The National Service Provider List (NSPL)

The National Service Provider List (NSPL) The National Service Provider List (NSPL) is a comprehensive list of emergency and transitional homeless shelters with permanent beds in Canada. It is updated on an annual basis by the Homelessness Policy Directorate of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC). It includes information on bed capacity, location, and the clientele served by each service provider. The annual updates are made possible through collaborative efforts, relying on data contributions from service providers, communities, and various partners. This multifaceted information is gathered through a combination of primary and secondary research methods, as well as through collaborative data-sharing initiatives with jurisdictions utilizing the Homeless Individuals and Families Information System (HIFIS) or comparable administrative systems for tracking homelessness data. Related Reports and Statistics: -The Shelter Capacity Report: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) - Data analysis, reports and publications (infc.gc.ca) https://secure.infc.gc.ca/homelessness-sans-abri/reports-rapports/publications-eng.html -Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0353-01 Homeless Shelter Capacity in Canada from 2016 to 2022, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) (statcan.gc.ca): https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1410035301 2024-11-21 Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca Society and Culturehomelessnesshomeless sheltersshelterstransitional housingopen datashelter capacity Shelter Capacity Report - 2016PDF https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/7e0189e3-8595-4e62-a4e9-4fed6f265e10/resource/8fb30327-3827-42c8-b4e5-1bbd249c59f1/download/shelter.capacity.report.2016.eng-1.pdf Rapport sur la capacité d'hébergement - 2016PDF https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/7e0189e3-8595-4e62-a4e9-4fed6f265e10/resource/d22c623f-2b65-4ad3-8cd7-394232229133/download/shelter.capacity.report.2016.fre.pdf The National Service Provider List - 2016CSV https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/7e0189e3-8595-4e62-a4e9-4fed6f265e10/resource/df7d26a4-7d1d-488e-a12a-04d03b376d84/download/cdhpd-opendatanspl-dataset-20170804-enfr-1.csv The National Service Provider List - 2017CSV https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/7e0189e3-8595-4e62-a4e9-4fed6f265e10/resource/24881a6c-1464-48d9-af91-6252be9315e9/download/chpdopendatanspl-dataset-2017.csv The National Service Provider List - 2018CSV https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/7e0189e3-8595-4e62-a4e9-4fed6f265e10/resource/44144384-4780-4ceb-8cd5-3bd9f39fabb0/download/chpdopendatanspl-dataset-2018.csv The National Service Provider List - 2019CSV https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/7e0189e3-8595-4e62-a4e9-4fed6f265e10/resource/034882c4-60e0-4259-8a13-bcf9c0a93391/download/final_chpdopendatanspl_dataset-2019_june7_2020.csv The National Service Provider List - 2020CSV https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/7e0189e3-8595-4e62-a4e9-4fed6f265e10/resource/4af81051-d598-467a-b29d-ed3e3f73a741/download/national-service-provider-list-national-service-provider-list-_-la-liste-nationale-des-fournisse.xls The National Service Provider List - 2021CSV https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/7e0189e3-8595-4e62-a4e9-4fed6f265e10/resource/dd8d935c-3e40-42d1-8de3-2e18f3877000/download/hpd-nspl_2021_opengov-final.xlsx The National Service Provider List - 2022XLSX https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/7e0189e3-8595-4e62-a4e9-4fed6f265e10/resource/5e3c9df6-ffbd-49a8-a7a7-de9629c2f458/download/hpd-nspl_2022_opengov_bil-20231121-final.xlsx The National Service Provider List - 2023XLSX https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/7e0189e3-8595-4e62-a4e9-4fed6f265e10/resource/80cd9c3c-2fc9-4a4c-bd3d-e71bbd4d79ce/download/hpd-nspl_2023_opengov_bil-20240815-final.xlsx

The National Service Provider List (NSPL) is a comprehensive list of emergency and transitional homeless shelters with permanent beds in Canada. It is updated on an annual basis by the Homelessness Policy Directorate of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC). It includes information on bed capacity, location, and the clientele served by each service provider. The annual updates are made possible through collaborative efforts, relying on data contributions from service providers, communities, and various partners. This multifaceted information is gathered through a combination of primary and secondary research methods, as well as through collaborative data-sharing initiatives with jurisdictions utilizing the Homeless Individuals and Families Information System (HIFIS) or comparable administrative systems for tracking homelessness data.

Related Reports and Statistics:

-The Shelter Capacity Report: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) - Data analysis, reports and publications (infc.gc.ca) https://secure.infc.gc.ca/homelessness-sans-abri/reports-rapports/publications-eng.html

-Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0353-01 Homeless Shelter Capacity in Canada from 2016 to 2022, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) (statcan.gc.ca): https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1410035301

  • Publisher - Current Organization Name: Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
  • Publisher - Organization Name at Publication: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
  • Publisher - Organization Section Name: Homelessness Policy Directorate
  • Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada

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