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Pan-Canadian Voice for Women’s Housing (PCVWH) is a national-in-scope project that is born out of an annual symposium for women across Canada, where discussions have focused on housing policy with an intersectional lens and a goal to make women-focused housing a priority. The symposium has been held annually since 2017.

Since then, we have facilitated urgent and timely discussions, developed calls to actions and made recommendations to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the National Housing Strategy through an intersectional and inclusive gender lens.

For more information, please check out the PCVWH website.

Advisory Circle

Our annual symposium is planned this year by our 2021 Advisory Circle; 11 influential women with extensive experience in advocating and creating safe and equitable housing for women and children, inclusive of women with lived expertise.

Anne	Landry	Community Advocate
Annick	Mondat Allemann	Actions Femmes ÎPÉ
Arita	Atwal	Atira
Chevi	Rabbit	Community Advocate
Cindy	Chiasson	Yukon Women’s Transition Home Society
Dolly	Williams	Preston & Area Housing Fund
Hajar	Masoud	Atira
Janine	Halfie	Community Advocate
Jewelless	Smith	Council of Canadians with Disabilities
Lori	Deets	Wakamow Aboriginal Community Association Student/Advocate, Treaty 4 Territory
Michaela	Mayer	Canadian Centre for Women’s Empowerment
Taylor	Richards	Genesis House
Twyla	Etchinelle	VIDEA and NWT Tenants Housing Association

Reports

Would you like to read more on what occurred at our past symposia? Here is a link to our prior years’ reports of the proceedings and the prolific discussion amongst the women who participated.

2017

Pan Canadian Voice for Women’s Housing 2017 Symposium (English)

Pan Canadian Voice for Women’s Housing 2017 Symposium (French)

2018

Pan Canadian Voice for Women’s Housing 2018 Symposium (English)

Pan Canadian Voice for Women’s Housing 2018 Notes from Small Group Discussions (English)

Pan Canadian Voice for Women’s Housing 2018 Symposium (French)

Pan Canadian Voice for Women’s Housing 2018 Notes from Small Group Discussions (French)

2020

Pan Canadian Voice for Women’s Housing 2020 Symposium (English)

Pan Canadian Voice for Women’s Housing 2020 Symposium (French)

2021