An update on our work to protect the most vulnerable, including people experiencing homelessness: the City has now secured 1200 hotel beds across a dozen sites. Staff are working around the clock to transition clients from shelters into hotels, and have placed 313 people so far.

Staff are working hard to transition many more residents from shelters to hotels over the next few days, to limit the spread of COVID-19 and keep people safe. City staff are also looking into other suitable sites, including university residences, motels, vacant rental buildings.

We are also working to rapidly re-house people in vacant TCHC units. 17 households have already moved in, another 54 are matched with units and are scheduled to move, and 35 more units are in the pipeline to become available soon to families in need.

The City has also created a first-of-its-kind isolation service for people who need shelter but are waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test. While initial capacity was 40 beds, we have now scaled up to a 200-bed isolation hotel that opens tonight.