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Municipal Profiles - Ontario

REgion of Waterloo

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​Municipality Type: Upper Tier
Population: 647,540 (2022)
Municipal Website: Region of Waterloo

• Housing and Shelter
• Emergency Shelters and Transitional Housing

​Designated Housing Services Manager for: 

• City of Kitchener
• City of Cambridge
• City of Waterloo
• Townships:​ North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich

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Bylaws, Policies, Practices and protocols

• By-law 13-050 - A By-law Respecting the Conduct of Persons Entering Upon Buildings, Grounds and Public Transportation Vehicles Owned or Occupied by The Regional Municipality of Waterloo - Consolidated Version (2023)

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• Draft Policy – Encampments on Region-Owned Public Lands - "Around here" Info Page​​

​Emergency Management

View: 
Emergency or Public Health Crisis?

​Case law & legal info 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)​

​Evictions - (Non-Exhaustive)

Kitchener

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)​​

Cambridge​
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150 Main Street Encampment: 

• 150 Main Street, Cambridge - Encampment & Closure
• ​GRCA - Nov. 2025
• Soper Park. Nov. 2025

Soper Park Eviction: 

• September 27, 2023 - Region of Waterloo Council Meeting & Soper Park Eviction 1.0​​

Point in time count data

​Point in Time Count Totals

• 2018: 333 people counted
• 2021: 1,085 people counted
  • 2021 Region of Waterloo Infographic
• 2024: 2,371 people counted
  • ​2024 Region of Waterloo Infographic (Seen Below)

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Other Data & resources

Homeless Hub

 Profile: Region of Waterloo

Plan to End Chronic Homelessness (PECH)

• The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness - EngageWR
  
• Lived Experts Weigh In: Plan to End Chronic Homelessness - Social Development Centre Waterloo Region
• The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness: Consolidated List of Actions
• Navigating Complexity Together: A Roadmap to Functional Zero by 2030
  
• ​PECH Update April 2024 (Info page)

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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. 

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more from "around Here": 

• Emergency or Public Health Crisis?
• Info Page: WR Women's Shelters - What's going on? (& Aug. 13, 2024 Region of Waterloo Community and Health Services Committee Meeting)
• The Housing First Approach
• ​​The Criminalization of Homelessness
• Housing: A Human Right
• Connecting with our WR Municipalities and Local Democracy
• April 23, 2025 Regional Council Meeting & 100 Victoria St. Proposed Bylaw

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