Local Charity Reports Escalating Homelessness in Ottawa

April 9, 2025, 11:21 am

Multiple local reports have highlighted a distressing surge in Ottawa’s homeless population, with figures indicating that the number has grown to around 3,000 individuals. The accounts, provided by community charities, emphasize the increasingly vulnerable situation, which affects a significant proportion of asylum seekers among others. Despite slight variations in accompanying statistics, the core message is consistent, drawing attention to a mounting social crisis that demands urgent policy intervention and additional support services to address the city’s shelter and resource challenges.

globalnews.ca / Number of homeless people in Ottawa has grown to 3,000, local charity says

An Ottawa charity says the number of homeless people in the city has grown to 3,000 this year, with one in five people being asylum seekers.

torontosun.com / Local charity says Ottawa’s homeless population has grown to 3,000

More than 80,000 people in Ontario were homeless last year

winnipegfreepress.com / Number of homeless people in Ottawa has grown to 3,000, local charity says

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