HIFIS Improvement Project
From time to time, we undertake larger-scale studies, soliciting feedback from communities on a particular issue and publishing detailed reports.
Housing Project: Part 4
Future Project
- Status: Future Project
Follow-Ups
Planned. This is the last housing piece, and we're going to look at improving how follow-ups are done. Currently, you can only do follow-ups to Housing Placements and Housing Loss Prevention, and clients are considered actively receiving services until the last follow-up is complete.
Housing Project: Part 3
Future Project
- Status: Future Project
Housing Matching
Planned. We're going to look at ways to match your high priority clients to available housing resources.
Housing Project: Part 2
November 2025
- Status: Submitted
This report, sponsored by the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, outlines a series of improvements related to a new proposed stand-alone Referrals module in HIFIS. This report is part 2 of our larger project to improve housing in HIFIS.
Housing Project: Part 1
March 2022
- Status: Under Review
This report, sponsored by the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness outlines a series of improvements related to a new proposed stand-alone housing module that will accommodate supportive and transitional housing programs.
April 2021
- Status: Implemented in HIFIS 4.0.60.1
The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness and ACRE Consulting, as members of the National HIFIS 4 Working Group, took the initiative to consult with communities and propose what Diversion could look like in HIFIS 4.
May 2018
- Status: Implemented in HIFIS 4.0.59.1
ACRE Consulting was hired by the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness to assess HIFIS 4 and to provide recommendations regarding modifications to support the integration and implementation of a quality By-Name List.
HIFIS Ideas and Feature Requests
This is a community area where we share ideas that we've had about new features for HIFIS. You're welcome to share your own ideas, or let us know what you think!
Known Issues
We keep a list of all the HIFIS issues that we know about. If you're having an issue, it may be helpful to identify whether it's something that another community is also experiencing, or if it's unique to you.
