PDF versions of most of these publications are available upon request. Just send Nick an email and he’d be happy to send you a copy of the full report: falvo.nicholas@gmail.com
(2024). Responding to homelessness in Yellowknife: Pushing the ocean back with a spoon. In J. Christensen (Ed.), Housing, homelessness and social policy in the urban North: Perspectives from Alaska, the Canadian North and Greenland. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
(2024). With Stevens, L. & Penich, T. No place to go: Examining homelessness and social disorder as it relates to public transit in Calgary. Report commissioned by Vibrant Communities Calgary.
(2024). Real estate needs of Onward’s partner agencies: The perspective of community partners. Report commissioned by Onward Homes.
With Belliveau, J. (2024). Étude de faisabilité et élaboration d’un plan de développement en logement communautaire pour les aînés des communautés francophones du Canada. Rapport réalisé pour la Fédération des aînées et aînés francophones du Canada.
With Latimer, E. (2024). L’aide financière liée au logement pour les personnes en situation d’itinérance ou à risque de le devenir au Québec : forces et faiblesses actuelles et nouvelles approches qui pourraient être considérées. Rapport réalisé pour la La Société d’habitation du Québec.
With Otogwu, C. & Suttor, G. (2024). Comparative municipal spending on housing and homelessness in Canada’s major cities. Report commissioned by the City of Edmonton.
(2023). Chapter 15: Subsidized rental housing and homelessness under the UCP. In T. Harrison & R. Acuna (Eds.) Anger and Angst: Jason Kenney’s Legacy and Alberta’s Right. Montreal: Black Rose Books.
(2023). CIH Canada Study Tour, New York City: Summary notes. Report commissioned by CIH Canada.
With Jadidzadeh, A. (2023). Analyzing shelter utilization in different Canadian provinces: Exploring economic and social factors. Report commissioned by Infrastructure Canada.
With Jadidzadeh, A. (2023). Economic and social factors associated with homelessness: Assessment of availability of Canadian data sources. Report commissioned by Infrastructure Canada.
With Jadidzadeh, A. (2023). Economic and social factors associated with homelessness: Literature review. Report commissioned by Infrastructure Canada.
(2023). With Three Hive Consulting. Shelter Service Hub: Final evaluation report. Report commissioned by the Government of Alberta.
(2022). Affordable housing advocacy brief. Report commissioned by the Calgary Social Policy Collaborative.
(2022). ECOH rental housing event. Event summary commissioned by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
(2022). ECOH transitional and supportive housing event. Event summary commissioned by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
(2022). Homelessness: Increase investment in municipally led programs. In E. Slack, G. Eidelman, & T. Hachard (Eds.), Who does what: The municipal role in housing policy. IMFG Perspectives No. 33. Toronto: Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, University of Toronto.
(2022). With Pomeroy, S., Gordon, G., Gadon, S., Crawford, C., Gress, T., & Curley, A. Designing and implementing mixed income models to support the Alberta Ten-Year Affordable Housing Strategy: Stronger Foundations. Report commissioned by the Government of Alberta.
With Suttor, G., & Otogwu, C. (2022). The co-op difference: Comparing co-op and market rents in five Canadian cities. Report commissioned by the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada.
(2022). Editorial: Special Issue – Homelessness in Canada. International Journal on Homelessness, 2(1), 1-2. DOI:10.5206/ijoh.2022.1.14810
(2022). With Waegemakers Schiff, J. Supporting the front line: Shedding light on improved mental health among front-line staff at the Calgary Drop-In. Report commissioned by the Calgary Drop-In.
(2021). Innovation in homelessness system planning: A scan of 13 Canadian cities. Report commissioned by the Calgary Homeless Foundation.
(2021). Improving housing stability among Indigenous residents at Horizon Housing (Calgary, Alberta). Report commissioned by Horizon Housing.
With Burrett, J. (2021). Measuring what matters. Report commissioned by Homes First Society.
With Suttor, G. (2021). Assessing rent levels in new federally-supported rental housing: An internal report for the City of Calgary.
(2020). Affordable housing and homelessness. In D. Macdonald (Ed.), Alternative Federal Budget 2020. Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
(2020). Lifting singles out of deep poverty: The case for increasing social assistance benefits. IRPP Insight 33. Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy
(2020). The long-term impact of the COVID-19 Recession on homelessness in Canada: What to expect, what to track, what to do. Report commissioned by Employment and Social Development Canada.
(2020). Isolation, physical distancing and next steps regarding homelessness: A scan of 12 Canadian cities. Report commissioned by the Calgary Homeless Foundation.
(2020). Chapter 4: The role of income assistance. In Lindstrom, G., Pomeroy, S. Falvo, N., & Bruhn, J. (Eds.) Understanding flow of urban indigenous homelessness: Examining the movement between Treaty 7 First Nations and Calgary’s homeless serving system of care (pp. 83-107). Calgary Homeless Foundation.
(2020). What accounts for patterns of emergency shelter use by youth? A consideration of Calgary, 2008-2019. A background report for Professor Ron Kneebone.
(2020). With Curley, A., Gress, T., McKinney, S., & Joseph., M. Canadian mixed model development: A comparative analysis of ten sites. Report commissioned by Housing Partnership Canada.
With Jadidzadeh, A. (2020). Determinants of social assistance caseloads for employable single adults without dependants in Canada. Social Policy & Administration, Special Issue. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12655
With Jadidzadeh, A., & Dutton, D. (2020). Cost savings of housing first in a non-experimental setting. Canadian Public Policy, 46(1), 22-36. https://doi.org/10.3138/cpp.2019-017
With Pomeroy, S. (2020). Feasibility analysis for the Yellowknife Women’s Society Arnica Inn project. Ottawa: Focus Consulting.
(2019). Affordable housing and homelessness. In N. Falvo (Ed.), Alberta Alternative Budget, 2019. Toronto: Progressive Economics Forum.
(2019). Looking back to move forward: An assessment of progress on the 2014-2019 St. John’s Community Plan to End Homelessness. St. John’s: End Homelessness St. John’s. Retrieved from End Homelessness St. John’s website: https://wecanendit.com/resources. 70 pp.
(2018). Housing. In N. Falvo (Ed.), Alberta Alternative Budget, 2018. Calgary: Calgary Homeless Foundation.
(2018). Housing and neighbourhoods. In D. Macdonald (Ed.), Alternative Federal Budget 2019 No Time to Lose. Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
(2018). Housing and neighbourhoods. In D. Macdonald (Ed.), Alternative Federal Budget 2018: Getting There. Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
With Jadidzadeh, A. (2018). Patterns of exits from housing in a homelessness system of care: The case of Calgary, Alberta. Housing Studies, 34(2), 66-91. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2018.1432755
With Kalmanovitch, A., Ardelli, B., Collier, L., Hodgins, M., Donnelly, M., & Sinclair, J. (2018). Calgary point-in-time count report, 2018. Retrieved from Calgary Homeless Foundation website: http://calgaryhomeless.com
(2017). Housing and neighbourhoods. In D. Macdonald (Ed.), Alternative Federal Budget 2017 (88-92). Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
With Turner, A., Hansen, C., & Rogers, J. (2017). Everyone is home: Yellowknife’s 10 year plan to end homelessness. Retrieved from City of Yellowknife website: https://www.yellowknife.ca/. 69 pp.
With Campbell, R. (2016). Calgary Homeless Foundation Research Agenda. Calgary: Calgary Homeless Foundation. 26 pp.
With Campbell, R., & Smith, M. (2016). Calgary point-in-time count report, 2016. Retrieved from Calgary Homeless Foundation website: http://calgaryhomeless.com/. 40 pp.
With Moscovitch, A., & Macdonald, D. (2016). The federal government and old age security: Then, now, and the future. In C. Stoney & B. Doern (Eds.), How Ottawa spends 2015-16:
The Liberal rise and the tory demise. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press.
With Pomeroy, S., & Stoney, C. (2015). Business transformation: Promising practices for social and affordable housing in Canada. Prepared for Housing Partnership Canada. 99 pp.
With Pomeroy, S. (2013). Chapter 14: Pragmatism and political expediency: Housing policy under the Harper regime. In C. Stoney & B. Doern (Eds.), How Ottawa spends, 2013-2014: The Harper government: Mid-term blues and long-term plans (184-195). Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press.
(2012). Poverty amongst plenty: Waiting for the Yukon government to adopt a poverty reduction strategy. Toronto: The Canadian Homelessness Research Network Press. 44 pp.
With Pomeroy, S. (2012). Rethinking the role of housing in northern economic development. Prepared for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Northern and Rural Forum. 21 pp.
(2011). Chapter 12: Who pays, when and how? Government-assisted housing in the Northwest Territories and the role of the federal government. In C. Stoney & B. Doern (Eds.), How Ottawa spends, 2011-2012: Trimming fat or slicing pork?(243-261). Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press.
(2010). Chapter 1.5: Toronto’s Streets to Homes program. In J. D. Hulchanski, P. Campsie, S. B.Y. Chau, S. W. Hwang, & E. Paradis (Eds.), Finding home: Policy options for addressing homelessness in Canada Toronto: Cities Centre Press, University of Toronto. 34 pp.
(2011). Homelessness in Yellowknife: An emerging social challenge. Toronto: The Canadian Homelessness Research Network Press. 26 pp.
(2010). Literature review on accountability in health and long-term care: Background paper for “Reimagining Long-Term Residential Care: International Study of Promising Practices.” Ottawa: Carleton University. 25 pp.
With Abele, F., & Haché, A. (2010). Homeless in the homeland: Growing problem for indigenous people in Canada’s north. Parity, 23(9), 21-23. I contributed to the writing of the manuscript and revised drafts of the manuscript. I also read and approved the final manuscript.
(2009). Homelessness, program responses, and an assessment of Toronto’s Streets to Homes program. Ottawa: Canadian Policy Research Networks. 49 pp.
(2009). Toronto’s Housing First programme and implications for leadership. Housing, Care and Support, 12(2), 16-25.
(2008). The ‘Housing First’ model: Immediate access to permanent housing. Canadian Housing, Special Edition, 32-35.
(2003). Gimme shelter! Homelessness and Canada’s social housing crisis. Toronto: CSJ Foundation for Research and Education. 30 pp.