THE PROMISE RECORDTORONTO · CIVIC RESEARCH
Promise trackerSafety & homelessness
Safety & homelessness

Add 24-hour respite capacity

Additional temporary services operated. A sustained net increase over a comparable baseline is not established.

Partial

The original commitment

Provide more round-the-clock respite for people experiencing homelessness.

Documented: 2023 campaign; documented 27 June 2023. Contemporaneous reporting; the reviewed record gives no numerical capacity target.

The Canadian Press / CityNews: Chow’s campaign priorities and fiscal challenge ↗

What would count as delivery?

Additional operating 24-hour respite capacity, distinguishing temporary winter spaces from year-round provision.

Delivered — but when?

2023 campaign deadline: No specific completion deadline established in the reviewed 2023 campaign record.

Actual milestone: Full milestone delivery not established. See the record for partial actions.

Late against the campaign deadline? Not assessable from the reviewed campaign deadline evidence.

Project schedule comparison: No comparable project deadline assessment established in this review.

The Canadian Press / CityNews: Chow’s campaign priorities and fiscal challenge ↗

What the record shows

  1. The winter plan proposed additional 24-hour respite and other emergency spaces.

    City of Toronto: 2023–24 winter services plan ↗

  2. The City confirmed Better Living Centre had served up to 300 people, but announced its closure by 15 March and temporary alternatives.

    City of Toronto: Better Living Centre closure and temporary replacement services ↗

  3. The City continues to list 24-hour respite services; this listing does not establish the net change since the campaign.

    City of Toronto: Current 24-hour respite services ↗

Action ≠ outcome

An emergency space is not a permanent home. Seasonal openings and closures prevent a simple cumulative count from measuring lasting capacity.

Qualifications & shared responsibility

City funding, available facilities, service partners and provincial/federal housing and refugee supports affect delivery.

Sources for this record