Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Appendix A: mandatory data points Signature: Original signed by the minister The Ministerial Directive to Service Managers under section 19.1 of the Housing Services Act, 2011 that was issued on January 30, 2017 is revoked. The service manager shall give the information to the minister electronically by December 31, 2021. The summary shall include the information identified in appendix B. The service manager shall give the minister a summary of information collected during the point-in-time count.The service manager shall conduct the point-in-time count no later than December 15, 2021.The service manager shall engage Indigenous partners, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples, in the service manager’s communities in the planning and implementation of the point-in-time count and the development of a by-name list, consistent with the principle of supporting relationship-building and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.The by-name list shall include only those people who have consented to be included on the list.Ī by-name list is a list including names and contact information of people experiencing homelessness who would like to receive assistance from the service manager to find housing services and supports. As part of the point-in-time count the service manager shall create or build on an existing by-name list of people experiencing homelessness.The demographic information collected during the point-in-time count shall include the data points listed in appendix A.A point-in-time count is intended to capture numbers and basic demographics of persons experiencing homelessness at a single point in time. Each service manager shall conduct an enumeration of persons who are homeless in its service area using a point-in-time count method.Ī point-in-time count is a count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons on a single night.Pursuant to s. 19.1 of the Housing Services Act, 2011 (the “Act”), the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing hereby directs that, with respect to enumeration by service managers of persons who are homeless: district social services administration boards, which are boards established in each of the ten districts in Northern Ontario.In Ontario, service managers plan and deliver housing and homelessness services for their local service area. It is intended to capture numbers and basic demographics of people experiencing homelessness at a single point in time. On March 12, 2021, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing issued a directive to service managers to do a point-in-time count of people in their service area that are homeless.Ī point-in-time count is a count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons on a single night.
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