Charter obligations to address homelessness

Heegsma v. Hamilton

Appeal to Court of Appeal for Ontario

Intervention Motions with Draft Facta

Charter Committee on Poverty Issues and the National Right to Housing Network
Canadian Centre for Housing Rights
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Income Security Advocacy Centre and Mental Health Legal Committee
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
Clinique Juridique Itinerante and Niagara Community Legal Clinic
City of Toronto
City of Kingston
Appellants' Response to Intervention Motions
Respondent's Factum in Response to Intervention Motions
CCPI/NRHN Oral Argument - Reply to Respondent
CCPI/NRHN Compendium for Oral Argument
Decision of Justice Favreau on Intervener Motions (December 24, 2025)

Superior Court Decision Under Appeal

Heegsma v. Hamilton (City), 2024 ONSC 7154 CanLII judgment

Parties' Facta

Appellant's Factum
Respondent's Factum

Appeal Book Ontario Court of Appeal

Global Index with Case Centre Pagination
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 5
Volume 6
Volume 7
Volume 8
Volume 9
Volume 10
Volume 11
Volume 12

COA Exhibits

Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 5
Volume 6

Applicant's Motion Record at Superior Court

Volume 1 Notice of Application, Relevant Bylaws, Endorsement Orders
Volume 2 Residents' affidavits
Volume 3 Residents' affidavits
Volume 4 Evidence of Dr. Claire Bodkin, Audrey Davis, Benjamin Hognestad, Dr. Rachel Lamont, Olivia Mancini
Volume 5 Evidence of Leilani Farha and Stephen Gaetz
Volume 6 X-examination of Stephen Gaetz and Gaetz exhibits
Volume 7 Evidence of Dr. Kate Hayman and Dr. Stephen Hwang
Volume 8 X-examination of Stephen Hwang, Exhibit I and Affidavit of Joseph Ameil
Volume 9 Supplementary Affidavit of Joseph Ameil and exhibits; Affidavit of Dr. Aaron Orkin
Volume 10 Aaron Orkin exhibits A-F
Volume 11 Evidence of Kaitlin Schwan
Volume 12 X-examination of Kaitlin Schwan and Exhibits 1-11; Evidence of Andrea Sereda
Volume 13 Evidence of Brett Ashton and Evidence of Danielle Blake
Volume 14 Evidence of David Buckle, Karen Bunn, Monica Cierello, Trevor Haalstra
Volume 15 Evidence of Steve Hasselman
Volume 16 Evidence of Wesley Loy, Cory Manning, Roberto Mastroianni, Frank Miscione
Volume 17 Evidence of Tessa Macfadzean, Shawn Mackeigan, James Moulton; Evidence of City of Hamilton Expert Witness Dr. Sharon Koivu
Volume 18 Requests to Admit a-f; Response to Requests
Volume 19 Requests to Admit May 21, 2024 and June 7, 2024
Volume 20 Response to Request to Admit August 26, 2024; Requests to Admit October 18, 2024; Response November 7, 2014; Requests November 8, 2024 and November 22, 2024

Additional Reports & Protocols

Coming Together to End Homelessness 2019
2023 Hamilton Encampment Protocol
2023 Encampment Response Update – August 2023

Not in record: Homelessness as Analogous Ground

Kaitlin Schwan Affidavit for Bill 6 Challenge