Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program
Reaching Home
Reaching Home (RH) supports communities across Canada in their efforts to prevent and reduce homelessness.
- Total value
- $391M
- Agreements
- 77
- Apr 2020 to Apr 2020
- Median agreement
- $1.8M
- Typical range
- $633K–$3.9M
- 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.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 2 agreements ($8.5M) 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.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 77 | $391M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 30 | $150M |
| Quebec | 10 | $75.8M |
| Alberta | 9 | $55.7M |
| British Columbia | 9 | $48.9M |
| Manitoba | 3 | $16M |
| Saskatchewan | 4 | $14.9M |
| Nova Scotia | 3 | $8.9M |
| New Brunswick | 2 | $6.5M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 3 | $6.3M |
| Yukon | 1 | $2.4M |
| Northwest Territories | 1 | $2M |
| Nunavut | 1 | $1.8M |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | $1.3M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 47 | $337M |
| Government | 21 | $33.7M |
| Other organizations | 4 | $10M |
| Indigenous recipients | 4 | $6.5M |
| Academia | 1 | $3M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2020 | Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition | Contribution | $2,364,940 |
| Apr 2020 | United Way Simcoe Muskoka | Contribution | $4,681,109 |
| Apr 2020 | United Way of Peterborough and District | Contribution | $1,391,261 |
| Apr 2020 | United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington | Contribution | $1,404,105 |
| Apr 2020 | United Way Greater Toronto | Reaching Home COVID-19 fundingContribution | $7,239,929 |
| Apr 2020 | United Way Central and Northern Vancouver Island | Contribution | $2,175,222 |
| Apr 2020 | Transit Sept-Iles | Contribution | $185,701 |
| Apr 2020 | Town of Grand Falls-Windsor | Contribution | $2,152,996 |
| Apr 2020 | Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Programs, Inc | Contribution | $4,071,733 |
| Apr 2020 | Saint John Human Development Council Inc. | Contribution | $3,651,748 |
| Apr 2020 | River Bank Development Corporation | Contribution | $1,055,117 |
| Apr 2020 | Réseau Hommes Québec Baie-James | Contribution | $159,819 |
| Apr 2020 | Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo | Contribution | $1,880,064 |
| Apr 2020 | Regional Municipality of Waterloo | Reaching Home COVID-19 fundingContribution | $4,995,688 |
| Apr 2020 | Regional Municipality of Peel | Reaching Home COVID-19 fundingContribution | $12,207,373 |
| Apr 2020 | Regional Municipality of Niagara | Contribution | $2,958,617 |
| Apr 2020 | The Regional Municipality of Halton | Contribution | $3,019,405 |
| Apr 2020 | Regional Municipality of Durham | Reaching Home COVID-19 fundingContribution | $4,517,849 |
| Apr 2020 | Provincial Metis Housing Corporation | Contribution | $6,308,543 |
| Apr 2020 | Prince Rupert Aboriginal Community Services Society | Contribution | $536,487 |
| Apr 2020 | Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres | Reaching Home COVID-19 fundingContribution | $7,144,533 |
| Apr 2020 | Nelson CARES Society | Contribution | $498,939 |
| Apr 2020 | Namerind Housing Corporation | Contribution | $3,425,592 |
| Apr 2020 | Montreal Indigenous Community NETWORK | Reaching Home COVID-19 fundingContribution | $3,511,900 |
| Apr 2020 | Miywasin Friendship Centre (Medicine Hat) | Contribution | $468,241 |