While there are over 4,000 permanent emergency shelter beds in Toronto, the high occupancy rates of over 90% every night illustrate the need for more. Additionally, the George Street Revitalization project will reduce the number of these beds in the future. Due to rising real estate prices, any new shelters and services are forced beyond the downtown core to neighbourhoods like Rockcliffe-Smythe.
Although homelessness is most visible in the downtown core due to the concentration of services there, people throughout Toronto