Toronto Homeless Shelter

• Winter closing of Toronto shelter hotel causing ‘chaos’ for some, advocates say

  The shelter site at what was formerly the Novotel Hotel Centre in downtown Toronto was leased by the city after the pandemic hit.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2022
  
• Person with monkeypox at Toronto homeless shelter moved to isolation centre

  A Toronto PHU is investigating whether there could be more monkeypox infections in a homeless shelter after confirming that a person with the virus recently visited the facility.

  Health

  Aug 2, 2022
  
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• Monkeypox case confirmed in Toronto shelter system

  The individual was transferred to an isolation and recovery site, a system first set up during the COVID-19 pandemic to stop the coronavirus from spreading in congregate settings.

  Health

  Aug 1, 2022
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• Toronto may begin to close temporary shelters that make up 40% of its capacity

  Over the next 12 months, staff said "up to five temporary sites will be decommissioned."

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2022
• The heavy toll of winter on Toronto’s homeless, from amputations to freezing to death

  He unwraps bandages that cover his left foot. His toes look like lumps of black coal. The diagnosis: severe frostbite.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2022
• ‘Screaming from the cold:’ Winter, COVID leave Toronto homeless with tough choice

  On Monday night, there were 7,436 people in Toronto's shelter system, according to the city's daily census.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2022
• Toronto’s homeless community, advocates demand better winter plan from city officials

  The Shelter Housing Justice Network, which represents members of the homeless community and those who work with them, has issued a report with several recommendations.

  Canada

  Oct 12, 2021
• COVID-19 variant found in more Toronto homeless shelters, encampment

  Toronto Public Health says nine people at four shelters, and four people from an encampment have screened positive for a COVID-19 variant.

  Health

  Feb 24, 2021
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• Toronto Public Health reports 1st COVID 19 variant case in homeless shelter

  Toronto Public Health says a case of a COVID-19 variant has surfaced in a city homeless shelter.

  Health

  Feb 13, 2021
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• Toronto didn’t comply with shelter physical distancing measures it agreed to, judge says

  The group argued the city's standards permitted the use of bunk beds and failed to require a minimum of two-metre spacing between beds, the standard public health measurement to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

  Health

  Oct 16, 2020