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Toronto: federal–municipal "Social Medicine" housing announcement scheduled for today
Federal and city officials — including Minister Gregor Robertson, Mayor Olivia Chow and UHN's social-medicine team — hold a housing announcement in Toronto today; details to follow.
Why it matters
Today's event brings together the federal housing minister, Build Canada Homes, Toronto's mayor, and a hospital-based social-medicine team — signalling a new supportive-housing initiative in Toronto that links health care with housing. Funding amounts and unit counts are expected once the event concludes.
Full report
A federal–municipal "Social Medicine" housing announcement is scheduled for today, Thursday, October 1, 2026, in Toronto, according to a media advisory issued September 30 by the federal Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.
Attending the announcement will be Hon. Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure; MP Kareem Bardeesy (Taiaiako'n–Parkdale–High Park); Ana Bailão, CEO of Build Canada Homes; Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow; Julie Quenneville, CEO of the UHN Foundation; Vic Gupta, CEO of CreateTO; and Dr. Andrew Boozary, Executive Director of UHN's Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine. A livestream will be provided.
Details of the announcement — including any funding commitments or housing-unit targets — have not yet been published. This story will be updated once the event concludes.
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