Homelessness in local government
194 tracked Canadian meetings mentioned this topic since 2026-02. Counts come from canonicalized brief tags and are directional because coverage varies by place and platform.
Places with the most mentions
- Ottawa, ON (8)
- Kingston, ON (6)
- Dufferin County, ON (6)
- Hamilton, ON (6)
- Niagara Region, ON (6)
- Hastings County, ON (5)
- London, ON (5)
- Cobourg, ON (5)
- Sudbury District, ON (5)
- Pickering, ON (5)
- Simcoe County, ON (5)
- Tay, ON (4)
Latest matching meetings
No substantive items listed for Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee
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Meeting agenda contains only procedural items
This agenda consists solely of administrative boilerplate and lacks any specific items for discussion or decision. No rezonings, contracts, ordinances, or public hearings are listed.
Council receives resident's call for governance reform across North Simcoe
This is a Council Information Package for the Township of Tay, containing correspondence and notices for Council's information rather than decisions. It includes a resident's letter urging governance reform and cost efficiency across Tiny, Tay, Midland, and Penetanguishene, plus County of Simcoe releases on newcomer…
Hastings County committee to review housing, homelessness funding and contracts
The Community and Human Services Committee is meeting to discuss and potentially recommend to County Council several items, including contract extensions, funding allocations for housing and homelessness, and a construction update. The agenda includes a closed session for litigation matters and recognition of a staff…
Council to vote on zoning changes for employment lands and Reverie development
Council will decide on a zoning by-law amendment to restrict industrial zones to employment uses, and vote on final approval of Official Plan and zoning amendments for the Reverie development at 11403 Highway 26. Other items include a stormwater management master plan, a physician recruitment incentive, and a…
Committee to discuss winter response, housing stability, and outreach funding
The Community and Protective Services Committee is meeting to discuss several items including a proposed winter response for 2026-2027, a housing stability services procurement framework, and a donation to Victoria Park. The committee will also hear a delegation on the 7th report of the Environmental Stewardship and…
Council to consider 2027 permissive tax exemptions for Chamber and community groups
Council will hear delegations from the Dawson Creek & District Chamber of Commerce and the Dawson Creek Society for Community Living regarding their 2027 permissive tax exemption applications, and receive an update on the Nawican Emergency Shelter's complaints and mitigation strategy. The meeting also includes reports…
Province seeks input on conservation authority regulations
Council received correspondence from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks regarding a 45-day public consultation on two proposed regulations under the Conservation Authorities Act. The proposals cover a tiered formula for appointing members to regional conservation authorities and new ineligibility…
Committee reviews tenant protection compensation requirements for renters
The Committee of the Whole will discuss a review of tenant protection compensation requirements, assessing options for increasing compensation while maintaining redevelopment feasibility. Staff reports also address permissive tax exemptions for non-profits for 2027-2028. Council member motions include advocacy for…
Council to reaffirm Saskatoon Homelessness Action Plan 2026 and consider borrowing $31.7M for leisure centre
Saskatoon City Council meets to decide on several items including reaffirming the Saskatoon Homelessness Action Plan 2026 with annual performance reporting, approving a $2.55 million budget increase for Fire Stations No. 10 and No. 11, and authorizing up to $31.7 million in borrowing for the East Side Leisure Centre…
City receives correspondence from other municipalities on various policy issues
This is an information package only, containing correspondence received by staff for council's information. No decisions are being made at this meeting.
Council receives information package with resolutions from other municipalities
This is a routine Council Information Package circulated for information only. No decisions or discussions are scheduled; the package includes correspondence, resolutions from other municipalities on topics such as tick-borne diseases, emergency shelter funding, pesticide use, and intimate partner violence, as well as…
City of Orillia updates Council on Indigenous mural and arts grant
This Council Information Package provides updates on community projects and correspondence. It includes reports on a new public mural and a successful grant application for a concert series.
Committee recommends City Council receive and endorse the 2026 Homelessness Action Plan
The Governance and Priorities Committee will consider administrative and legislative reports, including the Saskatoon Homelessness Action Plan 2026. It will recommend that City Council receive the report, reaffirm the city's leadership role, endorse performance indicators, and bring any related budget requests to…
Additional recycling carts to be delivered to Tay residents starting August 3
This is a Council Information Package containing correspondence and resolutions for information only. No decisions are being made at this meeting; the document provides updates on regional programs and requests from other municipalities.
County of Simcoe declares intimate partner violence an epidemic
This Council Information Package includes correspondence and resolutions for council's information only; no decisions are being made. Notable items include a County of Simcoe resolution declaring intimate partner violence an epidemic, a joint advisory on a housing program for homeless veterans at CFB Borden, and a…
Council to consider guarantee bylaw for Maskwa Medical Center
Council will consider a guarantee bylaw (Bylaw #3268) for Maskwa Medical Center (Canada) Inc., hold public hearings on several rezoning and road closure bylaws, hear a funding request from the Helping Homeless Restart Society to purchase the Dew Drop Inn, and discuss updates to video surveillance and community grant…
Council approves waste management strategy and housing funding
Dufferin County Council will approve a draft Long-Term Waste Management Strategy and invest in 2026-27 housing and homelessness programs. The meeting also includes updates on water source protection, shelter operations, and a request for a Justice Centre in Orangeville.
Committee to approve multi-year shelter contracts and housing investment plans
The committee will vote on entering into two-year agreements with four shelter providers (Nova Vita, Rosewood House, Salvation Army, SOAR) for emergency shelter and transitional housing, with a one-year renewal option. They will also approve investment plans for the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative and the…
Committee discusses Housing and Homelessness Action Plan 2025-2035
The General Issues Committee will hear delegations and consider several key items, including the Housing and Homelessness Action Plan 2025-2035, a jurisdictional scan on emergency shelter access, and annual allocation of Municipal Accommodation Tax funds. Motions on vacant building enforcement at industrial properties…
Committee advances two rezoning proposals and reviews housing strategy
The Planning and Development Committee will consider forwarding two rezoning applications to City Council for readings: one for a low-rise multi-family development with childcare at 3588 Wayburne Drive, and another for a six-storey market rental building on Sidley Street. The Committee will also receive an update on…
Council receives letters on Islamophobia, planning, shelters, voters
This is an electronic information package, not a meeting. Council receives correspondence from other municipalities and regions on various topics. Items include a motion denouncing Islamophobia, proposed Planning Act changes under Bill 119, a request for provincial review of emergency shelter standards, and a request…
Province directs conservation authority transition ahead of 2027
This is an information package with no decisions or votes. It includes correspondence from the Ministry of the Environment directing conservation authorities on budget and apportionment during transition to a regional model, and several resolutions from other municipalities on topics like property reassessment and…
Council to hear delegation on data centre risks, consider ICBC safety funding
Council will hear a delegation from qathet Climate Alliance about risks of a data centre at the Mill Site. They will consider adopting a Bylaw Notice Enforcement bylaw, approving ICBC funding for intersection safety improvements (up to $130,200 total), and issuing a development permit for an automotive service centre…
Gatineau committee to adopt renewal of youth action strategy, hear STO updates
The Comité plénier will hold public and closed sessions on June 30, 2026. In public, it will hear presentations from the Société de transport de l’Outaouais on its 2026 status and financial update, as well as on the Rapibus project, and is scheduled to adopt the renewal of the municipal youth action strategy for…
Committee to hear update on 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan
The Community Safety and Well-Being Advisory Committee will receive updates on two key initiatives: the 'From Response To Resilience' project in partnership with the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction and Ottawa Public Health, and the city's 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan. The committee will provide…
City to discuss prohibiting overnight sheltering in certain parks
The Committee of the Whole will consider policy direction regarding homeless encampments on city property. The primary focus is a proposal to amend the Parks Regulation By-law to prohibit overnight sheltering in some public spaces while allowing it in others.
Council to decide on A Better Tent City transition and $5.06M funding
This special council meeting focuses on the transition and stabilization of A Better Tent City (ABTC). The key report recommends approving the transition plan, adding $2.50 million to the 2025 Housing Services Capital program, increasing the 2026 operating budget by $2.56 million with no regional levy impact, and…
Council to allocate $2.496M for homelessness prevention programs
County Council will vote on the 2026-27 Homelessness Prevention Program Investment Plan, allocating $2,496,000 in provincial funding across emergency shelter, supportive housing, outreach, and housing assistance. The agenda also includes approval of the 2025 audited financial statements and a by-law for a Medical…
Committee to recommend on animal shelter zoning and suite variance
The Special Community Planning Committee will consider two items: a development variance permit to allow a detached secondary suite at 1010 Matheson Lake Park Drive with a 24.1 m separation (exceeding the 15 m maximum), and a zoning amendment application for 3280 Woodruff Road to facilitate an animal shelter use by…
Zoning amendment for 3280 Woodruff Road animal shelter considered
The Metchosin Community Planning Committee is reviewing a zoning amendment application for 3280 Woodruff Road to allow an animal shelter. The supplemental agenda consists entirely of correspondence from residents opposing the rezoning, citing environmental impacts and the applicant's refusal to register a conservation…
Council to receive Unhoused Action Plan and consider housing projects
The City Council will receive a presentation on the Unhoused Action Plan, hold public hearings for two housing developments (99 townhouse units on Valley Way and a 57-unit apartment on Garner Road), and consider a bylaw to recover costs from frivolous Integrity Commissioner complaints. Other items include fee waiver…
Council to vote on new temporary overnight shelter regulations
Council will decide on approving the 2025 Annual Municipal Report, adopt several bylaws including sign regulations and a housing agreement, consider zoning amendments for density and building heights, a rezoning for 1475 Hugh Allan Drive, and a development variance for Thompson Drive. They will also consider…
Council to consider proposed emergency shelter at 7740 – 40 Avenue
Council will discuss and possibly vote on a development permit for an emergency shelter with community garden and health services at 7740 – 40 Avenue. They will also consider a zoning bylaw amendment redefining supportive living accommodations, a neighbourhood plan boundary adjustment for 3.35 acres, and a capital…
Motion for data framework on unsheltered homelessness outreach
Ottawa's Community Services Committee will review responses to inquiries on shelter costs, family shelter, community gardening insurance, tennis/pickleball court rentals, cooperative housing, and encampment clean-up. The committee will also consider a motion directing staff to develop a standardized reporting…
Committee to review funding plans for homelessness and housing programs
The Haldimand and Norfolk Housing and Social Services Advisory Committee will review staff reports on funding allocations for the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative and the Homelessness Prevention Program. The meeting will also include the adoption of previous meeting minutes and a public hearing for the…
Council to decide on Piikani War Veterans donation request
Council will consider a donation request from the Piikani War Veterans Society as unfinished business. Delegations include a presentation from the Chinook Arch Regional Library. The 2026 year-to-date operational report will be reviewed. Correspondence on provincial funding cuts to rural women's shelters and Kids First…
Council to accept $3.6M for homelessness prevention, reprimand councillor
Council will consider accepting $3.6 million in homelessness prevention funding and $1.33 million for housing initiatives. They will also vote on a formal reprimand for Councillor McKeen over unprofessional comments. Several by-laws including 2026 tax rates and a franchise agreement with Enbridge Gas are up for…
Council to decide on temporary extreme weather shelter at St. Andrew's Church
Council will consider a temporary use permit for an extreme weather response shelter at St. Andrew's Church (9691 Fourth Street) for three winter seasons. Also up for discussion: adoption of bylaws for speed limits and land use procedures, a zoning amendment for a 4-storey residential building at 9972 Third Street…
Town of Cobourg distributes informational correspondence for Council review
This document is a collection of correspondence and minutes distributed for information purposes only. No formal decisions are being made at this meeting, though Council members may request that specific items be added to a future agenda.