Quebec Homelessness

• Quebec economic update gets mixed reviews from food banks, homeless advocates

  Food banks and homeless advocates give their reviews on the money announced from Quebec during its economic update.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2023
  
• Quebec City mayor calls on others to share anger at increase in homelessness

  The mayor spoke at a summit on homelessness, following recent data that found the number of people experiencing homelessness had nearly doubled over four years in Quebec.

  Politics

  Sep 15, 2023
  
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• New West Island shelter ‘a sign of an urgent problem,’ says staff

  The new initiative was made possible because of a one-time grant from the federal government's Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy.

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2022
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• Plateau-Mont-Royal residents ‘living in fear’ since Hotel Dieu shelter opened

  'First it was just a little bit of drugs, now it's spilled onto our property where they're actually doing drugs in our front step and vandalism happens,' says Dionisia Spallas.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2022
• Coroner’s office in Quebec investigating death of woman believed to be homeless

  The woman's death is the second one to hit the homeless community in just two weeks, after a 74-year-old man was found Jan. 10 in a makeshift camp in Montreal.

  Canada

  Jan 21, 2022
• Provincial government funding to help fight homelessness in Quebec

  The Quebec government is injecting $280 Million over five years to fight homelessness and offer more resources to shelters and help people find permanent homes.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2021
• Quebec announces $11 million to tackle homelessness

  Advocates to help the homeless say the government's announcement is a step in the right direction.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2018