Homelessness Partnering Strategy
Community Plan Annual Update
2015–2016 (Revised from Approved
Plan)
For your HPS Community Plan Update 2015-2016:
1) Only on-line submissions will be accepted
2) You will receive an e-mail with a link to the main page. From
there, you may complete the five sections in any order, but
must complete each section before moving to another. The
sections are:
a. Current Situation
b. Community Contribution
c. Your 2014-2015 Priorities
d. Your 2015-2016 Priorities
e. Community Advisory Board
3) Comments in green are included to help you understand how
to complete the sections and to navigate the document.
4) With the move to a web format, the tables will disappear (as
tables do not meet accessibility standards), but they have
been included here for ease of reading.
Contents
Current Situation ..................................................................................... 3
Data ..................................................................................................................... 3
Summary .............................................................................................................. 4
Final Page ............................................................................................................. 4
Community Contribution ......................................................................... 6
Summary .............................................................................................................. 8
Final Page ............................................................................................................. 8
Your 2014-2015 Priorities ........................................................................ 9
Report on your Designated Community & Aboriginal Homelessness Funding Priorities
of 2014-2015......................................................................................................... 9
Report your Community Engagement .................................................................... 11
Your HPS 2014-2019 Community Plan online ......................................................... 13
Summary ............................................................................................................ 13
Final Page ........................................................................................................... 13
Your 2015-2016 Priorities ...................................................................... 13
Identify your Funding Priorities for 2015-2016 ....................................................... 14
Changes to your Funding Priorities for 2015-2016.................................................. 14
HPS Priorities for 2015-2016................................................................................. 15
Individualized Services and Facilities Priority ...................................................... 21
Housing First Priority ........................................................................................ 22
CAB Approval of the 2015-2016 Priorities .............................................................. 23
Summary ............................................................................................................ 23
Final Page ........................................................................................................... 24
Community Advisory Board.................................................................... 24
Summary ............................................................................................................ 26
Final Page ........................................................................................................... 27
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Current Situation
Please report on your current situation based on the following indicators. As part of the
annual update, all CABs should review their progress annually against these indicators.
If you cannot provide a number for a specific indicator below, please enter 0.
Aboriginal CABs will be required to submit data for questions 1 to 3.1 and will be able to
provide answers to questions 6 and 7 on the Aboriginal homeless population.
Joint CABs will answer questions 1 to 3.1 twice, once for the general homeless
population (including Aboriginal individuals) and once for the Aboriginal homeless
population.
Data
1. Number of unique individuals who used an emergency homeless shelter in the
twelve month period between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013
538
1.1.
Number of unique individuals (Aborginal) who used an emergency homeless
shelter in the twelve month period between January 1, 2014 and December
31, 2014
767
2. Estimated number of shelter users who were chronically homeless in 2013
5
2.1.
Estimated number of shelter users who were chronically homeless in 2014
18
3. Estimated number of shelter users who were episodically homelessness in 2013
73
3.1.
Estimated number of shelter users who were episodically homelessness in
2014
108
4. Number of homeless veterans who used an emergency homeless shelter in 2013.
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4.1.
Number of homeless veterans who used an emergency homeless shelter in
2014.
5. Estimated number of homeless veterans who were chronically or episodically
homeless in 2013.
5.1. Estimated number of homeless veterans who were chronically or episodically
homeless in 2014.
6. Number of homeless individuals identified during the latest point in time count (if
available) . (Optional) N/A
7. Date count the last point in time count was undertaken (if available). (Optional)
If a community enters “0” or “nothing” in any of the questions 1 to 5.1: N/A
8. You have not provided numbers for at least one of the indicators related to data on
homeless population. Use the back button to update the numbers you just entered
or if you are unable to provide numbers for all of the indicators required, please
describe your strategy for ensuring that the community can provide numbers for
2015 for all required indicators in the next HPS Community Plan Annual Update.
Summary
This page provides a summary of the information you have provided in this
questionnaire. Please review it carefully. You may print a copy for your own review and
usage. Note that if you press "Continue" you will not be able to go back to this
summary and print it.
If there are any changes you would like to make, use the button "Change Answer"
provided at the bottom of the answer that you would like to change rather than using
the browser buttons. After you make the changes, use the button "Continue" until you
return to the summary page.
If the information below is correct, press "Continue", a confirmation page and number
will follow.
Final Page
This page provides the reference number for the completed section.
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Note this reference number, or print it for documentation or for your own usage. After
pressing "Return to main menu", it will be impossible to recuperate this reference
number.
Use this reference number for any follow-up question you may have for your local
Service Canada office about this questionnaire.
If you would like to submit additional documents, please send them to your local
Service Canada office, by fax, mail or e-mail, along with the reference number of this
questionnaire.
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Community Contribution
N/A
If an Aboriginal CAB:
Your community is not required to fill out the Community Contribution section.
If a Designated Community:
As part of the eligibility for HPS Designated Community funding, each community must
be able to demonstrate that it has mobilized funding partners to contribute to its
homelessness efforts.
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
Your community must show that it can identify $1 contributing to your
homelessness efforts from other sources for every dollar in your Designated
Community allocation.
o The “community contribution” can include funding from any partner other than
HPS such as: governments (Provincial/Territorial or Municipal/Regional); public
institutions, such as hospitals, schools or universities; aboriginal organizations;
private sector organizations; and not-for-profit/charitable sector organizations,
such as foundations or the United Way.
o If an organization is contributing (financial or in-kind) to more than one activity,
you may combine all the amounts received and enter the information once.
The Community Entity (CE) will be required to report annually on the actual amount
received.
As part of the annual update, you are asked to provide information about your actual
community contribution for 2014-2015, and the community contribution expected for
2015-2016.
1.
How many funders have you identified? N/A
Provide the total number of unique funders for both years 2014-2015 and 2015-2016. A
funder that provides funding for both of these years counts as one.
Name
of
Funde
r
Type of
Funder
Contact
Informatio
n
2014-2015
Financial
contributio
n
(Contact
person)
(dollars)
Actual
Nonfinancial
contributio
n
(estimate
in dollars)
2015-2016
Total
Contributio
n
Financial
contributio
n
(dollars)
(estimate
in dollars)
Expected
Nonfinancial
contributio
n
(dollars)
Total
Contributio
n
(dollars)
Choose
from a
drop-down
list:
 P/T
 Municipali
ty
 Not for
profit/
Charity
 Foundatio
n
 For Profit
 Other
(Specify)
Total Community Contribution
HPS Designated Communities Funding Stream allocation
If the actual funding from other sources for 2014-2015 that you have identified is not
equal or greater than your designated funding:
2.
You have not identified a 2014-2015 actual community contribution greater than
or equal to your allocation. Use the "Back" button at the bottom of the page to
update the funding partner information you just entered or, if you did not receive
sufficient funds to make up your community contribution, please explain the
circumstances and the measures you will take to improve the situation for next
year. (1500 characters or less)
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If the funding you expect to receive from other sources for 2015-2016 that you have
identified is not equal to or greater than your designated funding:
3.
You have not identified a 2015-2016 expected community contribution greater
than or equal to your allocation, use the "Back" button at the bottom of the page
to update the funding partner information you just entered or, if you are unable
to identify a sufficient community contribution, please describe your strategy for
ensuring that for every dollar invested by the HPS, the community can identify at
least one dollar from other sources. (1500 characters or less)
If the actual funding from other sources for 2014-2015 that you have identified and the
funding you expect to receive from other sources for 2015-2016 that you have
identified is not equal or greater than your designated funding:
4.
You have identified neither a sufficient actual community contribution for 20142015 nor a sufficient expected community contribution for 2015-2016 (greater
than or equal to your allocation). Use the “Back” button at the bottom of the
page to update the funding partner information you just entered or, if you are
unable to identify a sufficient community contribution, please describe the
situation in 2014-2015 and what you will implement to ensure that in 2015-2016
you will meet the community contribution requirement.
Summary
This page provides a summary of the information you have provided in this
questionnaire. Please review it carefully. You may print a copy for your own review and
usage. Note that if you press "Continue" you will not be able to go back to this
summary and print it.
If there are any changes you would like to make, use the button "Change Answer"
provided at the bottom of the answer that you would like to change rather than using
the browser buttons. After you make the changes, use the button "Continue" until you
return to the summary page.
If the information below is correct, press "Continue", a confirmation page and number
will follow.
Final Page
This page provides the reference number for the completed section.
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Note this reference number, or print it for documentation or for your own usage. After
pressing "Return to main menu", it will be impossible to recuperate this reference
number.
Use this reference number for any follow-up question you may have for your local
Service Canada office about this questionnaire.
If you would like to submit additional documents, please send them to your local
Service Canada office, by fax, mail or e-mail, along with the reference number of this
questionnaire.
Your 2014-2015 Priorities
In this section, you will focus on reporting your community’s priorities for 2014-2015.
To report on the priorities of 2014-2015, use information provided by the Community
Entity to find the actual amounts spent on projects and activities funded under the HPS.
Report on your Designated Community & Aboriginal
Homelessness Funding Priorities of 2014-2015
When reporting on your priorities for 2014-2015, please provide the actual amount (in
dollars) of your funding you spent in each funding stream on projects for each priority
listed below and for Community Entity administration costs from April 1, 2014 to March
31, 2015.
If you did not spend any amount on a specific priority or Community Entity
administration costs, please enter 0.
Use information provided by the Community Entity to find the actual amounts spent on
projects and activities funded under the HPS. Round the amounts to the nearest dollar,
and provide them in the following format: 99999.
Also include the amounts spent on projects funded under transitional measures since
April 1, 2015, under the priorities “To reduce homelessness through a Housing First
approach” and “To improve the self-sufficiency of homeless individuals and families and
those at imminent risk of homelessness through individualized services”.
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2014-2015
Actual Funding
Amount
(dollars)
Priority
 To reduce homelessness through a Housing First approach
(including projects funded under transitional measures).
 To improve the self-sufficiency of homeless individuals and
$235,234
families and those at imminent risk of homelessness through
individualized services (including projects funded under
transitional measures).
 To preserve or increase the capacity of facilities used to address
the needs of people who are homeless or at imminent risk of
homelessness that are not part of the Housing First program
(Capital investments).
 To ensure coordination of resources and leveraging.
 To improve data collection and use.
 Community Entity administration costs.
Total Actual Funding Amount Spent
HPS Designated Communities Funding Stream allocation
If the amount spent is less than your Funding:
1. From April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015, the total actual amount of HPS funding
that was spent on projects for all of your priorities and Community Entity
administration costs is different from your HPS funding allocation. Use the back
button to update the numbers you just entered or please explain the difference.
(1500 characters or less)
The system will display the percentage that you spent in 2014-2015, based on the
information you just entered. Compare those percentages with the percentage you
included in your Community Plan (or any update) for 2014-2015.
2. Looking at the actual amounts spent on each priority, how close were you to
your estimates for 2014-2015 in your HPS 2014-2019 Community Plan that was
approved?
Within 10% on all priorities
XX
More than 10% change to one or more priority
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If there is change of more than 10% for one or more of the priorities:
3. You have more than a 10% change to one or more priorities, please describe
(1500 characters or less)
Report your Community Engagement
The question below provides your community with the opportunity to report on the
work with the Aboriginal sector and/or local Aboriginal CAB or, for Aboriginal CABs, to
report on their work with the Designated CAB.
1. How is the CAB working with the Aboriginal sector and/or local Aboriginal CAB to
identify and implement Aboriginal homelessness priorities in 2014-2015 and for
the next years? (please describe in 1500 characters or less)
Currently, the Aboriginal CE meets independently with the Designated CE to
identify and implement homelessness initiatives together. For example, PIT
Count. Representatives from each of the CAB’s attend and participate in each
other meetings to be apprised of each other’s activities, to discuss and address
items of mutual concern, to learn from one another, share information, and
actively address homelessness from a community perspective.
2. How is the CAB working with the Designated Community to get access to data
and implement Aboriginal homelessness priorities in 2014-2015 and for the next
years?
At the above-noted meetings, the CAB’s discuss data access because we are both in
need of the same data ie. PIT Count. It is best to collaborate efforts to avoid
duplication. Both CAB’s share data and information as needed. DSSAAB provides data
from the emergency shelters that is shared between the CAB’s for updating HPS
Community Plans. The relationship among the service providers for homelessness is
resilient and, above all, a sense of community responsibility to work together to address
this vital issue impacting on our community.
The linkages between each other and with other government / city representatives is
one of networking to support one another.
The next two questions are new and provide your community with the opportunity to
describe work with the official language minority community (OLMC) to address their
needs related to homelessness. An OLMC is a community whose official language is not
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the language of the majority community (for example, Canadian English-speaking
communities in Quebec, or Canadian French-speaking communities in provinces and
territories outside of Quebec).
CABs and CEs are expected to identify OLMCs within their community and ensure that
appropriate services and supports are available in both official languages where there is
significant demand. More details will be available through an HPS program directive that
will be posted on the ESDC website.
The question below is optional and asks about past actions. To help you answer these
questions, please consider the following elements:
•
•
•
How the needs of both OLMCs are considered in community planning,
assessment and selection of projects funded under the HPS.
Partnership agreement between or amongst organizations.
Coordination with existing projects and services in the community that are
already well-established and readily accessible.
3. If the CAB and CE have been working with the OLMC to ensure that the services
funded under the HPS address the needs of the OLMC, please describe what
actions have been taken. (Optional) (Please describe in 1500 characters or less)
The question below asks about actions that your community would consider
implementing in support of OLMCs in 2015-2016. To help you answer these questions,
please consider the following elements:
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How the needs of OLMCs will be considered in community planning, assessment
and selection of projects funded under the HPS.
Partnership agreement between or amongst organizations.
Coordination with existing projects and services in the community that are
already well-established and readily accessible.
4. Please describe how the CAB and CE will, in 2015-2016, assess the needs of the
OLMC, implement measures that respond to their identified needs, and ensure
that the services funded under the HPS address their needs. (Please describe in
1500 characters or less)
The Aboriginal CAB does not have a significant demand for French language
speaking Aboriginal persons, however; the TBIFC does have an Aboriginal person
who speaks French who could interpret as needed.
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If anything, the TBIFC services more individuals who speak an Aboriginal
language…and the TBIFC has staff who can interpret or secure other interpreters
as needed.
Your HPS 2014-2019 Community Plan online
5. Other communities may be interested to learn from your experience. If online,
please provide the Web link to your HPS 2014-2019 Community Plan for us to
post on the HPS Website. (Optional)
Summary
This page provides a summary of the information you have provided in this
questionnaire. Please review it carefully. You may print a copy for your own review and
usage. Note that if you press "Continue" you will not be able to go back to this
summary and print it.
If there are any changes you would like to make, use the button "Change Answer"
provided at the bottom of the answer that you would like to change rather than using
the browser buttons. After you make the changes, use the button "Continue" until you
return to the summary page.
If the information below is correct, press "Continue", a confirmation page and number
will follow.
Final Page
This page provides the reference number for the completed section.
Note this reference number, or print it for documentation or for your own usage. After
pressing "Return to main menu", it will be impossible to recuperate this reference
number.
Use this reference number for any follow-up question you may have for your local
Service Canada office about this questionnaire.
If you would like to submit additional documents, please send them to your local
Service Canada office, by fax, mail or e-mail, along with the reference number of this
questionnaire.
Your 2015-2016 Priorities
In this section, you will focus on your community’s priorities for 2015-2016.
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To confirm or change the percentage of your HPS allocation that you are committing
your 2015-2016 priorities, use the information contained in your approved HPS 20142019 Community Plan, under the section “Your Priorities”.
Identify your Funding Priorities for 2015-2016
1. Which of the following funding priorities did you identify in your HPS 2014-2019
Community Plan (in the “Your Priorities” section in the column 2015-2016)?
Please select all that are appropriate.
Look in the “Your Priorities” section of your HPS 2014-2019 Community Plan under the
column 2015-2016. Select the priorities where 1% or more of your allocation was
identified for investment in 2015-2016.
XX To reduce homelessness through a Housing First approach.
XX To improve the self-sufficiency of homeless individuals and families
and those at imminent risk of homelessness through individualized
services.
To preserve or increase the capacity of facilities used to address the
needs of people who are homeless or at imminent risk of
homelessness that are not part of the Housing First program (Capital
investments).
To ensure coordination of resources and leveraging.
To improve data collection and use.
Changes to your Funding Priorities for 2015-2016
The HPS encourages responsive community planning. Communities are encouraged to
review their plans to make sure they stay relevant to the changing dynamics of the
homelessness situation.
Your HPS 2014-2019 Community Plan was approved some time ago, and recent events
may have occurred, which may result in modifying the funding priorities that you
identified for 2015-2016. In addition, you may want to change the percentage you are
committing to each of your priorities.
The question below provides you with an opportunity to report significant changes in
your 2015-2016 priorities. If you are changing the percentage you are dedicating to any
priority by 10% or more, it is considered a significant change, and you will be prompted
to provide a rationale.
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If each of your priorities will change by less than 10%, there is no need to report any
change (select “no” below). However, you may still report any changes less than 10%
by selecting “yes” to the next question.
2. Are you reporting changes?
XX Yes
No
If you are not reporting a change, you will still need to answer questions about your
activities, your target populations and your results. Please proceed to page 16.
If you report a change of more than 10% for one or more of your priorities:
3. Why did the priorities of allocation for 2015-2016 or the percentages you are
committing to them change since your 2014-2019 HPS Community Plan? (please
describe in 1500 characters or less)
The Community Annual Plan has changed. The Aboriginal CAB will be accepting
proposals that are 1.5 to 2.5 years in length, thus; housing investments could start
sooner than 2016/17. The call for proposals will be inclusive of HF activities and HF
approach and will be evaluated / selected to ensure both priorities are delivered.
HPS Priorities for 2015-2016
4. What percentage of your allocation will you dedicate in 2015-2016 to each of the
priorities? If you do not intend to invest in a specific priority, please enter 0.
Note that the following table is not representative of the way you will be required to fill
information when using the Community Plan Annual Update Tool. It has been created
to facilitate you in gathering and managing the data you need to complete your
Community Plan Annual Update. You only need to fill Column 1 of the table (Priorities
2015-2016) if you have decided to change one or more of your priorities with more
than 10% of the initial 2015-2016 values indicated in your 2014-2019 Community Plan.
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Priorities
2015-2016
If the percentage dedicated to one or
more priorities has changed by more
than 10% compared to your initial
2014-2019 Community Plan, enter the
new percentages in the appropriate
boxes
10
To reduce homelessness
through a Housing First
(HF) approach
The Housing First model
includes both housing and
access to supports primarily for
chronically and episodically
homeless individuals. The
services provided are offered
through an integrated approach
and are interdependent.
Generally, the approach will be
to ensure that Housing First
clients have access to all the
existing services required.
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Please select the activities that you will
fund with your HPS allocation.
If your community indicates that it is planning
to invest in Housing First during 2015-2016,
you will be required to enter the percentage
of the total amount you are allocating to
Housing First for each of the five HF related
activities (Column 2). Note that: For activities
related to non-HF priorities, you are only
asked to indicate which of those you will fund
by checking the appropriate box.
10 HF Readiness:
 Determining the Housing First model (e.g.
consultation, coordination, planning, and
assessment)
 Identifying, integrating and improving
services (including staff training on
Housing First activities and functions)
 Partnership development in support of a
Housing First approach
 Working with the housing sector to
identify opportunities for and barriers to
permanent housing (e.g. establishing
landlord relationships, mapping of current
available assets)
Demonstrating Success
(Targets for HPS Indicators)
In Column 3, you can indicate your
targets for the 2015-2016 period. In
relation to Housing First, 2015-2016
targets are only mandatory for the largest
communities. For communities with an
annual HPS allocation over $200,000,
targets are not required until 2016-2017.
Targets remain optional for communities
with an annual allocation under
$200,000. For non-HF activities, you will
be prompted to set target only for those
you have indicated you are planning to
invest in.
Number of individuals that will be
0
placed in housing through an HF
intervention.
0
0
Percentage of HF Clients who will
remain housed at six months
(your target must be at least
80%)
Percentage of HF clients who will
remain housed at twelve months
(you must have a minimum target
of 80%)
Priorities
2015-2016
Please select the activities that you will
fund with your HPS allocation.
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Client Intake & Assessment:
Coordinated intake management (where
feasible)
Client identification, intake and
assessment, focussing on the chronically
and episodically homeless populations.
Connecting to and Maintaining
Permanent Housing:
Facilitate access to housing, which could
include providing emergency housing
funding to bridge clients to
provincial/territorial system
Set-up apartments (insurance, damage
deposit, first and last months’ rent, basic
groceries and supplies at move-in, etc.)
Furnish apartments for HF clients
(furniture, dishes, etc.)
Repair damages caused by HF clients
Provide Landlord-tenant services
Re-housing (if required)
Accessing Services through case
management:
Coordination of a case management team
Peer Support
Working with clients to set goals
Identifying a strategy for reaching the
goals
Connecting clients to services needed to
Demonstrating Success
(Targets for HPS Indicators)
Number of days for HF clients to
move into permanent housing
after intake
Percentage of HF clients who will
be rehoused (you must have a
minimum target of less than 30%
Percentage of HF clients who will
successfully exit the program to a
positive housing situation
Priorities
2015-2016
Please select the activities that you will
fund with your HPS allocation.
reach the client’s goal
 Monitoring progress
 Support services to improve the selfsufficiency of chronically and episodically
homeless individuals and families in the
Housing First program through
individualized services, including:
i. Connecting clients to income supports
ii. Pre-employment support, and bridging
to the labour market
iii. Life skills development (e.g. budgeting,
cooking)
iv. Supports to improve clients’ social
integration;
v. Culturally relevant responses to help
Aboriginal clients
vi. Connecting clients to education and
supporting success
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Data, Tracking & Monitoring.
Activities include:
Identifying the size and make-up of the
chronically and episodically homeless
population by accessing shelter data
Tracking HF Clients
Demonstrating Success
(Targets for HPS Indicators)
90
Priorities
2015-2016
To improve the selfsufficiency of homeless
individuals and families and
those at imminent risk of
homelessness through
individualized services
These services are offered
primarily to individuals who are
homeless or imminently at risk
that are not part of the Housing
First program.
Note: These are the activities
outside of Housing First that
HPS will be delivering for
2015/16
Please select the activities that you will
fund with your HPS allocation.
 Housing Placement (outside of HF)
XX
 Connecting clients to income support
XX
10
 Pre-employment support, and bridging to
the labour market
XX
3
Number of people who will
increase their income or income
stability
Number of people who will start
or complete a job training
program
Number of people who will start
part-time or full-time employment.
No HPS indicator
5
 Life skills development (e.g. budgeting,
cooking) XX
 Supports to improve clients’ social
integration XX
No HPS indicator
 Culturally relevant responses to help
Aboriginal clients XX
No HPS indicator
 Connecting clients to education and
supporting success XX
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Demonstrating Success
(Targets for HPS Indicators)
No HPS target
9
Number of people who will start
part-time or full-time education
 Liaise and refer to appropriate resources
XX
No HPS indicator
 Housing loss prevention (only for
individuals and families at imminent risk of
homelessness)
XX
 Basic or urgent needs services
XX
Number of people that will remain
20 housed at three months after
receiving a housing loss
prevention intervention.
No HPS indicator
Priorities
Please select the activities that you will
2015-2016
fund with your HPS allocation.
To preserve or increase the  Transitional housing facilities
capacity of facilities used to
address the needs of people  Permanent Supportive housing
who are homeless or at
imminent risk of
homelessness (Capital
 Emergency shelter facilities
investments).
 Non-residential facilities
To ensure coordination of
resources and leveraging
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Demonstrating Success
(Targets for HPS Indicators)
Number of new transitional units
added to a new or existing facility
Number of new permanent
supportive housing units added to
an existing or new facility
Number of new permanent
emergency shelter beds added to
an existing facility
No HPS indicator
 Determining a model in support of a
No HPS indicators
broader systematic approach to addressing
homelessness
 Identifying, integrating and improving
services (including staff training on
activities and functions in support of a
broader systematic approach to addressing
homelessness)
 Partnership development in support of a
broader systematic approach to addressing
homelessness
 Working with the housing sector to identify
opportunities for and barriers to
permanent housing (e.g. establishing
landlord relationships, mapping of current
available assets) in support of a broader
systematic approach to addressing
homelessness
 Consultation, coordination, planning, and
assessment (e.g. community planning)
Priorities
2015-2016
To improve data collection
and use
Please select the activities that you will
fund with your HPS allocation.
 Identifying the size and make-up of the
entire homeless population
 Tracking non-Housing First clients
 Point-in-time counts
 Community indicators (beyond the
requirements for HPS)
 Information collection and sharing
(including implementing and using HIFIS)
Demonstrating Success
(Targets for HPS Indicators)
No HPS indicators
Individualized Services and Facilities Priority
5. Please describe in more detail the group(s) this priority will address. Note: we
want to know your primary target group(s), not a comprehensive list of everyone
you might serve with this priority.
General Population (no
specific target)
Chronically and episodically
homeless individuals
Families & Children
Youth
Seniors
XX Aboriginal
Immigrants & Refugees
Veterans
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Official Languages Minority
communities
Men
Women
People with a Mental
Health Issue
People with Disabilities
(other than Mental Health)
People with Addictions
Other (please describe in
300 characters or less)
Housing First Priority
6. The Housing First Approach requires access to a range of client supports. How
will you engage (or how are you engaging) provincial or territorial programs to
facilitate access to provincial/territorial services for Housing First clients?
The TBIFC networks, partners and collaborates with many different partners in the
community and with our provincial and national organization for a strong voice
nationally. Information is shared from both and is subsequently shared with program
staff for dissemination. Knowledge of new funding initiatives, support, guidance,
contacts, and provincial / national perspective on matters impacting on housing and
communities are some of the items that benefit the TBIFC and the CE.
7. Do you expect to address your entire chronic and episodic population in 20152016.
Yes
No XX
If yes:
8. Who will you target next?
If you are selecting Housing First as a priority for the first time, you will see the
following two questions:
9. Other Resources
What other resources can you leverage to contribute to your HF efforts? Please
describe the other resources you have available in each of the following areas in 1500
characters or less. If you have not identified any resources, enter “none.”
 HF readiness resources:
Both CE’s in Thunder Bay participate in each other’s CAB to bring forward HF
information, new initiatives, and to explore collaboration initiatives for the
benefit of the community.

Client intake and assessment resources:
The CE is exploring /learning of the different models for intake and
assessment for review and implementation consideration to promote and / or
participate in a coordinated streamlined approach to intake and assessment
ie. HIFIS / SPADAT.

Permanent housing resources:
The CE accesses both Thunder Bay Indian Friendship Centre (TBIFC) and
community resources to assist individuals to locate and secure housing.

Accessing Services:
TBIFC supports include listing of housing available, advocating supports,
referrals to housing service providers, and navigation / language translation
as needed through TBIFC programs / staff.

Data, tracking and monitoring resources:
The CE will be participating and learning about HIFIS by working with
community partners in Thunder Bay’s HIFIS Working Group. Training in HPS
On-line Results Reporting and Implementation Carried out by CE.
10. Housing First Approach
Please describe your Housing First approach and provide a timeline for HF
implementation. (4000 characters or less)
This is the first year that HF activities will be implemented and the CE will
proceed with a Call for Proposals in mid-June, 2015 that will request Housing
First activities to commence October 1, 2015. In 2016/17, the CE will update the
Community Annual Plan and revisit workplans for sub-agreement holders to
ensure that HF priorities are being addressed.
11. Target Group(s)
Please describe in more detail the group(s) this priority will address.
 Chronically homeless individuals
 Episodically homeless individuals
CAB Approval of the 2015-2016 Priorities
12. When did your CAB approve this section of the HPS Community Plan Annual
Update?
13. Name of the person who completed this section: Charlene Baglien
14. E-mail address: charlene.baglien@tbifc.ca
15. Telephone Number: (807) 345-5840 Ext. 9041
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Service Canada office about this questionnaire.
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Service Canada office, by fax, mail or e-mail, along with the reference number of this
questionnaire.
Community Advisory Board
Please provide the name of your Community Advisory Board (CAB), along with a
members contact list, to allow HPS to send important information regarding the
program. If required, you may choose more than one option in the “Sector” Column.
For each individual, please identify the role they play on the CAB (Chair, Co-chair or
Member).
1. What is the name of your Community Advisory Board?
Thunder Bay Urban Aboriginal Advisory Committee
2. How many members do you have on your CAB? 20
Sectors include: Housing and social housing; Landlord associations; Healthcare,
including mental health and addictions treatment; People with lived experience; Police
and/or corrections; Income supports; Aboriginal; Youth; Private Sector and business
associations; Non-profit; Municipality/City; Provincial/Territorial Government; Federal
Government; Other
Role of CAB: Chair; Co-chair; Member; Ex-officio Member
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Want to stay in touch? The HPS regularly shares important information and updates
about the program or other related ESDC programs to support HPS Communities. By
selecting "yes", you confirm that you have the consent of the individual to add them to
this HPS mailing list.
Community Advisory Board
Last Name
First
Name
Ponka
Beth
Tibishgogishig
Melanie
Lane
Mathew
Bobyck
Tammy
Farrell
Amy
Capon
Paul
Klassen
Marie
Magiskan
Ann
Bird
Anne
Desmoulin
Jacenia
Simon
Vince
Thompson
Mathew
Ayoub
Rachelle
Landry
Janine
Green
Ingred
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TITLE /
ORGANIZATIO
N
(Optional)
EMAIL
(Optional unless a chair
or a co-chair)
TEL SE
EP
CT
HO OR
NE (Ch
(Op oos
tio
e
nal one
)
or
mo
re)
Role on
CAB
Wan
t to
stay
in
touc
h?
(Y/
N)
Kinna-aweya Legal
Clinic
Community
Member
Community
Member
Shkoday
Abinojiiwak
Obimiwedoon
Lakehead Public
Schools
Matawa First
Nations
Management
Lakehead Social
Planning Council
City of Thunder
Bay
Ministry of
Aboriginal Affairs
Community
Member
Ka-Na-Chi-Hih
PonkaB@lao.on.ca
Chair
Y
mtibish@hotmail.com
Member
N
mathew.rj.lane@gmail.com
Member
N
tbobyk@shkoday.com
Member
N
amy_farrell@lakeheadschool
s.ca
pcapon@matawa.on.ca
Member
N
Member
N
mklassen@tbaytel.net
Member
N
amagiskan@thunderbay.ca
Member
N
Anne.bird@ontario.ca
Member
N
jaceniadesmoulin@gmail.com
Member
N
vsimon@kanachihih.ca
Member
N
Community
Member
AANDC
mthomps9@lakeheadu.ca
Member
N
Rachelle.Ayoub@aandcaadnc.gc.ca
jlandry@tbcdsb.on.ca
Member
N
Member
N
igreen@onwa.ca
Member
N
Thunder Bay
District Catholic
School Board
Ontario Native
Women’s
Association
Bottle
Erin
Budgell
Glenn
Boissoneau
Travis
Nowagesic
Patricia
Anishnawbe
Mushkiki
Beendigen
Baglien
Charlene
TBIFC
Community
Member
Service Canada
embottle@lakeheadu.ca
Member
N
glenn.budgell@servicecanad
a.gc.ca
tboissoneau@mushkiki.com
Ex-officio
Y
Member
N
pat@beendigen.com
Member
N
charlene.baglien@tbifc.ca
CE
Y
Note: ESDC will not sell, distribute, trade or transfer your e-mail address to other
government departments, businesses, institutions, organizations or individuals outside
ESDC for any other purposes, unless required by law.
If you have identified no representatives from the Provincial/Territorial government on
the CAB
3. You have not identified any Provincial/Territorial representation on your
Community Advisory Board. Please explain how you are working with the
Province or Territory to ensure alignment and to implement Housing First. (1500
characters or less) N/A
If there are no Aboriginal representatives on the CAB
4. You have not identified any Aboriginal representation on your Community
Advisory Board. Please explain what you are doing to ensure that you have
Aboriginal representation. (1500 characters or less) N/A
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questionnaire. Please review it carefully. You may print a copy for your own review and
usage. Note that if you press "Continue" you will not be able to go back to this
summary and print it.
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provided at the bottom of the answer that you would like to change rather than using
the browser buttons. After you make the changes, use the button "Continue" until you
return to the summary page.
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will follow.
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Final Page
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Note this reference number, or print it for documentation or for your own usage. After
pressing "Return to main menu", it will be impossible to recuperate this reference
number.
Use this reference number for any follow-up question you may have for your local
Service Canada office about this questionnaire.
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Service Canada office, by fax, mail or e-mail, along with the reference number of this
questionnaire.
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