Media advisory - New report to call attention to Métis housing conditions and press for solutions in Saskatchewan

OTTAWA ON, Oct. 17, 2024 /CNW/ - On October 23, 2024, the Métis Nation – Saskatchewan and the Federal Housing Advocate will jointly launch a report on housing precarity and homelessness in Métis communities.  

The groups, including Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle, President of Métis Nation – Saskatchewan Glen McCallum, and Loretta King, Metis-Nation – Saskatchewan's Infrastructure and Housing Minister, will also meet with federal ministers and senators in Ottawa that day to discuss the recommendations and advocate for solutions.

For the first time in Canada, this report comprehensively examines and documents Métis housing conditions first-hand. The report details housing conditions and experiences in Métis communities across Saskatchewan, and in particular in rural, remote and Northern areas.

The report makes recommendations to dismantle barriers to housing for Métis in Saskatchewan, including correcting past and present government actions and policies that have had negative effects on the right to housing.

Date 
October 23, 2024

Time 
9:30 a.m. (EST): Doors open for media registration and paper copies of the report provided to media. 

10:00 a.m. (EST): The press conference begins. Simultaneous interpretation will be available. 

Location

The press conference will take place at 180 Wellington, Room 325 in Ottawa.

Participation in the question and answer portion of this event is offered to journalists in person or via Zoom, and is for accredited members of the Press Gallery only.

For those wanting to participate via Zoom, a link will be provided upon your registration with [email protected].

Media who are not members of the Press Gallery may contact [email protected] for temporary access.

Advance copies
For an advance copy of the report, please contact [email protected].

SOURCE Office of the Federal Housing Advocate

Media contacts: Office of the Federal Housing Advocate, Media Relations, 613-943-9118, [email protected]