In 2020, the City of Ottawa declared a housing and homelessness emergency. In 2025, homelessness is even worse, with 3,000 people homeless. Across Ontario, more than 80,000 are homeless

In 2025, 300 people are estimated to be sleeping outside. People’s lives are at stake

For every one unit of housing built to be rented at $1000 per month in Ottawa, 31 are lost

Rent control prevents the loss of affordable housing. But it does not apply to units built in Ontario after November 2018. In Ottawa, renovictions and demovictions have surged by almost 500%

10% of shelter clients are employed

One third of Ottawa's shelter population is Indigenous, and 55% is racialized

Homelessness and hunger are the result of income insecurity. In Ontario, income support programs and the minimum wage have not kept pace with the cost of living, driving increasing numbers of people into poverty

90% of families accessing the Mission’s food truck program reported some level of food insecurity

Across Ontario, Toronto, Mississauga and Kingston have declared food insecurity emergencies. In Ottawa, food insecurity has risen from one in seven to one in four households