Homelessness In Canada

• Are Ottawa’s plans to reduce homelessness working? Feds unclear, auditor general says

  The auditor general says Infrastructure Canada and CMHC were not working in a co-ordinated way and their initiatives were not well integrated.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2022
  
• Toronto resident at encampment clearing seen in photo of apparent choking by officer speaks out

  'I feel violated. Yeah, I'm just really angry it was a decision they made to use this much violence over something that just didn't need to go there,' Jayme Carter said.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2021
  
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• 5 Toronto councillors call for end to ‘violence and extreme show of force’ in encampment clearings

  "You are only moving people experiencing homelessness from parks to laneways, under bridges or into another park," the letter to Toronto Mayor John Tory said.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2021
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• City of Toronto officials and police move to end Alexandra Park encampment, 9 arrested

  City of Toronto officials estimated there are 28 to 35 people are living at Alexandra Park and said there are approximately 60 structures on the site.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2021
• Nenshi says Calgary could end homelessness ‘within 2 years’ with help from province, feds

  Nenshi's comments come after a throne speech in which the federal government committed to ending chronic homelessness in Canada.

  Politics

  Sep 23, 2020
• Federal government commits $1B for cities to buy motels, hotels for rapid-housing program

  The rapid-housing funds can be used to buy properties being sold because of the COVID-19 pandemic, or to build new modular units.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2020
• Kelowna to introduce data system to track homelessness in the Okanagan

  The Central Okanagan Journey Home Society intends to have an all-inclusive list of individuals, families, youth and veterans experiencing homelessness by summer 2020.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2020
• Tax cheats: What Canada is missing out on thanks to offshore banking

  Offshore tax havens are estimated to rob Canadian tax coffers of $7.8 billion a year. Here's a look at a few ways that lost revenue could help everyday Canadians.

  Money

  Sep 21, 2016
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• Just $46 per Canadian a year can help reduce homelessness: Report

  Spending an extra $46 per Canadian a year on affordable housing could dramatically reduce homelessness, a new research report concludes.

  Politics

  Oct 29, 2014