The National Working Group on Homeless Encampments (NWG-HE) – convened by The Shift since January 2023 – presents a Municipal Engagement Guidance. This Guidance is intended to support municipalities in engaging homeless encampments in a constructive and peaceful manner. The Guidance is not a road map to solving homelessness. It is an effort to establish national standards, based in human rights, for municipal government engagement with encampments across the country of Canada. It is intended to help ensure the best outcomes for those living in encampments and their communities in the short term, while establishing a foundation for longer-term solutions.
The National Working Group on Homeless Encampments (NWG-HE) – convened by The Shift since January 2023 – presents a Municipal Engagement Guidance. This Guidance is intended to support municipalities in engaging homeless encampments in a constructive and peaceful manner. The Guidance is not a road map to solving homelessness. It is an effort to establish national standards, based in human rights, for municipal government engagement with encampments across the country of Canada. It is intended to help ensure the best outcomes for those living in encampments and their communities in the short term, while establishing a foundation for longer-term solutions.
In April 2020, former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing Leilani Farha and Dr. Kaitlin Schwan released A National Protocol on Homeless Encampments: A Human Rights Approach. The Protocol, based in international and domestic human rights law, outlines eight Principles to guide governments in their responses to homeless encampments.
This Handout, Homeless Encampments & Your Human Rights, is for people living in encampments in Canada. It outlines residents’ human rights and how governments are obliged to respect them. Download and freely distribute!
En avril 2020, l’ancien rapporteur spécial de l’ONU sur le droit à un logement adéquat, Leilani Farha, et le Dr Kaitlin Schwan ont publié Un protocole national sur les campements de sans-abri : Une approche basée sur les droits de l’homme. Le protocole, fondé sur le droit international et national des droits de l’homme, énonce huit principes pour guider les gouvernements dans leurs réponses aux campements de sans-abri.
Ce document, intitulé Les campements de sans-abri et vos droits humains, est destiné aux personnes vivant dans des campements au Canada. Il décrit les droits de la personne des résidents et la façon dont les gouvernements sont tenus de les respecter. Téléchargez-le et distribuez-le librement !
This Lawn Sign, This Home is Protected by Human Rights Law, is created for display at homeless encampments. It can serve to remind state officials, bylaw officers, and the general public that encampment residents are protected under human rights law. The QR Code links to the National Protocol. Download and freely use as you wish!
