OntarioBill 28Second Reading

Bill 28: Homelessness Ends with Housing Act, 2025

Sponsor: Clancy, AislinnIntroduced May 27, 2025Last checked August 30, 2026

Read the official text on ola.orgOfficial version — Legislative Assembly of Ontario

What this bill does

This Ontario bill establishes a provincial homelessness elimination strategy aiming to end homelessness within 10 years, requiring the government to build data systems, increase affordable housing, invest in supportive housing, and create an advisory committee and annual public reporting on progress.

Plain-language summary by Legisail.

Business impact

This bill primarily affects the Ontario provincial government and its agencies rather than private businesses directly. However, businesses in the affordable housing development and construction sector, supportive housing service providers, and non-profit housing organizations in Ontario may see increased government investment and new opportunities related to building deeply affordable rental units and supportive housing. Landlords and property managers operating affordable or supportive housing could face new data reporting expectations as the government builds its tracking systems. The bill does not impose direct regulatory obligations on private businesses, so the impact is largely indirect through potential government funding, procurement, and partnership opportunities.

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Where this bill is

First ReadingMay 27, 2025

Second ReadingOctober 23, 2025

Next: Committee review