Housing Security for All Conference

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Thursday, November 20, 2025

Saskatoon Inn

Saskatchewan B

Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) is excited to announce the Housing Security for All Conference. This event will bring together community leaders, policymakers, service providers, housing developers and homelessness advocates to share innovative solutions and collaborative approaches to develop strategies to increase affordable housing and solutions to homelessness.

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Housing Security for all Program

Time	Description
8:00 – 8:30	Registration and Breakfast
8:30 – 9:45	Welcome: Master of Ceremony, Elder, SHIP President, SHIP Executive Director, STC Tribal Chief Arcand, MNS Minister Beverly Fullerton, TBC, Assistant Deputy Minister Brittany Casada
9:45 – 10:30	A Life of Experience – Dr Sharon Acoose
10:30-10:50	Break
10:50-11:00	Shadow Minister of Housing – April ChiefCalf
11:00-12:00	Shared Ground: Leveraging Social Purpose Infrastructure for Affordable Housing – Shannon Wiebe
12:00-12:30	Lunch
12:30-1:00	Erroll Kinistino (TBC)
1:00 – 2:00	Understanding Homelessness Through the Lens of Cultural Genocide – Brenda Reynolds
2:00 – 2:20	Veteran’s Homelessness – Paul Valiquette
2:20 – 2:35	Break
2:35 – 2:55	Income: The Foundation of Housing Insecurity – Colleen Christopherson-Cote
2:55 – 3:15	A Few Things Learned Along the Way – Major Gordon Taylor
3:15 – 3:45	Creeson Agecoutay (TBC)
3:45 – 4:00	In Memoriam – Peggy Vermette
4:00 – 4:15	Round Table & Closing

Time Description

8:00 – 8:30 Registration and Breakfast

8:30 – 9:45 Welcome: Master of Ceremony, Elder, SHIP President, SHIP Executive Director, STC Tribal Chief Arcand, MNS Minister Beverly Fullerton, TBC, Assistant Deputy Minister Brittany Casada

9:45 – 10:30 A Life of Experience – Dr Sharon Acoose

10:30-10:50 Break

10:50-11:00 Shadow Minister of Housing – April ChiefCalf

11:00-12:00 Shared Ground: Leveraging Social Purpose Infrastructure for Affordable Housing – Shannon Wiebe

12:00-12:30 Lunch

12:30-1:00 Erroll Kinistino (TBC)

1:00 – 2:00 Understanding Homelessness Through the Lens of Cultural Genocide – Brenda Reynolds

2:00 – 2:20 Veteran’s Homelessness – Paul Valiquette

2:20 – 2:35 Break

2:35 – 2:55 Income: The Foundation of Housing Insecurity – Colleen Christopherson-Cote

2:55 – 3:15 A Few Things Learned Along the Way – Major Gordon Taylor

3:15 – 3:45 Creeson Agecoutay (TBC)

3:45 – 4:00 In Memoriam – Peggy Vermette

4:00 – 4:15 Round Table & Closing

Note: We are working to confirm participants in our agenda and changes may occur. More information will be posted as soon as we are able.

For room bookings please feel free to visit the Saskatoon Inn website.

Menu: For those with dietary restrictions please note the menu for the day so you can plan accordingly.

Breakfast: Seasonal Fruit Salad, Muffins, Danishes, & Croissants, Fluffy Scrambled Eggs, Smoked Bacon, Maple Infused Breakfast Sausage, Savory Diced Breakfast Potatoes.

Morning Break: Fresh Fruit and Yogurt Parfait topped with Granola. Vegetables with Dill Dip, Protein Bars.

Lunch: Garlic Focaccia Bread, Greek salad, Caesar Salad, Three Cheese Tortellini with Alfredo Sauce, Roasted Basil Pesto Chicken

Afternoon Break: Cucumber and Mint-Infused Water, Yogurt Fruit Smoothies, Individual Granola Bars, Imported Cheese and Crackers, Charcuterie Board with Cured Meats, Cheeses, and Dried Fruits

Keep the community warm

As part of the conference, we’re inviting all attendees to take part in a simple act of kindness. Please consider bringing new or like-new warm socks, scarves, gloves, toques, or other cold-weather essentials to the event. Your donations will be collected on site and distributed by Bridge City Warmth to individuals experiencing homelessness in Saskatoon.

A drop-off table will be located near the conference registration area — let’s fill it up and help make a difference together. If you bought group tickets, please take a moment to forward this announcement to them so they can participate if they are able.

Thank you for helping keep our community warm this winter!

Thank You to our Sponsors

Are you interested in sponsoring this event? Contact us at solson@shipyxe.ca for more information.

We respectfully acknowledge that we are on Treaty 6 territory, the traditional lands of many diverse First Nations including the Cree, Dene, Nakota, Saulteaux and Dakota and the homeland of the Métis.