Few Canadian provinces have recognized housing as a human right

As more Canadians find themselves struggling to afford or find housing, the country's smallest province is the only one that can point to legislation recognizing housing as a human right. An aerial view of houses in Oshawa, Ont., is shown on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars HagbergST. JOHN'S, N.L.

When prodded for a response one week after an initial request, a spokesperson for Quebec's housing minister mistakenly sent a reply intended for a government colleague. Prince Edward Island responded with a link to its Residential Tenancy Act, the first line of which acknowledges that Canada has a signed United Nations' treaty affirming housing as a human right - though critics point out there is nothing in the act upholding that right.

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