Grants and Contributions

The Unsheltered Homelessness and Encampments Initiative will address unsheltered homelessness and encampments by providing funding and coordinating with other orders of government to increase housing supply, affordability, and improve access to vital services. To accomplish this, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada is working with provinces, territories and municipalities on the delivery of this initiative to maximize alignment, select communities and confirm commitments to support and fund community-level efforts.

A new public sports and recreation facility in Whitby, ON that will create a sustainable, multi-purpose gathering space for inclusive sport and community programming and that will serve as a place for residents of all ages and abilities to connect, learn, and play. The building includes several recreational amenities, multi-purpose and cultural spaces, and will meet the LEED Gold and Canada Green Building Council Zero Carbon Building standards.

Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness across Canada will have increased support through the Program. This is accomplished by providing direct funding to communities and mobilizing collaborators at the federal, provincial/territorial and community levels, as well as the private and voluntary sectors, to address barriers to well-being faced by Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness, through two funding streams: the Services and Supports Stream and the Capacity Building Stream.

Whitby is applying for ATF support to provide equitable, inclusive active transportation education and encouragement engagements across the Town. The goal is to increase delivery of active transportation and urban mobility support and programming to marginalized and underserved communities including: seniors, children, women, people with non-binary gender identities, economically-challenged people, racialized communities, and the disabled community. In addition to these equity-focused efforts, Whitby will enhance and improve the existing community-wide outreach including our Bike Month, Open Streets, and Active Streets engagements, and expand active school travel offerings to include incentives, school contests and youth-centric programming.

As described by the applicant, this project seeks to redevelop and widen 556 metres of asphalt recreation trail to a 3 or 4 meter width, replace over 240 metres of boardwalks, 95 meters of a span pedestrian bridge, foot bridges and rest areas, construct intuitive wayfinding and interpretive signage in Whitby, Ontario. The Town will be able to replace these assets with safe accessible structures and enhance the waterfront by improving the multi-use trail to accommodate different users and abilities, safety and increase the trail capacity. This will be achieved by widening the pathway and taking measures to reduce and/or protect from hazards such as poor sightlines, steep slopes, eroded embankments and trail deterioration caused by climate, expired life-cycles and other environmental impacts.

The objectives of the Strategy would be to provide the guidance necessary to ensure wayfinding is well-designed, intuitive for users to navigate and interpret, and implemented in a consistent, cohesive manner across Durham Region.

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on the design of¿protected intersections¿within Ontario municipalities. This Guideline will draw from the best practices in place across Ontario including the City of Ottawa.

Reaching Home aims to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. This is accomplished by mobilizing partners at the federal, provincial/territorial and community levels, as well as the private and voluntary sectors, and other stakeholders, to address barriers to well-being faced by those who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.