{"id":554052,"date":"2026-03-22T22:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/554052\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T22:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:15:18","slug":"halfway-in-ottawa-might-replace-its-10-year-housing-plan-with-another-one-the-same-length","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/554052\/","title":{"rendered":"Halfway in, Ottawa might replace its 10-year housing plan with another one the same length"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than halfway through its current 10-year housing<\/a> plan, Ottawa is shifting gears, proposing a slightly different plan to address the city\u2019s housing crisis.<\/p>\n

A joint planning and housing committee is to table a motion on Tuesday, March 24 recommending council approve a \u201crefreshed\u201d 10-year Housing and Homelessness<\/a> Plan. The kicker? It\u2019s the same length as the original one.<\/p>\n

Should council approve the motion, the new 10-year Housing and Homelessness Plan will replace the current 10-year Housing and Homelessness Plan<\/a>, which was to be in place until 2030.<\/p>\n

The original plan, which was approved by council in July 2020, was meant to address Ottawa\u2019s housing emergency<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ottawa has added 765 affordable homes to the current housing landscape, including 430 newly built homes and 335 existing affordable homes, over the past five years.<\/p>\n

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Two men talk in the ByWard Market.<\/p>\n

So why change tactics now?<\/p>\n

The shift was due partially by a new national tool that measures the number of people experiencing homelessness in communities across the country.<\/p>\n

The Point-in-Time (PiT) Count, which essentially provides a snapshot of homelessness at a given time, helps track two things: The number of people experiencing homelessness every year, as well as individuals\u2019 demographics and experiences with homelessness every three years.<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s shift comes after the tri-annual survey from 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe (2024) PiT Count data demonstrates that despite making progress over the past five years, there is still a growing need in the community,\u201d read the report<\/a>, adding that much has changed since council approved the original 10-year plan.<\/p>\n

In 2024, the PiT Count showed 2,952 people were experiencing homelessness compared to 2,612 in 2021, a 13 per cent increase.<\/p>\n

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A homeless man sleeps in a downtown park in Ottawa.<\/p>\n

The tri-annual survey showed that while 11 per cent of people were unsheltered or living in an encampment in 2021, that number had grown to 16 per cent by 2024.<\/p>\n

The report says the new plan is meant to address \u201chousing and homelessness spectrum\u201d for housing needs of people with low to moderate incomes.<\/p>\n

The new mandate plans to preserve the previous plan\u2019s three main priorities: everyone has a home, people get the support they need and \u201cwe work together\u201d. But it also has a long-term vision, six guiding principles, three overarching priorities, seven goals and 18 objectives.<\/p>\n

The new plan says that, in addition to preserving existing community housing stock and preventing housing loss, it will include annual plans to deliver on its short-term projects.<\/p>\n

The report says the plan will require co-ordinated effort between the city and other housing and homelessness partners across the city.<\/p>\n

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