The National Housing Research Committee’s (NHRC’s) Homelessness Working Group was held on Tuesday morning, November 3rd at the Crowne Plaza Hotel – Pinnacle Room, 101 Lyon Street in Ottawa.

This Working Group meeting continues to be at the forefront of our nation’s homelessness research and also provides you with great networking opportunities. The meetings of all Working Groups was video web-cast live in both official languages to reach all stakeholders interested in NHRC matters.

Meeting Description

Co-Chairs Sharon Mason of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) Homelessness Partnering Secretariat and Dan Troke, of Nova Scotia’s Department of Community Services opened the Homelessness Working Group’s meeting. The first presenter was Michel Frojmovic of Acacia Consulting and Research who discussed measuring homelessness and the risk of homelessness in Canadian Cities. This was followed by a presentation on migratory and transient homelessness in northern Ontario and its related impacts by Carol Kauppi of Laurentian University. Tracey Lauriault of Carleton University presented the pilot cybercartographic atlas of the risk of homelessness.

To view all webcasts from the Spring meeting open this link.

Open the links to view the webcast of presenters:
Counting Homelessness - Towards a Consistent Method for Communities by Shirley Woods, Master of Public Administration Graduand, University of Victoria
Counting the Homeless—Experience Gained and Lessons Learned
Claudia Jahn, Canadian Action on Homelessness, Halifax N.S.
Nicola Chopin, Student Intern, CUISR, University of Saskatchewan
Iain De Jong, Manager, Streets to Homes, City of TorontoUsing
HIFIS Data for Analysis—Yellowknife Case Study by Jean-Guy Lacoursière Acting, HIFIS Manager HRSDC