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Also operates a Georgina location (1816 Metro Rd N). Part of York Region's emergency housing system.

Operated by The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada on behalf of York Region; opened 2015.

Also operates Home Base drop-in (10415 Yonge St Suite D) and pop-up mobile outreach across Aurora, Georgina, Markham, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Vaughan.

Administrative office: 52 West Beaver Creek Rd, Suite 4, Richmond Hill. Shelter location confidential. Services in 31 languages.

address confidential — call for intake; designated francophone agency under the French Language Services Act; two sites for single women and women with children; collect calls accepted 613-744-7789

address confidential — call for intake; services in English only (French referrals to Maison d'amitié 613-747-0020); partner of Unsafe at Home Ottawa

exact shelter address not published — call for intake; only transitional home for female refugees in the Ottawa area; Carty House II in Vanier (15 residents, up to 2-year stays); total capacity 27

90-bed reception facility; temporary accommodation for government-sponsored refugees and refugee claimants up to ~4 weeks; must be referred through Social Services or IRCC; settlement services on site

address confidential — call for intake; City-operated emergency family shelter (formerly Carling Family Shelter site at 2980 Carling Ave, now permanently closed — do not use); families must be assessed/referred by the City via 3-1-1 or 613-560-6000 emergency assistance; City also subsidizes overflow beds and community shelter providers

seasonal winter overflow facilities opened as needed (e.g. Bernard Grandmaître Arena, Heron Road Community Centre); referral via City 3-1-1 line, 24 hours

165-bed emergency shelter; call to check availability; also runs supportive housing sites (e.g. 314 Booth St downtown)

nonprofit men's transitional/halfway housing; call for availability

halfway/transitional residence; call for intake

address confidential — call for intake; 25-bed VAW shelter; operates cultural programs at 2323 St Laurent Blvd; Housing First case managers on site

weekly support and drop-in for homeless and at-risk veterans in partnership with Veterans Affairs Canada; not an overnight shelter — fulltime social services worker, veterans' lounge, housing placement help, food/gas cards, bus tickets

address confidential — call for intake; transitional housing homes for Muslim women; Ottawa location confirmed via healthline GBV shelter listing and Sakeenah's own Ottawa page

men's program of SGH emergency shelter; City 3-1-1 line refers; also runs Transitional Emergency Shelter Program and supportive housing

call to confirm current residential vs outreach availability; listed in Ottawa directories as support for young pregnant women/teens; programs include prenatal nutrition, adult high school, health clinics

only transitional home in the National Capital Region for young First Nations, Inuit and Métis women; cultural programming, counselling, help finding permanent housing

40 bachelor units of permanent supportive housing for veterans, opened 2021 on the former Rockcliffe airbase; Housing First model with mental health, addictions and peer supports

volunteer-led, boots-on-the-ground support for homeless and at-risk former CAF/RCMP members; provides immediate help (shelter extraction, food, housing placement, rent/furniture help); call to confirm current drop-in hours

17 beds; entry via application form on YMCA website or by phone; transitional program while youth attend school, employment, training, counselling or volunteering

~175 beds for newcomer women and men referred by the City of Ottawa; stays up to 12 months; closed its older emergency family shelter in 2024 as it shifted to newcomer transitional housing; referrals via City 3-1-1

exact shelter location not published — call 3-1-1 or 613-789-8220; capacity 32 (16 emergency beds + 16 transitional apartments, up to 1-year stays); YSB 24/7 youth crisis line 613-260-2360 (1-877-377-7775 toll-free)

exact shelter location not published — call 3-1-1 or the shelter directly; 24-hour support, 365 days; 32 beds emergency + transitional (up to 1-year stays)

Women's housing organization; call for current program and intake details.

Transitional/supportive housing, not emergency shelter. Applications via the Social Housing Registry (362 Montreal St) or the Housing Help Centre.

Opened February 2024 on provincially donated land at King St W and Portsmouth Ave. Transitional supportive housing — intake through the foundation.

Operated by Kingston Home Base Housing.

Not a traditional shelter — drop-in model with overnight rest pods. Drop in; no referral needed. Supervised consumption, drug-checking and needle-exchange services at this site ended Sept 30, 2026 (provincial CTS funding ended; KCHC). Drop-in, meals, rest pods and other ICH programming continue. Addiction/harm-reduction successor at same address: Kingston HART Hub.

Mailing: PO Box 21042, Kingston ON K7L 5P5. Shelter address is confidential; call the crisis line for intake.

Coed youth shelter in downtown Kingston.

Operated by Kingston Home Base Housing. Named in memory of Lily Inglis.

Operated by Kingston Home Base Housing. Source is a 2019 community directory — confirm current availability and details before referring.

Women's emergency shelter listed in the City of Kingston 2026 Summer Response Plan at 2320 Princess St.

Belleville's main emergency shelter for adults.

Mailing: PO Box 22162, Belleville ON K8N 5V7. Serves Hastings and Prince Edward counties.

Transitional housing, not emergency shelter. Also known as Youthab.

Mailing: PO Box 290, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory ON K0K 3A0. Operated by the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte.

Mailing: PO Box 107, Carleton Place ON K7C 3P3. Serves Lanark County including Perth and Smiths Falls.

Serves Lanark County youth.

Listed in UCLG Support and Shelter Information (Dec 2025) as youth housing for ages 16-25. Call 613-246-2092; UCLG Community and Social Services 613-342-3840 ext. 2119 for homelessness assistance.

Serves Leeds and Grenville counties. Executive Director: Melissa Leveck ([email protected]).

Mailing: PO Box 113, Napanee ON K7R 3L4.

Bilingual VAW shelter serving Prescott-Russell.

Mailing: PO Box 244, Pembroke ON K8A 6X3. Operated by Women's Sexual Assault Centre of Renfrew County / WSSSB-MH.

Run by the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne; serves the Ontario and Quebec portions of Akwesasne. Call 613-937-4322 (open 24/7) for residential intake.

Bilingual VAW shelter serving Cornwall and SDG.