Homelessness in Ottawa has reached its highest levels ever and will continue to worsen if “additional investments” aren’t made in housing, says a new city report. The city’s 2024 Housing Needs ...

When Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe announced the goal of ending youth homelessness by 2030, we heard a familiar refrain: Can it really be done? The support and collaboration we’ve seen so far has been ...

Two years after the release of her landmark report on homeless encampments, the Federal Housing Advocate continues to urge all levels of government to do more to address the human rights crisis of ...

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Drs. Nicole Racine and Stéphanie Manoni-Millar, University of Ottawa, and CHEO Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario Recent data show that the number of people experiencing homelessness increased by 20% ...

The springing up of dozens of homeless encampments in large and regional cities, and even small towns across Canada is a significant indicator of the catastrophic housing crisis gripping the country.

A recent report from the Council on Aging of Ottawa noted that a homelessness survey done in 2024 found that more than 22 per cent of respondents experiencing homelessness were over 50, and nearly 12 ...