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​No Place else to Go:
​Surveying The Human Rights Experiences of Encampment Residents in Ontario

“No Place Else to Go: Surveying the Human Rights Experiences of Encampment Residents in Ontario” is a seven-part report series. The core report sections include: ​
  • ​Building the Evidence: Survey Design, Data Collection, and Research Highlights
  • Pillar 1: Decentre Policing and Enforcement​
  • Pillar 2: Addressing Conditions in Encampments and Basic Needs 
  • Pillar 3: Equitable and Accessible Social Services
  • Pillar 4: Meaningful Participation
  • Pillar 5: Recognition of Indigenous Rights​
  • TBA
The reports in this series are each authored by different members of the project team. While each report can be read independently, together they provide a comprehensive account of the project's methodology, evidence, and findings concerning human rights and encampments in Ontario.

Additional appendix type pages : 
  • ​​All Survey Questions
  • All Exploratory Questions​ ​

Series Co-Authors include: 

​Building the Evidence:
Survey Design, Data Collection, and Research Highlights

Report Sections: 

  • Background: The Human Rights Pillars
  • Survey Framework​
  • Survey Methodology​
  • Research Highlights​

Documents & Summaries (PDFs)

  • View Full Report (PDF)
  • Executive Summary (PDF)
  • ​Introducing Pillar 1: Building the Evidence
    • PDF Version
  • Introducing Pillar 2: Building the Evidence
    • PDF Version
  • Introducing Pillar 3: Building the Evidence
    • PDF Version
  • ​Introducing Pillar 4: Building the Evidence
    • PDF Version
  • ​​​Introducing Pillar 5: Building the Evidence
    • PDF Version

Citations:

Farha and Schwan, 2020
Farha, L., & Schwan, K. (2020). A National Protocol on Homeless Encampments: A human rights approach. The Shift. https://www.make-the-shift.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/A National-Protocol-for-Homeless-Encampments-in-Canada.pdf

Rankin, 2021
Rankin, S. (2021). Civilly Criminalizing Homelessness. Harvard Civil Rights – Civil Liberties Law Review, 56(2), 367-412. https://journals.law.harvard.edu/crcl/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2021/10/Rankin.pdf.

Flynn et al., 2022
Flynn, A., Hermer, J., Leblanc, C., MacDonald, S.-A., Schwan, K., &; Van Wagner, E. (2022). Overview of encampments across Canada: A right to housing approach. The Office of the Federal Housing Advocate. https://homelesshub.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Overview-of-Encampments-Across-Canada_EN_1.pdf

Pin et al., 2026
Pin, Laura, Brussé, Regan Sunshine, Ahmad, Shabeeh, and Dej, Erin. (2026). Rethinking Municipal Responses to Encampments: Building a Human Rights Approach in Ontario. Wilfrid Laurier University. Waterloo, ON. URL: https://www.mymothernamedmesunshine.ca/report-rtr-2026

Greenberg, 2025;

Hemming et al., 2020


Dodd et al., 2022;

Shama et al., 2023


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