• Behchokǫ̀ woman fights brain cancer and an 8-year wait for housing

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-10-09 10:00:00.0
  Tags: [National, Housing, Indigenous, Social Services, Healthcare]

  Phoebe Nadezo, a 49-year-old resident of Behchokǫ̀, Northwest Territories, has faced an eight-and-a-half-year wait for a social housing unit while battling brain cancer and homelessness since 2015. Housing N.W.T. reports that 168 applicants are currently on the social housing waitlist in Behchokǫ̀, where the average wait time is approximately two years. While Housing N.W.T. has cited recent initiatives—including five modular homes near completion, 10 units under construction, and a $480 million joint territorial-federal investment announced in July 2026 under Build Canada Homes for up to 560 units—local leaders like Monfwi MLA Jane Weyallon Armstrong point to systemic failures, such as over 10 boarded-up detached homes sitting empty due to a lack of repair budgets.

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• Inuvik program to provide housing, transitional supports for men after addictions treatment

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-10-02 12:28:10.0
  Tags: [National, Housing, Social Services, Indigenous, Healthcare]

  The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation is preparing to open the Transitional Housing and Recovery Program (THARP) in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, featuring a four-bedroom house with eight beds. The facility aims to provide men returning from southern addictions treatment with safe housing, employment readiness training, after-care recovery support, land-based healing, and independent living skills. Program staff are completing training and navigating final government guidelines, with a projected opening as early as the end of the month.

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• 'Massive structural blindspot': Alberta provides $300,000 to the Oxford House to support new pre-treatment beds in Edmonton

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-29 22:11:53.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Healthcare, Social Services, Housing]

  The Alberta government is providing $300,000 to the Oxford House Foundation to support two new pre-treatment homes in Edmonton, helping approximately 140 Albertans annually. Announced by Mental Health and Addiction Minister Rick Wilson, the funding forms part of a broader $10-million provincial investment aimed at expanding pre- and post-treatment housing infrastructure. The houses will offer 24-7 onsite supervision, addiction counsellors, and recovery coaches to bridge the critical gap between medical detox and formal addiction treatment.

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• Opening new shelter with supports in Kamloops

  Source: British Columbia - Government News
  Date: 2026-09-02 20:25:00.0
  Tags: [British Columbia, Housing, Social Services, Healthcare, Seniors, Infrastructure]

  The British Columbia Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs and BC Housing are investing nearly $10 million through the Homeless Action Plan Enhanced Fund to open Solace Shelter at 1055 Glenfair Dr. in Kamloops, providing 40 support spaces for seniors and older adults operated 24/7 by The Mustard Seed. Additionally, the Province is contributing approximately $17.7 million through the Complex Care Fund for construction starting in October 2026 on 20 complex-care housing units at 1102 Glenfair Dr., where Interior Health will deliver clinical health services.

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• Province Funds 20 New Sober Living Spaces in Lloydminster

  Source: Saskatchewan - Government News
  Date: 2026-08-27 21:00:00.0
  Tags: [Saskatchewan, Healthcare, Social Services, Housing]

  The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $225,000 in annual funding to Oxford House Saskatchewan to establish 20 new second-stage sober living spaces in Lloydminster, distributed across four residential homes. Client intake for 15 of the spaces began in mid-August 2026, with the remaining five spaces scheduled to open in mid-September 2026. This initiative contributes to the provincial goal of adding 500 addictions recovery spaces under the Saskatchewan Action Plan for Mental Health and Addictions, backed by a record $674 million investment in the 2026-27 Provincial Budget.

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