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Homelessness Reduction Innovation Fund 

The Homelessness Reduction Innovation Fund (HRIF) provides financial support for innovative, community projects aimed at achieving measurable progress in reducing homelessness.

CAEH, in partnership with the National Indigenous Homelessness Council (NIHC), provides one-on-one project guidance and support to communities on their initiatives. Learnings and successes are shared with other communities across the country to accelerate homelessness reduction across Canada.

This fund is part of the federal government’s commitment to Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy, as announced in Budget 2024.

Our Impact at a Glance

  • 36

    community solutions funded

  • 4

    PROVINCES

  • $92k-$1.7M

    funding range

See Funded Communities

Take the Next Step

Learn more about eligibility, application guidance, and frequently asked questions. Want to see if you’re eligible? Even if you might not be eligible yet, we still want to hear from you and invite you to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI).

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Complete the Pre-Application Check

The pre-application check is a brief, first step in applying for HRIF and is intended to confirm eligibility before communities move into the full application and project design process. Communities that are eligible and invited to apply will work with a CAEH Improvement Advisor to further develop and strengthen their project through the application process. 

Closes November 9, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time.

Pre-Application check

Please note: If you are already working with CAEH on a current or previous HRIF project, you do not need to complete this process. Please speak to your Improvement Advisor if you would like to apply for a new HRIF project.

Funded Communities

Meet the communities advancing innovative approaches through this funding. To date, the HRIF has supported these local efforts:

Corporation of the City of Brantford

Brantford, Ontario

Aiming to reduce all homelessness by 4.1% by reducing new inflows into homelessness by 48 by Project end date, $499,943.

The John Howard Society of PEI

Charlottetown and Summerside, PEI

Aiming to reduce all homelessness by 28% by decreasing returns to homelessness from housing by 50, $338,373.

Read the Bright Spot here

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.

County of Dufferin

Dufferin County, Ontario

Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 21.1%, through housing subsidies and clinical case management staff, by reducing total aged-ins by 9 (50%) by the project end date, $437,582.

County of Dufferin

Dufferin County, Ontario

Aiming to reduce all homelessness by 59% through early intervention efforts, to increase move-ins by 36 (23%) over the project period, $255,235.

County of Dufferin

Dufferin County, Ontario

Aiming to reduce all homelessness by 10% by decreasing returns from housing by 65% (30 households) over the course of the project, $300,222.

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.

Red Road Healing Society

Edmonton, Alberta

Phase 1 of a data sharing agreement project to support homelessness reduction, $92,058.

Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Fort McMurray, Alberta

The Collective Impact Initiative aims to reduce chronic homelessness by 38.1% by increasing total move ins by a minimum of 30, $551,995

Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Fort McMurray, Alberta

Aims to prevent homelessness and reduce projected homelessness by 9.4% by the project end date, reducing new inflows into homelessness by 70, $367,296

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, $369,720

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, $604,000.

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, $372,595.

Corporation of the County of Lambton

Lambton County, Ontario

Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 11% by the project end date by increasing move-ins by 36, $303,133.

Corporation of the County of Lambton

Lambton County, Ontario

Enhanced diversion that aims to decrease new inflows into homelessness by 68 (20%) over the project period, contributing to the county’s goal of reducing all homelessness by 10% compared to their baseline, $425,000.

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, $836,220.

Miywasin Friendship Centre and Medicine Hat Community Housing Society

Medicine Hat, Alberta

Roots & Roofs: Aiming to reduce all homelessness with a new post-remand housing stabilization program, $388,988.

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.

Read the Bright Spot here

The Regional Municipality of Niagara

Niagara Region, Ontario

Aims to reduce all projected homelessness by 3.5% by the project end date through prevention efforts that reduce returns to homelessness from housing by 73. $345,995

City of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario

Aiming to reduce all youth homelessness by 20.6% by the project end date by increasing move-ins by a minimum of 80, $1,290,097.

District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Aiming to prevent 42 community members from experiencing homelessness this coming year, representing a 13.7% reduction in known homelessness by the project end date, $565,000.

Read the launch announcement here

Corporation of the County of Simcoe

Simcoe County, Ontario

Aiming to reduce unsheltered homelessness by 22% by increasing move-ins to housing by 50, using a Bridge Housing model, $1,678,305.

Read the Bright Spot here

Corporation of the County of Simcoe

Simcoe County, Ontario

Aims to end veteran homelessness in the County by helping local Canadian Armed Forces RCMP veterans who are experiencing homelessness to move into and maintain permanent housing, $465,000.

Read the launch announcement here

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.

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 and reducing total chronic returned from housed, $448,000.

Read the Bright Spot here

The Corporation of the City of St. Thomas

St. Thomas-Elgin, Ontario

Aiming to reduce all youth homelessness by 100% by increasing move-ins by 18 by the project end date, $362,116.

The Corporation of the City of Stratford

Stratford-St. Mary’s-Perth, Ontario

Aiming to reduce chronic homelessness by 36.1%, through housing subsidies to move homeless households into permanent housing, by increasing total chronic move-ins by a minimum of 23, $160,980.

City of Greater Sudbury

Sudbury, Ontario

Pathways to Stability will support older adults experiencing homelessness by providing Bridge Housing with supports to help them secure and maintain stable housing. Aims to reduce projected chronic homelessness by 10% over the course of the project, $1,110,791.

Read the launch announcement here

City of Greater Sudbury

Sudbury, Ontario

Pathways Home will support individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness through Bridge Housing, intensive case management, outreach, and rent supplements. Aims to reduce unsheltered homelessness by 10% by increasing move ins by 114 over the course of the project, $1,392,599.

Read the launch announcement here

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 Wellington

Wellington-Guelph, Ontario

Restoring Home aims to reduce chronic homelessness by 10% compared to baseline, with a focus on Indigenous chronic homelessness, by increasing move-ins by 17. $511,420

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.