Local food insecurity rates have gone up by nearly 13 per cent since 2019

Federal NDP leadership hopeful Heather McPherson was in Sudbury on Monday where she met with housing advocates to hear about the challenges and possible solutions to the city’s housing crisis.

'We’re doing everything we can, but it’s not enough,' say members of the AFSN, who are calling on the province to double social assistance rates and invest in sustainable regional food systems

A slight decrease is being reported in what it costs to put food on the table for a family of four in Windsor-Essex, but it doesn’t tell the whole story around the financial pressure families are faci...

The Ontario government’s proposed Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act (Bill 60) is not just a bill; it's a ticking time bomb that will accelerate evictions and push more people with disabilities into...

The 2025 Hunger Count report from Food Banks Canada, released in October, highlights troubling trends in food security across the country, with close to 2.2 million visits to Canada’s food banks in 20...

The Ottawa Food Bank’s eighth annual Hunger Report says broken social systems are leading more people, including seniors and two-parent families, to turn to them for food.

City officials launch an online survey inviting renters and landlords to share their experiences.

"What community is about is standing side by side and making sure that we're all being held to the same level," says human rights program coordinator.

After speaking with local frontline workers and people who are homeless as well as substance users about moving to the encampment there, the concerns centre on the lack of infrastructure and space. Bu...

The corporate lobby is misleading the public when it suggests that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) of Ontario is over-funded and that the money should be “returned” to business. Why? B...

In the past few weeks, organizations and municipalities have been raising an alarm about household food insecurity in Simcoe Muskoka.

In the past few weeks organizations and municipalities have been raising an alarm about household food insecurity and the significant impact it has on people’s health, the health of our [...]

'Having a job does not guarantee food security. In our province, more than half of households that have income from employment are food insecure,' says health unit official

Food insecurity continues to rise in Ottawa and across the country as wages do not meet the costs of basic needs.

A new report by Ottawa Public Health shows one in four families are experiencing some form of food insecurity. The report, which monitors food affordability each year found about a 10 per cent increas...

Khrista Daciw says she's put years into training the service dog that helps her deal with her diabetes, yet she isn't eligible for a benefit that people in the Ontario Disability Support Program can a...

The City of Toronto is on the right track in its work on shelters and housing, while provincial policies and other outside forces are making the problem worse.

The County of Haliburton has been asked to contribute an estimated 27 per cent more for human services managed on its behalf by the City of Kawartha Lakes. In 2025, the County share was $2,650,528 of ...

City’s priorities need balance, reader says

Oakville Community Foundation’s report concludes that one in eight people in the Kerr Village area are low income, according to 2021 data.

It would add 10 transitional units and eight emergency sleep pods to the community

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The success of the annual Thanksgiving drive was overshadowed by the 20 per cent increase in food bank usage, according to Food Banks Mississauga’s annual report.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2025 The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) is sounding…

The number of Ottawa households experiencing food insecurity continued to rise, as social assistance rates and the minimum wage increases have not kept up with the cost of living, according to Ottawa ...

Amidst a housing crisis with no end in sight, municipalities across the province have been cracking down on the unhoused

Board of health passes motion asking higher levels of government to increase social assistance to allow more people to afford food

YouTube video by Disability Justice Network of Ontario

There are more people experiencing food insecurity in Niagara than previously thought, according to a new Niagara Community Observatory (NCO) policy brief. The brief’s author, Brock University Adjunct...

Zoocasa rental analysis shows Ontario’s minimum wage isn’t sufficient to afford housing in Barrie and in many other markets, with low- and middle-income earners being priced out of some locations enti...

'They only care about what can be seen in the spotlight,' says Ferris Lane resident; mayor says homeowners should contact city police about encampments on private property

The Ininew Friendship Centre is asking the Town of Cochrane to partner in addressing what it calls a growing homelessness crisis.

The Ontario city’s so-called ‘state of emergency’ is a manufactured crisis built on cruelty, not care

'The updates … are concerning the erection of tents, structures and clarity on what is considered city property,' says downtown councillor

ODSP StartSmart aims to support community members with their ODSP application to reduce delays

THUNDER BAY – Following reports of the number of ODSP recipients experiencing homelessness going up under Doug Ford’s government, NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois released this statement:

Securing safe, affordable housing has become a battle for many in Stratford

The Ottawa Mission released its annual impact report outlining its support of “record numbers,” of vulnerable community members over the past fiscal year.

'The mayor’s not getting rid of us that easy ... There’s people’s lives that matter and we have rights. This country is based on human rights, remember that,' says man

Man living at encampment between Brock and Tiffin streets says kicking people out will just push them to other locations, such as downtown Barrie

While council awaits a response from city staff, London Cares is sharing its perspective on the dispersal of a homeless encampment at 602 Queens Ave. and the impact on unhoused Londoners and the surro...

Residents in Sandy Hill and Lowertown say it’s taking the city too long to respond to an upsurge in homeless encampments, as officials blame a shortage of police officers for the delays.

'Declaring emergencies, tough-on-crime laws and dismantling encampments ... do little to address the root causes of homelessness,' says letter writer

'While it looks like a lot of food, if we stop taking in donations, it’s probably only about three weeks worth of food, so when I see empty slots, I start to get worried,' says official

When Helliena Snell first found herself sleeping on the streets of London, wrapped in a blanket with nowhere to go, she was struck with fear.  Now, after eight years, Snell has a warm apartment she sh...

'They'll just scatter, find a hole somewhere — someone's backyard, along a fence line, in a park. They'll probably die in the winter,' says Joseph, 61