Notice of Public Survey and Open Houses: 10-Year Housing & Homelessness Plan Review & Update

The public survey to provide feedback for the City of Kingston's 10-Year Housing & Homelessness Plan Review & Update is now available and dates for three Open Houses have been announced.

Project Overview

The City of Kingston, as Service Manager for Kingston and the County of Frontenac, is required under the Housing Services Act, 2011, to maintain a 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan that guides local efforts to improve housing supply and affordability, prevent homelessness, and strengthen supports for vulnerable residents.

This update matters because it will incorporate new data, reflect evolving community needs, and align with current provincial priorities, including increasing affordable and attainable housing supply, supporting mixed-income housing, preventing and reducing homelessness, and improving system coordination.

Public feedback, recent population and housing forecasts, the 2023 Housing Needs Assessment, Centralized Waiting List and By Name List data, Homeless Individuals and Families Information System and municipal planning documents will contribute to the review and update.

Opportunities to Provide Feedback

• Complete the brief survey until May 31, 2026, on Get Involved Kingston
• Drop-in to share insights at one of the three Open Houses
  • Wednesday May 20, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. @ the INVISTA Centre
  • Friday May 22, 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. @ the Rideau Heights Community Centre
  • Saturday May 23, 11a.m. - 3 p.m. @ the Kingston East Community Centre

Additional focus groups throughout the month of May will engage people with lived and living experience, Indigenous partners, service providers and community partners to ensure theses valued perspectives are included.

Register for the webinar on May 7 and subscribe to updates on the Get Involved Kingston page

Any comments collected in conjunction with this process will be maintained on file for use during the project and may be included in project documentation. With the exception of personal information, all comments are available to the public and may form part of the public record, in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and other relevant privacy legislation.