Homelessness and Food Bank Visits Continue to Rise Despite Ottawa’s Spending  

Homelessness and Food Bank Visits Continue to Rise Despite Ottawa’s Spending  
A homeless encampment in Toronto's Alexandra Park on March 20, 2021. The Canadian Press/Chris Young
Doug Lett
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Homelessness in Canada continues to rise, even as the federal government spends over half a billion dollars a year to fight it, according to a report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

Released by the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO), the report says almost all of Ottawa’s funding to reduce homelessness goes to a program called Reaching Home, aimed at funding communities to help reduce homelessness.