Homeless Count

• 2025 count reveals sharp rise in homelessness in Okanagan, Shuswap

  ”In many communities it’s compounded by the toxic drug crisis, by residual impact of the pandemic,” said Housing Minister Christine Boyle.

  Politics

  Oct 3, 2025
  
• Latest count finds record number of people experiencing homelessness in Metro Vancouver

  The count found a 30 per cent increase in people experiencing unsheltered homelessness, meaning they are living outdoors, without protection from the elements.

  Jul 30, 2025
  
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• 1 in 26 Indigenous people experienced homelessness in Surrey in 2020: Report

  Despite having similar urban Indigenous populations to Vancouver, Surrey had less than one-fifth the number of Indigenous housing units.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2023
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• Count finds more than 450 people experiencing homelessness in Lethbridge

  City officials and volunteers took to the community's streets in September as part of the place-in-time homelessness count — a population now facing harsh winter conditions.

  Features

  Dec 7, 2022
• Halifax homeless population at almost 600, with ‘a lot of people’ missed: survey

  A group of housing organizations and advocates called Point-in-Time Count conducted the research in April during a single point in time across the core of HRM.

  Canada

  May 31, 2022
• B.C. collecting anonymized data on homelessness

  British Columbia's housing minister says a new method for collecting data on homelessness is the first of its kind in Canada and will help the province tackle the issue.

  Politics

  Mar 16, 2022
• Kingston, Ont.-area United Way releases homelessness count numbers

  The number of people experiencing homelessness in the City of Kingston has risen.

  News

  Sep 17, 2021
• Feud between B.C. government, City of Penticton over temporary shelter continues

  During Tuesday’s city council meeting, city council unanimously agreed that suing the B.C. government over the issue is a possible route they can take.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2021
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• Ontario government ‘pauses’ on homelessness count due to gaps, lack of access to data

  The enumeration was launched by the former Liberal government in 2018 as part of a broader strategy to eliminate chronic homelessness in Ontario by 2025.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2019
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• Vancouver homeless numbers rise to highest levels since 2002, latest count shows

  The latest count found more than 2,200 people identify as homeless, but the number of people on the street is dropping.

  Jun 12, 2019