Pan Canadian Voice for Women's Housing

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About

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.

Annetta	Armstrong	Indigenous Women’s Healing Centre (IWHC)	Winnipeg, MB
Janice	Abbott	Atira Women’s Resource Society	Vancouver, BC
Cindy	Chiasson	Yukon Women’s Transition Home Society	Whitehorse, YK
Lori	Deets	Wakamow Aboriginal Community Association	Moose Jaw, SK
Hajar	Masoud	Atira Women’s Resource Society	Vancouver, BC
Syreeta	Moore	Atira Women’s Resource Society	Vancouver, BC
Janine	Olifie-Harvey	Community Advocate	Ulukhaktok, NWT
Chevi	Rabbit	Community Advocate	Edmonton, AB
Jewelles	Smith	Council of Canadians with Disabilities	Vancouver, BC
Dolly	Williams	Preston & Area Housing Fund	Halifax, NS
Nicole	Young	Hope Haven Transition House	Labrador City, NL

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