Homelessness crisis: ‘Major’ public consultation on issue to start in Montreal

The City of Montreal is launching a “major” nationalist consultation connected tackling and uncovering solutions to homelessness.

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, on pinch section nationalist wellness and provincial officials, announced nan inaugural Tuesday.

She said nan metropolis has heard from Montrealers and wants to impact some citizens and organization organizations successful nan adjacent steps.

“We are seeing that much and much residents, parents, families and business owners are concerned astir nan measurement resources are planned successful their area and we must do amended successful anticipation of expanding needs,” Plante said successful a statement.

The nationalist consultation comes arsenic Montreal, on pinch Quebec, faces a rising number of group surviving successful emergency shelters aliases connected nan streets.

Last year, a study recovered that “visible homelessness” accrued by 33 per cent successful Montreal betwixt April 2018 and October 2022. The study counted 10,000 bum group crossed nan province, including 4,690 successful Montreal, connected Oct. 11, 2022.

The improvement was besides announced 1 time aft Montreal constabulary were called to analyse nan decease of a man who was recovered lifeless successful a “makeshift shelter” betwixt buildings.

The dates person not yet been group for nan nationalist consultation, but they will beryllium announced connected nan city’s website successful nan coming weeks. Afterwards, a study pinch findings will beryllium made public.

— with files from Global’s Dan Spector and The Canadian Press