Maytree 2023 - Recommendations to 4th UN Periodic Review of Canada

2.2 The National Housing Strategy Act (2019): New Federal Legislation to Implement Commitments and Supported Recommendations in the Third UPR In 2019, the federal government passed the National Housing Strategy Act (NHSA).2 The NHSA recognizes the right to adequate housing as a fundamental human right essential to the 1 Dragicevic, Nevena and Bruce Porter. [...] The federal government should fully implement its commitment to progressively realize the right to adequate housing under the NHSA and align its National Housing Strategy with the requirements set out in the NHSA. [...] Canada should encourage provinces and territories to adopt legislation similar to the NHSA to ensure the coordinated implementation of the right to adequate housing. [...] “Recommendations on Strengthening the Capacity of Local Governments to be Effective in Delivering on the Obligations of the ICESCR.” Maytree Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Connection to the Sixth Periodic Report of Canada. [...] "Implementing the Right to Housing in Canada: Expanding the National Housing Strategy." National Right to Housing Network Report Prepared for the Office of the Federal Housing Advocate.