This toolkit is designed to help communities plan and implement accurate Point-in-Time Counts in Canada. While its content was designed to align with the requirements of the 2018 Coordinated Count, as described in the Government of Canada’s Homelessness Policy Directorate, much of is still relevant today.
The toolkit complements the 2024 Everyone Counts: A Guide to Point-in-Time Counts in Canada, 4th Ed., which details the Core Standards and requirements of the Coordinated Count, as developed by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). We make reference to these standards throughout the toolkit.
If you are participating in the Coordinated Count, we recommend reading the Guide to PiT Counts before reviewing this toolkit.
Resource Directory
Throughout this toolkit we have also linked to the resources and tools available as of May 2017. As more resources are developed and shared by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and participating communities, we will update the Point-in-Time Count Resource Directory.