Encampments

• Mayor of Barrie, Ont., declares state of emergency over homeless encampments

  Alex Nuttall said in a news release that the residents of Barrie, a city of nearly 150,000 people north of Toronto, 'have had enough' of what he described as 'lawlessness.'

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2025
  
• Ford government brings back bills to tackle encampments, badly-behaved councillors

  On Wednesday and Thursday, recently appointed Housing Minister Rob Flack reintroduced legislation his predecessor, Paul Calandra, had tabled in December.

  Canada

  May 1, 2025
  
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• Ontario might not need to pass major encampments bill, housing minister says

  In mid-December, the Ford government introduced a new homelessness law designed to clear encampments from parks across the province and to give police new tools.

  Politics

  Jan 28, 2025
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• ‘Restore safety and order’: Ontario spending $75M to remove public encampments

  The Ontario government says it has begun flowing up to $75.5 million to municipalities to help them remove encampments in public spaces.

  Politics

  Jan 27, 2025
• Outreach workers say Ontario encampments are ‘necessary’ amid lack of shelter spaces

  As the province seeks to end homeless encampments in public spaces with tough new legislation, many Ontarians are divided over how the issue should be handled.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2024
• ‘The same as it is in Winnipeg’: Housing insecurity a concern throughout Manitoba

  Homelessness is not just a social concern in Winnipeg, advocates say, and is becoming more visible even in rural areas of Manitoba like Steinbach.

  Economy

  Sep 25, 2024
• Ontario municipalities say there were 1,400 homeless encampments last year

  Cities and towns across Ontario saw at least 1,400 homeless encampments in their communities last year, according to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2024
• Hamilton revisits sanctioned sites for the unhoused amid discontent around tenting protocol

  Councillors approved another look at hosting sanctioned encampment sites across the city in the hopes of diverting some living rough from residential areas and local parks.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2024
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• Hamilton councillors to see staff report before possible encampment bans in some parks

  City politicians have agreed to hold off on potential encampment bans for parks under construction until two city divisions weigh in on the potential impacts to the community.

  Canada

  Jul 8, 2024
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• Hamilton councillors poised to clash over calls to ban encampments in some parks

  Three Hamilton councillors believe parks in their wards should be immune to encampments. They say the parks meet similar criteria used to stop camps in another park last year.

  Politics

  Jul 5, 2024