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Solving Homelessness in Canada: 3 Steps Budget 2026 Can Take
May 4, 2026

Going into Budget 2026, Canada is facing a serious housing and homelessness crisis. Overall homelessness has doubled, and unsheltered homelessness has increased by 300% since 2018, according to the latest national point-in-time count. Budget 2026 is a critical moment for the federal government to take the next step towards realizing … More


Canada’s Spring Economic Update: What It Means for Housing and Homelessness
May 1, 2026

The federal government released its Spring Economicº£½ÇÉçÇøUpdateº£½ÇÉçÇøthis week,º£½ÇÉçÇøfocusing on their plan to build Canadaº£½ÇÉçÇø economy.º£½ÇÉçÇøAgainst the backdrop of heightened unaffordability, ongoing housing pressures, and a precarious global economic environment, this Spring Economic Updateº£½ÇÉçÇøidentifiesº£½ÇÉçÇøhousing as a key pillar of the governmentº£½ÇÉçÇø approach to support Canadians.º£½ÇÉçÇøº£½ÇÉçÇø On housing and homelessness, theº£½ÇÉçÇøupdate included:º£½ÇÉçÇøº£½ÇÉçÇø … More


Aging with Dignity: A Homelessness reduction innovation for seniors in Niagara Region
April 21, 2026

*Content note: This story contains mention of suicide.º£½ÇÉçÇø At first, it was anecdotal.º£½ÇÉçÇøº£½ÇÉçÇø Emergency shelter workers acrossº£½ÇÉçÇøtheº£½ÇÉçÇøNiagara regionº£½ÇÉçÇønoticing a few more seniorsº£½ÇÉçÇøshowing upº£½ÇÉçÇøat night, without anywhere else to go.º£½ÇÉçÇø Then, theº£½ÇÉçÇøBy-Name Data — a list of all people actively experiencing homelessness in the region — confirmedº£½ÇÉçÇøit.º£½ÇÉçÇø Seniors nowº£½ÇÉçÇørepresentº£½ÇÉçÇø15 per cent … More


DSSAB and Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness launch innovative project to stop homelessness before it happens
April 7, 2026

One-year program will help reduce homelessness and prevent evictions through community partnershipsº£½ÇÉçÇø Sault Ste. Marie, ON – April 7, 2026: The District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board (DSSAB)º£½ÇÉçÇøis launchingº£½ÇÉçÇøa new initiativeº£½ÇÉçÇøthrough the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessnessº£½ÇÉçÇø(CAEH)º£½ÇÉçÇøº£½ÇÉçÇøHomelessness Reduction Innovation Fund (HRIF) to help keep more people inº£½ÇÉçÇøourº£½ÇÉçÇøcommunity … More


Marie Morrison is retiring after a career spent revolutionizing Canadaº£½ÇÉçÇø response to homelessness
March 23, 2026

When Marie Morrison first started her career in the homelessness sector,º£½ÇÉçÇønoº£½ÇÉçÇøoneº£½ÇÉçÇøhad heard ofº£½ÇÉçÇøBy-Name Data or Coordinated Access — twoº£½ÇÉçÇøfundamentalº£½ÇÉçÇøelements now considered essential in the work to end homelessness.º£½ÇÉçÇø Housing Firstº£½ÇÉçÇøwasn’tº£½ÇÉçÇøa term yet coined.º£½ÇÉçÇø To say theº£½ÇÉçÇøsectorº£½ÇÉçÇøº£½ÇÉçÇøapproach has shiftedº£½ÇÉçÇøsince thenº£½ÇÉçÇøwould be a remarkable understatement.º£½ÇÉçÇø “Weº£½ÇÉçÇøcan fairly say Marieº£½ÇÉçÇøhas helpedº£½ÇÉçÇørevolutionizeº£½ÇÉçÇøCanadaº£½ÇÉçÇø response to … More


Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness and End Homelessness St. Johnº£½ÇÉçÇø reducing homelessness for people with disabilities
March 18, 2026

St. Johnº£½ÇÉçÇø, NL, March 17, 2026 –º£½ÇÉçÇøThe work to reduce homelessness among peopleº£½ÇÉçÇølivingº£½ÇÉçÇøwith disabilitiesº£½ÇÉçÇøin Newfoundlandº£½ÇÉçÇøand Labradorº£½ÇÉçÇøhas taken a huge leap forward, thanks to a new project that will help shape the way communities across Canada support peopleº£½ÇÉçÇøexperiencing homelessnessº£½ÇÉçÇøto findº£½ÇÉçÇøand maintain safe, affordable and accessible housing.º£½ÇÉçÇø In partnership with the Canadian … More


Homelessness Reduction Innovation Fund: 16 projects to solve homelessness are underway
March 10, 2026

“This success story is not just about me.º£½ÇÉçÇøItº£½ÇÉçÇøº£½ÇÉçÇøabout what becomes possible when people are given structure, compassion, and the opportunity to rebuild.â€�º£½ÇÉçÇø Those were the words of aº£½ÇÉçÇønewly moved-inº£½ÇÉçÇøresident, sharedº£½ÇÉçÇørecentlyº£½ÇÉçÇøduringº£½ÇÉçÇøthe opening ofº£½ÇÉçÇøa supportive housing unitº£½ÇÉçÇøin the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.º£½ÇÉçÇø Thatº£½ÇÉçÇøº£½ÇÉçÇø24 new homes for people experiencing chronic homelessness … More


HRIF Bright Spot: County of Simcoe and CAEH paving the path to reducing unsheltered homelessness with launch of new Bridge Housing projectº£½ÇÉçÇø
March 6, 2026

Nobody wants to be homeless.º£½ÇÉçÇø Given the choice, no one would choose to live in a tent, an encampment, or on the streets — especially not during the frigid Canadian winters.º£½ÇÉçÇø Yet homelessness, especially unsheltered homelessness, is surging across the country. Since 2018, unsheltered homelessness has increased by 300%, according … More


Maximizing impact through close collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous community entities in Thunder Bay
February 18, 2026

As temperatures plunged below –30 C in the winter of 2023-24, something extraordinary happened in Thunder Bay, on the northern shore of Lake Superior.º£½ÇÉçÇø Nearly everyoneº£½ÇÉçÇøliving in encampments was brought in from the cold, temporarily housed in hotels for the winter.º£½ÇÉçÇø “There were people dying outside. Overdosing outside. There were … More


County of Simcoe and CAEH launch Bridge to Stability project in Barrie to reduce unsheltered homelessness
February 6, 2026

Barrie, ON, February 6, 2026 – Today marks theº£½ÇÉçÇølaunchº£½ÇÉçÇøof an innovativeº£½ÇÉçÇø40-unitº£½ÇÉçÇøBridge Housingº£½ÇÉçÇøproject in Barrie, marking a big step forward in the ongoing work to ensure everyone in Simcoe County has a safe place to call home.º£½ÇÉçÇø The project is a partnership between the County of Simcoe and the Canadian Alliance … More