A homeless man peers outs from his blankets at the corner of Richmond St. W and Bay St. above heated grates as the arctic-like blast in Toronto continued on Sunday February 15, 2015 Environment Canada reported the weather as -25C with a windchill of -40C.

January 1, 2018

Toronto Sun

As temperatures drop and shelters fill up, concern mounts for Toronto’s homeless

As much of Ontario faces extreme cold weather, concern is mounting for the well-being of Toronto’s homeless population, which numbers in the thousands.

The city has set a target rate of 90% occupancy for homeless shelters. But Saturday night, when the temperature with the wind chill was down to -29 C, occupancy was at an average rate of 95%. Some services, including family shelters, were full.