e-1604 (Housing policy)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
- The over 65 population is numbered 6,195,544 in Canada (2012, Stats Can);
- It is estimated that 1,437,670 Canadians (33%) were living with a disability (2012, Stats Can);
- There is very little accessible or visitable housing stock available in Canada;
- Persons with a disability and seniors continue to voice their desires to live as independently as possible and age in place;
- Visitable housing offers a convenient, age-friendly home for residents and a welcoming environment for visitors of all ages;
- Visitable housing benefits everyone – seniors, persons with a disability, parents, children, and families; and
- Motion M-157 states: "That the House recognize the importance that Visitability can have for Canadians of all ages and abilities, and particularly persons with a physical disability, aging individuals, seniors and their families, in Canada, by: a) emphasizing the efforts of companies, contractors and builders who are already applying the principles of Visitability in their new constructions; b) encouraging the Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities to address the topic of Visitability in the accessibility legislation to be introduced in the House; and c) inviting the federal government to address the subject of Visitability with its provincial and territorial partners in upcoming Federal, Provincial and Territorial."
- Open for signature
- March 27, 2018, at 10:01 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- July 25, 2018, at 10:01 a.m. (EDT)