Canada’s homelessness crisis: What’s gone wrong since the 1960s? The homelessness crisis As of December 2023, York University’s research group the Homeless Hub estimated that between 150,000 and 300,000 people experience homelessness in Canada each year, although the high incidence of people experiencing hidden homelessness — in other words, people who find temporary housing and unstable housing situations, such as couch surfing — makes it hard to quantify. At least 35,000 people in Canada are experiencing homelessness on any given night. HelpSeeker, a technology research company that focuses on social issues, applied an artificial intelligence model to data gathered by... View Article