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Publication Date: January 14, 2026 - 04:00
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Northern communities see fastest-growing homelessness rates in Ontario, new report says
January 14, 2026
Nearly 85,000 people were known to be experiencing homelessness province-wide last year — about an eight per cent rise over the previous year — and northern and rural regions are driving that growth, a new report from Ontario's municipalities shows. Officials at shelters in northen Ontario communities say those numbers reflect the demands they've seen on the ground.
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