2026-27 Funding Allocations for the Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP)

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Office of the Minister

777 Bay Street, 17th Floor,
Toronto ON M7A 2J3
Tel.: 416 585-7000

234-2026-1839

June 5, 2026

Board Chair Kevin Burke 
Manitoulin-Sudbury DSB 
kburke@msdsb.net 

Dear Board Chair Burke:

Re: 2026-27 Funding Allocations for the Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP)

I am writing with details regarding your funding allocations for the Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP) for the 2026-27 fiscal year. This funding reflects our government’s ongoing investment in supporting Service Managers (SMs), municipalities, and Indigenous Program Administrators (IPAs) in helping vulnerable Ontarians and includes the $202 million annual increase to HPP and the Indigenous Supportive Housing Program (ISHP) in the 2023 provincial budget, which raised the total annual funding to approximately $700 million.

HPP Funding Allocations – Manitoulin-Sudbury DSB

The HPP Transfer Payment Agreement is current and continues to apply, and the HPP Program Guidelines have been updated with changes effective as of April 1, 2026. The revised HPP Program Guidelines is attached for your reference. Changes to the Guidelines are detailed in the “Summary of Changes” section.

To receive HPP funding, SMs are required to complete and submit an Investment Plan (IP) outlining how the funding allocation would be used to meet program objectives and outcomes. The IP template is available in the Transfer Payments Ontario (TPON) online system where completed plans must also be submitted. Please submit your IP in TPON no later than June 26, 2026.

SMs are asked to continue to update the same facility-level report Excel file they last submitted to the Ministry to reflect any changes in facility information. The Excel file can be submitted to the ministry as an attachment using the TPON system. The Ministry will continue to collect this data as a condition of SMs funding allocations throughout the life of the HPP program.

Again, we sincerely appreciate your efforts to support vulnerable individuals in your communities and to keep people safe. I look forward to collaborating with you as we continue to deliver this important program.

Sincerely,

Hon. Robert J. Flack
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

c. Donna Stewart, Chief Administrative Officer, Manitoulin-Sudbury DSB
     Robert Dodd, Chief of Staff, Minister Flack’s Office, MMAH
     Martha Greenberg, Deputy Minister, MMAH
     Sean Fraser, Assistant Deputy Minister, Municipal and Housing Operations Division, MMAH
     Cindy Couillard, Team Lead, Regional Housing Services, Municipal Services Office
     North (Sudbury)