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        • Presentation Content : “I Think It’s Bullshit”: Encampment Evictions and the Criminalization of Homelessness - Human Rights & Housing Fights >
          • Presentation Slides - Large - "I think it's Bullshit" (HR&HF May 21, 2026)
      • A Rights-Based Approach : The Federal Housing Advocate (Report and Webinar)
      • Sheltering with Dignity: ​Safe Tenting as a Human Right >
        • June 2, 2026 Region of Waterloo Meeting - Cutting Through the (Seemingly Bovine) 'Fecal Matter' >
          • Human Rights-Based Responses to Encampments Following the 100 Victoria Court Ruling - Human Rights & Housing Fights
      • Seeing Beyond the Stigma: Reframing the Narrative >
        • Muted Voices & Performative Gestures: No Pride Delivered
      • Understanding the Growing Divide : A Look at Local Data
    • Waterloo Region - Municipal Profile
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      • Human Rights & Housing Fights - Presentations - Realizing the Right >
        • Rethinking Municipal Approaches - Human Rights and Housing Fights
        • Human Rights and Housing Fights: Municipal Encampment Responses
        • CAEH Conference Ottawa 2024
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        • Waterloo Region Snapshot - Realizing the Right: Municipal Policy Responses to Encampments
        • Rethinking Municipal Policy Responses to Encampments: Building a Human Rights Approach in Ontario
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      • When Politics Fail: Chasing Evictions Instead of Solutions
      • Dear RoW: Your Bylaw Is Faulty (& Your Politics Kinda Suck)
      • CAEH 2025 & More Cambridge Encampment Evictions
      • On the right to adequate housing - By Peter Elgin (2020)
      • Cambridge Evictions - Heatwave 2025
      • Open Letter: ​Seeking aid for Unsheltered in face of current Extreme Weather Crisis - 2025
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Municipal Profiles - Ontario

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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