The federal government has bypassed the province to give homelessness funding directly to Ottawa and other Ontario cities.

Figuring out how many people in Ottawa are homeless and living rough at any given moment is an imprecise science, but a recent city estimate put it in the neighbourhood of 260. The 60-year-old ...

The pair have been living in the tent for the last six ... (The city has estimated there are more than 1,300 homeless people in Ottawa in total.) Lee, 54, is a mechanic who, because of an injury ...

Leo, who serves as communications director at the Ottawa Mission ... his own history as a teenager living on the streets in Kingston. “When you’re homeless, people don’t look at you the ...

The city's plan for this winter aims to ensure those leaving the streets have somewhere to go by boosting shelter capacity and adding 400 new beds in transitional housing — units where people live ...

Heron Road and Bernard Grandmaître will be used for the homeless until “overflow capacity is secured,” according to a city memo. The city is working to extend its lease at the Lanark Road ...

The federal government has bypassed Ontario to give homelessness funding directly to cities, including about $10.5 million over two years for projects in Ottawa. The department of Housing ...

Organizations like the Ottawa Mission have expressed concern on the overburden on the shelter system, particularly in the bitter cold of winter, but despite the City of Ottawa stating that adequate ...

In an announcement by the Government of Canada, agreements to support Canadians living without homes have been signed with nine Ontario municipalities, including the City of Ottawa. According to the ...

At Gateway Mission, a series of programs help people find solutions to the problems behind their homelessness, including ...