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​The Courts Judgement (PDF): 

​The Regional Municipality of Waterloo v. Persons Unknown and to be ​Ascertained, 2023 ONSC 670
COURT FILE NO.: CV-22-717 DATE: 2023-01-27 - The Public Record (Source of scrollable document below)
Document Sub-Sections (Listed) 
  • Introduction- Pg. 1 - [1] 
  • The Parties and their Respective Positions- Pg. 2 - [2]-[6]
  • The By-Law - Pg. 3 - [7]-[13]
  • 100 Victoria Street North, Kitchener - Pg. 4 - [14]-[16]
  • Homelessness in the Region - Pg. 5 - [17]-[18]
  • The Encampment - Pg. 6 - [19]-[21]
  • The Encampment Residents - Pg. 7 - [22]-[23]
  • The Encampment Policy - Pg. 8 - [24]-[31]
  • Steps Initiated by the Region Pursuant to the Encampment Policy - Pg. 10 - [32]-[36]
  • The Risk Assessment - Pg. 12 - [37]-[46]
  • Adverse Impacts of the Encampment - Pg. 14 - [47]-[50]
  • Risk of being Homeless - Pg. 15 - [51]-[56]
  • The Region’s Efforts to Expand Resources for its Homeless - Pg.19 - [57]-[61]
  • The Region’s Current Emergency Shelter Capacity - Page  - [62]-[66]
  • Are the Shelter Beds Accessible? - Page  - [#] - [#]
  • Does the Charter Apply? - Page # - [#] - [#]
  • Section 7 of the Charter - Page # - [#] - [#]
  • Section 7 and the History of the “Right to Shelter” Cases - Page # - [#] - [#]
  • Does the By-Law Deprive the Encampment Residents of One of the Protected Section 7 Rights? - Page # - [#] - [#]
  • Is the Deprivation in Accordance with the Principles of Fundamental Justice? - Page # - [#] - [#]
  • Section 15(1) of the Charter Page # - [120] -[#]
  • Section 1 Analysis - Page # - [#] - [#]
  • Section 440 of the Municipal Act - Page # - [#] - [#]
  • Remedy- - [144]
  • Disposition - Page # - [#] - [#]
  • Costs - Page # - [160] - [#]​
REgional Council December 15, 2021 - Bylaw review
Regional Council - December 15, 2021
Video below set to begin at:
  • 2:12:50 PDL-LEG-21-70, Policy Review of Region Bylaw 13-050 – Use or Occupation of Region-owned Public Land​
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  • The Minutes of the December 15, 2021, meeting of Regional Council approving the Encampment Policy
  • Regional Bylaw 13-050, ​A ByLaw Respecting the Conduct of Persons Entering Upon Buildings, Grounds and Public Transportation Vehicles Owned or Occupied by the Region
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