On June 26th, 2025, ACTO’s Your Way Forward hosted a webinar launching their report: The Journey to Housing Stability for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence. This webinar included a presentation of the research process, key findings, policy recommendations, and the design and implementation of a new specialized housing legal service. Presenters were Sumaya Bauer, Leah Morris and Magda Barrera.
This report explores survivors’ journeys navigating the housing legal system in Ontario, identifies key barriers they face along their journey, and calls for urgently needed specialized services and policy changes to increase their access to justice and housing stability. The full report and executive summary can be found here.