Neha Review Panel Reports on the Right to Safe, Adequate and Affordable Housing for Women, Two Spirit, Trans, and Gender-Diverse People

On November 24, 2025, the Neha Review Panel submitted its final report and recommendations to the Honourable Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, marking a pivotal moment in Canada’s commitment to gender and racial equity in housing. The reports focus on the right to safe, adequate and affordable housing for women, Two Spirit, Trans, and gender-diverse people, and the government's duty to uphold this right. Upon listening to the people impacted, the Neha review panel concludes that Canada is not fulfilling all the conditions to realize the right to housing in Canada in an inclusive, gender-responsive, and human rights-based manner.

“We are human. We deserve a place to live. It’s that simple”: The final report and recommendations of the Neha review panel represents the culmination of the Neha review panel’s work. It offers the review panel’s conclusions and recommendations to the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, based on what was heard in dialogues with more than 500 individuals and organizations from coast to coast to coast. These recommendations aim to guide the Government of Canada in upholding the right to safe, adequate, and affordable housing for women, Two Spirit, Trans, and gender-diverse people. As per the National Housing Strategy Act, the Minister must respond to the report within 120 days. The Minister must also table a response to each House of Parliament. The response will be published on the Council’s website once available.

Two companion reports are published alongside Neha’s final report.

“A place where we can breathe, heal, and belong”: What women, Two Spirit, Trans, and gender-diverse people of all origins told the Neha Review Panel about their right to safe, adequate, and affordable housing captures the lived experiences, insights, and proposed solutions shared in Neha’s written and oral dialogues by women, Two Spirit, Trans, and gender-diverse people as well as the organisations serving them. These are voices that are too often excluded from housing policy. Together, participants described a housing system shaped by inequities and colonial legacies that highlight the urgent need for change. This report serves as a foundational resource that informed the panel’s final recommendations.

International Law and the Human Right to Adequate Housing for Women, Two-Spirit, Trans, and Gender Diverse People provides a substantive overview of the scope of the right to adequate housing under international law, examines the domestic application of the right in Canada; and reviews the concerns raised by international human rights bodies over gaps in the implementation of this right in Canada.

• “We are human. We deserve a place to live. It’s that simple”: The final report and recommendations of the Neha review panel.
• "We are human. We deserve a place to live. It's that simple": Final Report Summary
• “A place where we can breathe, heal, and belong”: What women, Two Spirit, Trans, and gender-diverse people of all origins told the Neha Review Panel about their right to safe, adequate, and affordable housing.
• International Law and the Human Right to Adequate Housing for Women, Two-Spirit, Trans, and Gender Diverse People

A news release announcing the publication of these reports is available here.