About

Toronto has one of the largest shelter systems in the world. The system is made up of various programs across the city, each offering particular services. These services are administered by various groups, and the capacity and occupancy of each is required to be tracked by the City.

This project explores the Daily Shelter & Overnight Service Occupancy & Capacity dataset publicized by Open Data Toronto. This dataset provides information on shelter and overnight service programs ran by the City. There are various programs that are reported on, as outlined by the Housing Stablity Service System Overview. This dataset is updated daily.

Organizations
Each shelter is run by an organization that provides the overnight service.
Programs
Programs are classified as either Emergency or Transitional. Emergency programs can be accessed without a referral. Transitional programs provide required, specialized programming and can be accessed by eligible individuals and families experiencing homelessness by referral only.
Service type
The type of service provided by the program. Types of service are:

• Shelter
• 24-Hour Respite
• Motel/Hotel
• Interim Housing
• Warming Centre
• 24-Hour Women's Drop-in
• Isolation/Recovery Site

Shelter group
Named for the lead shelter for which a program belongs to within the SMIS database. The group also includes other programs administered by the lead shelter