"The city has connected more people to the resources they need, seen fewer refugee claimants arriving in need of immediate shelter and is using more staff to help people move out of encampments."
"We have had additional resources assigned to us to support our outreach and encampments throughout the city and so that means more people outside connecting with people and offering them support to come into our shelter system or support to establish housing plans."
"Tanner said the city has contracted its shelter system slightly because of a drop in demand, saying the number of beds has declined in the past year."
Toronto has reported a significant reduction in homeless encampments, dropping from 283 to 84 in a year. The city attributes this to better resource connections, fewer refugee claimants, and increased outreach staff. In 2025, approximately 4,700 individuals were housed from shelters, alongside 370 from the streets. Despite the decrease in encampments, advocates caution that this does not reflect a true decline in homelessness, as the overall situation remains complex and challenging.
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