Until Doug Ford does something, the homeless population will only increase. Queen's Park has been MIA on this serious issue, affecting all parts of Ontario.
Ontario’s ‘unofficial estimate’ of homeless population is 234,000: documents
The province’s shelter system is 97% full and tens of thousands of new supportive housing units are needed, according to a Housing Ministry document
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The government of Ontario estimates nearly a quarter of a million people — roughly three of every 200 residents — are homeless, according to information contained in a housing ministry document.
The number is about nine times higher than the auditor general’s most recent estimate, and still likely drastically undercounts the true number of people experiencing homelessness in the province, experts say.
Ontario’s “unofficial estimate” of “approximately 234,000 individuals” experiencing homelessness is referred to in the transition binder created by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for Associate Housing Minister Vijay Thanigasalam after he was appointed to the cabinet role in June.
The Trillium obtained the transition binder in response to a freedom-of-information request.
The binder doesn’t fully explain how the estimate was calculated. Spokespeople for the municipal affairs and housing minister didn’t respond to a media request that included questions about how this estimate was reached.