US EditionFord government to end funding for remaining supervised consumption sites: advocates
Ontario will transition clients from seven supervised consumption sites to abstinence-based HART hubs over 90 days, citing $550 million invested in long-term recovery programs.
- On March 16, 2026, the Ontario government announced it will cut provincial funding for seven supervised drug consumption sites, a move reported by The Canadian Press.
- Deputy Premier and Health Minister Sylvia Jones said the government is shifting funding from supervised consumption to abstinence-focused Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment Hubs, investing nearly $550 million in 28 HART Hubs that will add nearly 900 supportive housing units.
- The move affects two Toronto sites and others in Ontario, and a ministry letter told the Fred Victor Centre one Toronto site that its provincial funding will end as of June 13.
- Advocates reacted sharply, saying municipalities cannot seek federal approval for new sites without provincial sign-off, while the province says it will initiate a 90-day wind-down to transition clients to HART Hubs.
- Two years ago the government banned sites within 200 metres of schools/daycares, targeting 10 sites for closure by March 2025, while HART Hubs have delivered more than 100,000 client interactions.
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‘Failed Experiment’: Ontario to End Funding for Remaining Supervised Consumption Sites
The Ontario government is ending financial support for seven supervised drug consumption sites this June, as the province continues to shift focus from harm reduction to treatment and abstinence. “Drug injection sites are a failed experiment that make communities unsafe and trap vulnerable people in addiction,” Premier Doug Ford said in a March 16 social media post. “Instead of standing by as addictions get worse, we’re funding treatment and las…
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Ontario pulls funding for seven supervised drug consumption sites
TORONTO — The Ontario government confirms it is cutting provincial funding for seven supervised drug consumption sites, days after harm reduction advocates said they were notified of the decision.
Ontario to end funding to multiple drug consumption sites, including 2 in Toronto, forcing them to close
The Ontario government says it will end funding to at least three provincially funded drug consumption sites in the province, including two in Toronto, in a move that is drawing concern from advocates.
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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