional Gender Justice in Post-Pandemic Canada
Resetting Normal is a series of reports that explore risks to human rights exposed by the pandemic and propose new ways to build a gender equal Canada in pandemic recovery efforts.
Webinar: Trans Inclusion and Gender Diversity at Domestic Violence Shelters
This webinar explores how shelters across the country can work towards becoming safer and more inclusive spaces for trans and nonbinary people.
Who Can Stay in the Family Home on Reserve
This easy-to-understand, illustrated brochure gives basic information about the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act and explains your rights to the family home on reserve.
Webinar: Relocation of Children & Decision-Making for Kids
The revisions to Canada’s Divorce Act offer stronger protections for women with children who are fleeing an abusive relationship. However, challenges remain. In this webinar, Pamela Cross will explore two of these issues: relocation of children and decision-making for kids.
Breaking the Cycle of Abuse and Closing the Housing Gap: Second Stage Shelters in Canada
This report lays out the importance of second stage shelters in breaking the cycle of abuse for survivors. Second stage shelters are an integral aspect of the continuum of supports for IPV survivors, providing them with the time and space to heal, plan for the future, and achieve independence and housing stability.
The State of Women’s Housing Need and Homelessness in Canada
Women’s homelessness is made invisible by how we define, measure, and respond to housing need and homelessness. This review explored evidence on the unique causes, consequences, and experiences of homelessness and housing precarity for women, girls, and gender diverse peoples in Canada.