Funded Communities

The 16 communities receiving funding through HRIF are located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Ontario and Alberta. The communities are receiving amounts between $100,000 to $1.4 million to implement a range of initiatives that will prevent people from falling into homelessness and accelerate people moving out of homelessness. The communities receiving the funding through the first of five rounds of HRIF funding include:

End Homelessness St. John’s

St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador

Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 10%, with a focus on people with disabilities, by increasing total move-ins by 30 people by the project end date, $272,278.

United Counties of Leeds and Grenville

Leeds and Grenville, Ontario

Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 18% by increasing total chronic move-ins by 12 by the project end date by transforming a former dormitory housing building into supportive housing units through the support of minor retrofits and furnishings, $830,720.

County of Dufferin

Dufferin County, Ontario

Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 21%, through housing subsidies and clinical case management staff, by reducing total aged-ins by 9 (50%) by the project end date, $437,582.

The John Howard Society of PEI

Charlottetown and Summerside, PEI

Aiming to reduce youth homelessness by 48%, through dedicated programming and financial support, by increasing total move-ins by 11 by the project end date, $328,890

Miywasin Friendship Centre

Medicine Hat, Alberta

Roots & Roofs: Aiming to reduce all homelessness with a new post-remand housing stabilization program, $368,988.

The Corporation of the County of Wellington

Wellington-Guelph, Ontario

Aiming to decrease chronic homelessness for single adults by 18%, through early intervention and intensive support, by decreasing total aged-ins by 18 by the project end date, $223,449.

The Corporation of the County of Hastings

Hastings County, Ontario

Aiming to decrease projected chronic homelessness by 7.2%; through introducing rental subsidies, case management, and wraparound supports; by increasing total chronic move-ins by 15 by the project end date, $300,420.

The Corporation of the City of St. Thomas

St. Thomas-Elgin, Ontario

Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 11%, through introducing a dedicated prevention team, by reducing total chronic returned from housed by 31 by the project end date, $448,000.

The Corporation of the City of Stratford

Stratford-St. Mary’s-Perth, Ontario

Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 34%, through housing subsidies to move homeless households into permanent housing, by increasing total chronic move-ins by 20, $120,000.

Cochrane District Services Board

Cochrane District, Ontario

Aiming to decrease all homelessness by 1.4%, through short-term rental assistance and case management, by increasing monthly move-ins by 30% by the project end date, $549,180.

The Regional Municipality of Niagara

Niagara Region, Ontario

Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 4%, through specialized housing-focused workers and a flex fund, by decreasing total aged-ins by 27 by the project end date, $294,000.

The Corporation of the City of Windsor

Windsor-Essex, Ontario

Aiming to reach Functional Zero Veteran Homelessness by the project end date, through a new homeless veteran response team, $109,315.

Halton Region

Halton, Ontario

Aiming to reduce new intakes to homelessness by 25%, through identifying early warning signs and supporting households before they are evicted into homelessness through a combination of diversion-based case management and housing subsidies by the project end date, $404,000. 

Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Fort McMurray, Alberta

Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 35%, through additional housing allowances and dedicated housing coordinators, by increasing total move-ins by 30 by the project end date $497,08.

Homeward Trust Edmonton

Edmonton, Alberta

Aiming to reduce projected chronic homelessness by 2%, through connecting and supporting private and non-profit rental landlords and a new rapid housing reserve fund, by increasing total chronic move-ins by 115 by the project end date, $1,432,25.

Corporation of the County of Grey

Grey-Bruce Counties, Ontario

Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 13%, through the hiring of two housing first case managers and creating a rental supplement, by reducing total returns from housing by 20 (50%) by the project end date, $362,420.

All stats and information is from “Backgrounder — List of Communities receiving funding through the first round of HRIF” From: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada