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HPS Rural and Remote Homelessness-Community Entity

The Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) supports the implementation of effective, sustainable and community-based solutions to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. Projects target individuals, families and Aboriginal people in major urban centres, rural communities, and the North.

Total value
$26M
Agreements
17
Mar 2011 to May 2014
Median agreement
$1.1M
Typical range
$514K–$2.3M
the middle half of agreements

Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.

See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Employment and Social Development Canada’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
United Way of Greater Simcoe County3$7.9M
Prince George Nechako Aboriginal Employment and Training Association1$3.3M
Alberta Rural Development Network Society2$2.9M
Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia2$2.5M
Bathurst Youth Centre des Jeunes Inc.1$1.7M
Young Men's Christian Association1$1.4M
Town of Grand Falls-Windsor1$1.1M
John Howard Society of Prince Edward Island1$847K
YMCA of Regina1$815K
Council of Yukon First Nations2$400K

Plus 2 agreements ($3M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

$0$12.5M$25M2011201220132014
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YearAgreementsTotal
20112$3.2M
20120$0
20135$2.7M
201410$20.1M

By province

Alberta: $2.9M in 2 agreements, $1 per residentBritish Columbia: $4M in 2 agreements, $1 per residentManitoba: $2.3M in 1 agreements, $2 per residentNew Brunswick: $1.7M in 1 agreements, $2 per residentNewfoundland and Labrador: $1.1M in 1 agreements, $2 per residentNova Scotia: $2.5M in 2 agreements, $2 per residentNT: none hereNU: none hereOntario: $7.9M in 3 agreements, $0 per residentPrince Edward Island: $847K in 1 agreements, $5 per residentQC: none hereSaskatchewan: $2.2M in 2 agreements, $2 per residentYukon: $400K in 2 agreements, $8 per residentABBCMBNBNLNSNTNUONPEQCSKYT
$0–$1$2–$2$5$8

Per resident: the total over the whole window divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0009-01). Agreements are placed by the recipient’s address, so a national organization’s funding counts where its office is.

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario3$7.9M
British Columbia2$4M
Alberta2$2.9M
Nova Scotia2$2.5M
Manitoba1$2.3M
Saskatchewan2$2.2M
New Brunswick1$1.7M
Newfoundland and Labrador1$1.1M
Prince Edward Island1$847K
Yukon2$400K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Other organizations17$26M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
May 2014John Howard Society of Prince Edward Island$846,610
Apr 2014United Way of Greater Simcoe County$4,696,440
Apr 2014Council of Yukon First Nations$250,000
Apr 2014Alberta Rural Development Network Society$2,447,790
Apr 2014Town of Grand Falls-Windsor$1,069,538
Apr 2014Bathurst Youth Centre des Jeunes Inc.$1,674,015
Apr 2014Prince George Nechako Aboriginal Employment and Training Association$3,325,945
Apr 2014Young Men's Christian Association$1,414,720
Apr 2014Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia$2,023,330
Mar 2013Council of Yukon First Nations$150,000
Mar 2013YMCA of Regina$815,309
Jan 2013Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia$513,673
Jan 2013Alberta Rural Development Network Society$499,558
Mar 2011United Way of Greater Simcoe County$2,817,864
Mar 2011United Way of Greater Simcoe County$412,338