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Tackling homelessness will be a key challenge for incoming Ontario mayors, councils
AMO says more than half of the province’s homeless population has been unhoused for over six months as municipalities seek stable funding.
- About 85,000 people were homeless in Ontario in 2025, prompting the Association of Municipalities of Ontario to warn the province reached a "tipping point" in its homelessness crisis.
- Municipalities cannot run deficits, straining budgets; Brockington noted that time-limited funding prevents long-term planning and assurances needed to manage homelessness services effectively.
- The association requested $11 billion over 10 years for housing and $2 billion for encampments, while the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario projects provincial spending will decline from $948 million in 2026-27 to $708 million by 2028-29.
- Mark Aston, CEO of Covenant House Toronto, noted about 20,000 youth are homeless across Ontario; his organization's programs help more than 90 per cent of at-risk youth avoid homelessness.
- Ahead of municipal elections next week, Aston urged incoming mayors to commit to ending youth homelessness as Ontario struggles to manage nearly 2,000 encampments reported last year.
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Tackling homelessness will be a key challenge for incoming Ontario mayors, councils
The rise in homelessness is one of the most pressing issues mayors and councillors elected next week across Ontario will have to face as the struggle to fund housing, mental health and addiction services persists.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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