The London & Middlesex Housing Stability Action Plan (2026-2031) is a community-wide roadmap that will guide how London and Middlesex County work together to prevent homelessness, improve access to safe and affordable housing, and provide the supports people need to stay housed.

It builds on partnerships across all orders of government and the local community to move toward a shared goal of housing stability for all.

What’s happening

The City of London and the County of Middlesex are developing a shared Housing Stability Action Plan for 2026 to 2031.

Public engagement on the draft strategic areas of focus, strategies, and actions took place from March 23 to April 16, 2026. Thank you to everyone who completed the survey, attended an open house, or shared feedback during this phase of engagement.

This phase asked community members to review the draft and identify what should be added, changed, or removed. It built on earlier engagement that included surveys, consultation sessions, and feedback from people with lived and living experience, local agencies, and the broader community. Input gathered during that earlier phase helped shape the draft strategic areas of focus, strategies, and actions.

The draft identifies three strategic areas of focus:
  • Respond to the Homelessness Crisis: This area focuses on improving responsiveness to the needs of people at risk of or experiencing homelessness, including prevention and diversion, improved service access, stronger pathways to housing, improved coordination, and better access to health and wraparound supports.
  • Create More Housing Stock: This area focuses on increasing the supply and range of housing options, including affordable and highly supportive housing, while also protecting existing affordable units.
  • Provide Housing Supports: This area focuses on improving access to the supports people need to obtain and maintain housing stability, and on creating better ways to access housing and supports across the system.
Read the draft strategic areas of focus, strategies and actions

Next steps

Feedback from the survey and open houses will now be reviewed and used to refine the final plan. The plan is expected to be submitted to City Council and the Province of Ontario for approval.

Once finalized, the plan will help guide local efforts to address homelessness, improve housing stability, and respond to current and emerging housing needs across London and Middlesex County.

Background

Under the Housing Services Act, 2011, Service Managers are required to review their housing stability plans every five years. The City of London is the Service Manager for London and Middlesex.

The City of London Housing Stability Action Plan 2019 – 2024 and Middlesex County Homeless Prevention and Housing Plan 2019 – 2024 are being reviewed together through this process. This work will result in one shared plan for the City of London and Middlesex County.

The London & Middlesex Housing Stability Action Plan (2026-2031) will be informed by community engagement, local housing needs, and related plans and strategies already guiding this work, including the City of London’s Strategic Plan, the Whole of Community System Response, the Hubs Implementation Plan, the Highly Supportive Housing Plan, Ontario’s Homeless Prevention Program, the Government of Canada’s National Housing Strategy, and Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy.

The plan will help advance housing stability for individuals and families across London and Middlesex County.