A tent is seen at an unhoused encampment as a person jogs by in Montreal, on Feb. 27, 2026. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
New numbers released by the Quebec government are showing that homelessness has increased across the province, with the sharpest rises outside Montreal.
The survey conducted April 15, 2025, counted more than 12,000 people who were visibly homeless, representing an increase of about 20 percent from the last count in October 2022.
