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Ford Government to End Funding for Remaining Supervised Consumption Sites: Advocates
Ontario will close all supervised consumption sites and replace them with abstinence-based HART hubs, investing $550 million and 375 supportive housing units, officials said.
- On Friday, the Ontario Ministry of Health told the Fred Victor Centre and South Riverdale Community Health Centre their provincial funding will end in 90 days, as of June 13, 2026.
- The Ontario government is shifting from harm reduction to an abstinence-based model, launching 19 HART hubs and 375 housing units at a planned cost of $378 million.
- Sites must submit wind-down plans including asset lists and transition strategies by April 10, 2026, as Elizabeth Walker said officials will assist in connecting clients to HART Hub Services.
- Service providers reacted sharply, with Zoe Dodd warning 'This decision is deadly' and saying 'What the government is choosing to do today will cause deaths' at a virtual press conference Friday.
- Across Ontario, the decision will affect publicly funded sites in Ottawa, London, Kingston, St. Catharines and Peterborough, while privately funded sites like Neighbourhood Group and Casey House are exempt.
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Harm reduction advocates call Ford government decision to end consumption site funding 'cowardly'
Harm reduction advocates say the Ford government’s decision to end funding for all supervised consumption sites later this year is “wrong” and “cowardly” and will lead to many more overdose deaths. The Fred Victor Centre and South Riverdale Community Health Centre – the last two provincially funded sites in Toronto – were informed by the […]
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NiagaraFallsReview.caFord government to end funding for supervised consumption sites — including two in Toronto
In Toronto, Moss Park Overdose Prevention Site and the location at Fred Victor will lose their funding, according to letters sent to the site directors.
·Toronto, Canada
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Ford government to end funding for remaining supervised consumption sites: advocates
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