Ontario Municipalities Saw 1,400 Homeless Encampments in 2023

Cities and towns in Ontario are asking the federal and provincial governments to step up and help with an estimated 1,400 homeless encampments in various communities. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) said that these encampments have turned up in cities, small towns, and rural and northern Ontario. The report “In 2023, at least 1400 homeless encampments existed in Ontario’s communities,” the AMO said in a report released in July. “While municipalities did not create the homelessness crisis, they are being forced to manage it without the resources or tools to sufficiently respond.” As well, a group of Ontario mayors has started a campaign to force changes from the provincial government....