Kingston approves allocations for $12.1 million in funding support for housing crisis

In a 12-0 vote on July 7, Kingston city council approved a $12.1-million plan for federal and provincial housing and homelessness funding.The 2026-27 investment plan consists of three main funding sources, a mix of provincial and national programs. It allocates $2.7 million through the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative (COCHI), $626,100 through the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI), and $8.7 million through the provincially funded Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP). The