Toronto – The City of Toronto released its 2024/25 Winter Services Plan, outlining increased supports to assist more people experiencing homelessness during cold weather. The 2024/25 plan offers more services than previous years. It will expand temporary shelter capacity, activate four Warming Centres, move people to supportive housing and open surge capacity during extreme cold. In total, approximately 1,200 …
SMITHS FALLS — The Ontario government is providing over $2.4 million through the Social Services Relief Fund (SSRF) to help create 34 supportive housing units in Kingston, and six transitional housing units in Perth that will support individuals and families that have experienced domestic violence or abuse. The funding will also support two affordable housing units in Smiths Falls. “Our …
Yukon – National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Incorporated (NICHI) in collaboration with Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor, Patty Hajdu announced the recipients of NICHI’s expression of need process to address the critical need for safe and affordable urban, rural and northern Indigenous housing projects in Yukon. The announcement includes $34,494,500 in funding for 4 new housing projects …
Toronto – The City of Toronto is evolving its approach to encampments and supports for people experiencing homelessness based on feedback from the public, interested parties and recommendations from the City’s Ombudsman. To date, 28 of the 31 of the Ombudsman’s recommendations have been completed with work ongoing to address the remaining three recommendations. Encampments are a symptom of the housing …
Ottawa – Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities, said that the federal government has announced a detailed plan to support the Namur-Hippodrome eco-district project, which represents enormous potential for affordable housing in Montreal and serves as a model for the country.
Gatineau – As Ottawa continues to face extreme weather, the Government of Canada and the City of Ottawa are partnering to offer vulnerable people and those experiencing homelessness a warm indoor space to rest. Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has signed an agreement with the City of Ottawa to temporarily use the Graham Spry Building, located at 250 Lanark …
Toronto – The City of Toronto launched the 2024 Budget process with a staff prepared budget that protects core services and makes investments in transit, shelters and community safety. The budget aims to set the City up to achieve financial stability and sustainability through a new multi-year approach. The Budget Committee was presented with the staff prepared rate and tax-supported …
Ottawa — The Government of Canada is adopting new and innovative ways to build high-quality housing, in line with our work to make infrastructure climate resilient, and boost Canada’s housing supply at an unprecedented rate. Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, announced consultations that will begin in early January 2024 on a housing design catalogue initiative, building on …
Provincial investment will support vulnerable people in the community PETERBOROUGH — The Ontario government is providing an additional $177,958 through the province’s Homelessness Prevention Program to help create housing units at Hunt Terraces in Peterborough for seniors and people experiencing homelessness. This funding is in addition to over $1 million in new funding provided to the project in partnership with …
Hamilton – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it was “unacceptable” that asylum-seekers were forced to live on Toronto streets when they were turned away from the city’s overwhelmed shelter system last month. Speaking to reporters in Hamilton, he said the federal government will “continue to work together” with the city in “constructive ways” to address the issue. He was joined …
