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Municipal Profiles - Ontario

City of Hamilton​

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Municipality Type: Single Tier
Population: 569,353 (2021)
Municipal Website: City of Hamilton​

Designated Housing Services Manager: City of Hamilton

• Preventing and Ending Homelessness

Point in time Count data

• Point in Time Connection (City of Hamilton):
  • 2024: 1,216 people 
    • "the enumeration counted 1,216 people experiencing homelessness"
      • ​Infographic 
  • 2021: 545 people 
    • "545 surveys were completed" 
      • City of Hamilton:
        • City of Hamilton Point in Time Connection Results - 2021(PDF, 1.09 MB) 
        • 2021 Point in Time Count Indigenous Responses – Hamilton(PDF, 1.15 MB)​
        • 2021 PiT Infographic - Indigenous Respondents(PDF, 800.43 KB) 
  • 2018: 338 people +
    • "surveyed 338 individuals and completed 48 family surveys"
  • 2016: 504 people 
    • "surveyed 504 individuals experiencing homelessness"
      • ​Infographic​

Other Data & resources

Homeless Hub

Profile:  City of Hamilton

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canada housing and mortgage corporation (CMHC) DATA

The image below is a partial screenshot taken April 2025 from the report provided by CMHC, showcasing data related to the primary market. For a more comprehensive view and direct access to the full dataset and report, please visit the original source of the below image through the CMHC link above. 

Hart Hub

• Hart Hub Site:
  • Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Centre​

Bylaws, Policies, practices and protocols

Bylaws

The bylaws reviewed include those that may be relevant to individuals facing or experiencing homelessness. To this end, I focused on bylaws related to parks, public property usage, public nuisance, loitering, and renoviction. While these were the primary areas of focus, where additional bylaws that warranted inclusion were identified, these have been  incorporated accordingly. This is a non-exhaustive list, and other applicable bylaws may exist beyond those noted here.
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• By-law No. 01-219 A By-law To Manage and Regulate Municipal Parks - (2022 Consolidated Version)
• BY-LAW NO. 22-235 Being a By-law to Regulate Nuisance Parties in the City of Hamilton

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• By-law No. 24-055 Renovation Licence and Relocation By-law (PDF) ​
  • Renovation Licence and Relocation By-law (City page) ​

Protocols, practices, and policies

• City of Hamilton Encampment Protocol

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• Bylaw Enforcement Protocol 
• The People’s Protocol on Encampments ​

Emergency Management

Case Law and Legal Resources

Case Law

• ​Poff v. City of Hamilton, 2021 ONSC 7224
• Heegsma vs. Hamilton (City) 2024 ONSC 7154

Other Legal Resources

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Evictions and removals

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