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Province announces new rural economic development program, investments in housing-enabling infrastructure at annual ROMA conference.

Ontario has seen a staggering increase in homelessness in recent years. A new report titled Municipalities Under Pressure: The Human and Financial Cost of Ontario’s Homelessness Crisis was issued by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association on January 9. For the first time, this report collected and analyzed data from all 47 consolidated municipal services managers in the province to fully illustrate the scope of the crisis.

Ontario offering rebates for home renovations, including new windows, doors, insulation, smart thermostats and heat pumps.