Recommendations for safe and affordable housing for Indigenous women in the DTES

Recommendation 91: Change government definitions of social housing and affordable housing to mean rates that are affordable to people on social assistance, and rents that are income-geared not market-geared.

Recommendations for safe and affordable housing for Indigenous women in the DTES

Legislative protections

Recommendation 107: Legalize tent cities and mobile home parks.

Recommendations for safe and affordable housing for Indigenous women in the DTES

Legislative protections

Recommendation 110: All levels of government must buy or lease SRO hotels to prevent them from gentrifying and pushing out low-income residents.

Recommendations to end criminalization of Indigenous women in the DTES

Legal and judicial reform

Recommendation 152: End the criminalization of homelessness by eliminating bylaw infractions and criminal charges for sleeping or tenting in public spaces, and end the displacement of tent cities.

Recommendations for Indigenous women’s wellness in the DTES

Culturally safe healthcare

Recommendation 196: Hospitals including security guards need to be welcoming and supportive—not judgmental and criminalizing—in their interactions with Indigenous patients.

Recommendations for Indigenous women’s wellness in the DTES

Culturally safe healthcare

Recommendation 197: Security guards and all emergency room healthcare providers and staff must receive mandatory training in cultural sensitivity, mental health, and de-escalation.