Recent Activity

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: 

Kingston Community Housing Forum 2025: Affordable Rental Housing

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 9:30am -3:30pm 

Lunch and refreshments included!

Click here to register or contact spckingston00@gmail.com 

Slides from our November 24, 2023 webinar "Kingston Tenants' Experiences in our Housing Market - What We Heard": 

as presented by Dylyn Reid-Davies

Many Faces of Urban And Rural Displacement Project: Kingston Report

Also see the provincial report: New Report on Tenant Displacement Across Ontario!

"The Social Planning Network of Ontario (SPNO) has partnered with the University of Waterloo and four regional social planning councils (Kingston and District, Oxford County, York Region, and Cornwall and Area) to understand more about tenant eviction and displacement in communities across Ontario.

Through detailed studies of each region and its tenants’ experiences, we found that despite different built forms, demographics, local economies, population densities, and vacancy rates, tenants across Ontario had a shared experience of displacement. Tenants explained how tactics were used to push them out, and discussed the lasting impact of displacement and the necessity of change." Read the report here

SPCK&D Statement on Encampment Evictions

The Social Planning Council of Kingston & District supports calls from advocates across Kingston to halt encampment evictions.

It is essential that we come together as a community to address rising rates of homelessness with compassion, empathy, and a focus on lasting solutions. Without alternative shelter options that adequately addresses the needs of encampment residents, evictions will exacerbate the challenges they face of everyday survival. 

In the SPCK&D’s most recent study on rental housing eviction, Kingston tenants shared their experiences of struggling to find a new home after being forced to leave due to no fault of their own. Both tenants who were housed and unhoused expressed concern over the treatment of encampment residents. Tenants recommended halting encampment evictions and providing a wider range of low-barrier shelter options to address tenants diverse needs. We advance this recommendation in our final study report “Many Faces of Urban and Rural Displacement: Kingston Report.”

The SPCK&D has committed to working with the community to promote housing alternatives for all Kingston residents and, supporting local groups that serve people in the greatest need. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that every member of our community has a safe and dignified place to live. We urge local authorities to continue to work collaboratively with non-profit organizations, the public, and our unhoused neighbours to find humane and sustainable solutions.

For inquiries, please contact the SPCK&D at spckingston00@gmail.com

About the Social Planning Council of Kingston & District (SPCK&D)

The SPCK&D is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization and registered charity, which has operated in Kingston since 1930. The SPCK&D provides leadership to identify unmet social needs in our community, offering resources to better understand unmet needs, and empowering others to work collaboratively with us to develop solutions. The SPCK&D facilitates, coordinates, and advocates for positive change, while bridging the worlds of community members, academics, policy makers, and frontline service providers across all sectors. 

PAST EVENT: Developmental Services Housing Forum - November 28, 2023

Submission to the National Housing Council: Impacts of Financialization on Local Housing Markets & Housing Affordability 

Read it here: An Assessment of Ontario Public Opinion Regarding Bill 23 (the More Homes Built Faster Act) and Related Measures Affecting the Greenbelt and Affordable Housing

RECENT EVENTS: 

Summer 2022 Report Series

Check out our Recent Reports section to see what we've been up to! 

Beyond Sleeping Cabins - Rights to Housing

A letter to the City of Kingston & the community from the Social Planning Council of Kingston & District

See our associated article in the Kingstonist

SPCK&D Community Newsletter Issue 2 - May 6, 2022

For those who missed our April 21st, 2022 Webinar "Housing Alternatives for Seniors: Aging in Community", check out the following presentation slides!

Interested in learning more about Kingston's Third Sector Housing? Consider reading the following SPCK&D Report from October 2021

For those who missed our June 1st, 2021 Webinar "Are Tiny Homes a Solution For Affordable Housing", check out the following presentation slides!

Slides from our November 24th webinar "Kingston Tenants' Experiences in our Housing Market - What We Heard": 

as presented by Dylyn Reid-Davies