Most Homeless Using Federal Program Still Without Housing a Year Later

A homeless encampment in Toronto's Alexandra Park on March 20, 2021. The Canadian Press/Chris Young

Just 40 percent of homeless people successfully found stable housing under a $3.7 billion federal housing aid program, according to a government report.

Of the 13,057 homeless Canadians who received federal aid in 2020, a total of 5,323, or 40 percent, “remained housed or successfully exited the program” after a year, said the report titled “Evaluation Of Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy.”