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          • Lesley Crompton - January 7, 2026 RoW Council Presentation
          • Safe Tenting Zones and the Waterloo Encampment Case - By David Alton
        • "A Site Specific Bylaw" : Court
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          • Some initial thoughts as published on April 18, 2025
          • A little bit of background before delving in: April 21, 2025 >
            • Part 2 - A little bit of background before delving in
            • Part 3 - A little bit of background before delving in
      • Realizing the Right: Municipal Policy Responses to Encampments >
        • Rethinking Municipal Policy Responses to Encampments: Building a Human Rights Approach in Ontario >
          • Introduction - RtR Report 2026
          • Background: What are Neo-Vagrancy Bylaws and Encampment Protocols?
          • Developing a Human Rights Policy Framework for Municipal Encampment Responses >
            • Summary of All Exploratory Questions
          • Research Methods: Identifying Municipal Bylaws and Protocols
          • Findings: Old Bylaws, New Rights Gaps: Municipal Trends Across Ontario >
            • Pillar 1 Findings - Old Bylaws, New Rights Gaps
            • Pillar 3 Findings - Old Bylaws, New Rights Gaps -RtR Jan 2026 Report
            • Pillar 4 Findings - Old Bylaws, New Rights Gaps -RtR Jan 2026 Report
            • Pillar 5 Findings - Old Bylaws, New Rights Gaps
          • Conclusions and Policy Directions: Advancing Human Rights in Municipal Encampment Responses
          • Citations & Additional Resources - RtR Report - Jan. 2026
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        • Louder for those of you in the back... There are NO Shelter Options Right Now!
        • A Human Rights Approach to Encampments ​for Cambridge (2.0)​
        • Supplies needed - How to contribute ​
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            • Federal Housing Advocate - Visit September 22, 2025
          • Extreme heat and health- Cambridge Heat Wave Evictions >
            • September 23, 2025 Cambridge Council Meeting >
              • Breakdown of Council & Staff Discussion of motion - September 23, 2024 Cambridge Council Meeting
          • Eviction Notice Components - Cambridge Heat Wave Evictions
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            • I "Rescind" Nothing: Check your facts
            • Legal Briefcase - Advocacy tools
          • Challenges of Navigating a Dual-Tier Municipal System Cambridge Heat Wave Evictions >
            • The Political Distractions: Procedural Bylaws & Cambridge Council Meeting September 2, 2025
          • $$ Crunching the Numbers $$ - Cambridge Heat Wave Evictions
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    • About Me
    • Advocacy - Nickles and Dimes >
      • Dear RoW: Your Bylaw Is Faulty (& Your Politics Kinda Suck) >
        • January 9, 2026 Region of Waterloo Special Council Meeting RE: Proposed amendment to By-law 25-021
        • January 7, 2026 Region of Waterloo Special Council Meeting RE: Proposed amendment to By-law 25-021 >
          • Lesley Crompton - January 7, 2026 RoW Council Presentation
          • Safe Tenting Zones and the Waterloo Encampment Case - By David Alton
        • "A Site Specific Bylaw" : Court
        • April 23, 2025 Regional Council Meeting & 100 Vic. Proposed Bylaw April 23, 2025 >
          • Some initial thoughts as published on April 18, 2025
          • A little bit of background before delving in: April 21, 2025 >
            • Part 2 - A little bit of background before delving in
            • Part 3 - A little bit of background before delving in
      • Realizing the Right: Municipal Policy Responses to Encampments >
        • Rethinking Municipal Policy Responses to Encampments: Building a Human Rights Approach in Ontario >
          • Introduction - RtR Report 2026
          • Background: What are Neo-Vagrancy Bylaws and Encampment Protocols?
          • Developing a Human Rights Policy Framework for Municipal Encampment Responses >
            • Summary of All Exploratory Questions
          • Research Methods: Identifying Municipal Bylaws and Protocols
          • Findings: Old Bylaws, New Rights Gaps: Municipal Trends Across Ontario >
            • Pillar 1 Findings - Old Bylaws, New Rights Gaps
            • Pillar 3 Findings - Old Bylaws, New Rights Gaps -RtR Jan 2026 Report
            • Pillar 4 Findings - Old Bylaws, New Rights Gaps -RtR Jan 2026 Report
            • Pillar 5 Findings - Old Bylaws, New Rights Gaps
          • Conclusions and Policy Directions: Advancing Human Rights in Municipal Encampment Responses
          • Citations & Additional Resources - RtR Report - Jan. 2026
        • Human Rights and Housing FIghts >
          • Rethinking Municipal Approaches - Human Rights and Housing Fights
          • Human Rights and Housing Fights: Municipal Encampment Responses
        • Realizing the Right: Municipal Policy Responses to Encampments - Waterloo Region Snapshot
        • CAEH Conference Ottawa 2024
      • CAEH 2025 & More Cambridge Encampment Evictions >
        • CAEH Presenters - Local to WR
        • More Cambridge Encampment Evictions
        • Louder for those of you in the back... There are NO Shelter Options Right Now!
        • A Human Rights Approach to Encampments ​for Cambridge (2.0)​
        • Supplies needed - How to contribute ​
      • Cambridge Evictions - Heatwave 2025 >
        • Dear City of Cambridge RE: Heat Wave Evictions >
          • A Human Rights Approach - Dear City of Cambridge RE: Heat Wave Evictions >
            • Federal Housing Advocate - Visit September 22, 2025
          • Extreme heat and health- Cambridge Heat Wave Evictions >
            • September 23, 2025 Cambridge Council Meeting >
              • Breakdown of Council & Staff Discussion of motion - September 23, 2024 Cambridge Council Meeting
          • Eviction Notice Components - Cambridge Heat Wave Evictions
          • Charter Rights and Case Law- Cambridge Heat Wave Evictions >
            • I "Rescind" Nothing: Check your facts
            • Legal Briefcase - Advocacy tools
          • Challenges of Navigating a Dual-Tier Municipal System Cambridge Heat Wave Evictions >
            • The Political Distractions: Procedural Bylaws & Cambridge Council Meeting September 2, 2025
          • $$ Crunching the Numbers $$ - Cambridge Heat Wave Evictions
      • Unsheltered: Emergency or Public Health Crisis - Where are we? >
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City of Kitchener



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Municipality Type: Lower Tier 
Population: 256,885 (2021)
Municipal Website: City of Kitchener
  • Encampments
Designated Housing Services Manager: Region of Waterloo (View Profile) 
Point in time count data
​​PIT Count Data 
  • View Region of Waterloo Municipal Profile for additional information.
Other Data & resources

Homeless Hub: 



Other resources

Housing for All
  • ​Housing Needs Assessment - January 2020

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. 
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Region of Waterloo (View Profile)
  • HART Hub Waterloo Region​ - ​​​​Community Healthcaring Kitchener-Waterloo
    • ​Located in the City of Kitchener
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.

Chapter 270 - Parks

Chapter 467 - Public Nuisances

Chapter 553 - Lodging House

Policies, practices and protocols

Emergency Management
case law and legal resources
100 Victoria ( /Weber)
  • 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 
    • Court Decision - Victoria/Weber Encampment (Info Page - This site)


Evictions and Removals
Evictions - (Non-Exhaustive)

Charles and Stirling, Kitchener (2021):
  • Looking more at Unsheltered displacement - Blog Post 25/11/21
  • Love, compassion, and positive action! - Blog Post 28/11/21
  • Regional Council discusses the recent encampment displacement - Update - 29/11/21​

Victoria Park (Roos Island)
  • Roos Island encampment and closure in Kitchener - CTV News (Timelines w. Articles: July 22 - Fall 2023)​​


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