Charlottetown — The governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island signed an agreement to support people living without homes, including in encampments, as part of the Unsheltered Homelessness and Encampments Initiative (UHEI). Funding will support the implementation of a Community Encampment Response Plan (CERP) and immediately provide additional support to people living without homes. The plan is tailored to the …
Nova Scotia announce investments in reducing homelessness
Nova Scotia — The federal government is investing over $14 million to support communities in addressing homelessness in Nova Scotia, through Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy and the Unsheltered Homelessness and Encampments Initiative (UHEI). Through Reaching Home, the federal government is supporting Halifax in preventing and reducing homelessness with an investment of more than $8.7 million allocated to the Affordable Housing Association of …
Addressing well-being of unsheltered homelessness in Yukon
Whitehorse —The governments of Canada and the Yukon announced that an agreement to support people living without homes has been signed as part of the Unsheltered Homelessness and Encampments Initiative (UHEI). Funding from the Community Encampment Response Plan (CERP) will support a new 17-unit supportive housing program and contribute to the Downtown Whitehorse Safety Response Action Plan. The program is operated in partnership by …