Keynote Speakers

David Hulchanski, University of Toronto

David Hulchanski, director of the University of Toronto’s Centre for Urban and Community Studies and professor of housing and community development in its Faculty of Social Work, has gained an international reputation as an authority on homelessness. As holder of the only endowed chair in housing studies in North America – the Dr. Chow Yee Ching Chair in Housing – Hulchanski has penned a host of policy discussion papers regarding the rise of homelessness in Canada.

Susan Scott, Author

Susan Scott, author of All Our Sisters: Stories of Homeless Women in Canada and No Fixed Address, has interviewed women and men facing homelessness across Canada. With uncompromising honesty and a deep sense of empathy, Scott recounts their stories while highlighting the many underlying problems they face, including abuse, addiction, violence, and a lack of affordable housing and social services sensitive to their needs.

Other keynote speakers will be announced soon. Check back, or contact us to be added to the conference mailing list.