Province of Ontario

04/07/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/07/2026 09:14

Ontario Opens Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment Hub in West Ottawa

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BELLS CORNERS - The Ontario government is expanding access to high-quality mental health and addictions care with the launch of a new Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hub in Bells Corners. This is part of the province's almost $550 million investment to open 28 HART Hubs across Ontario to protect families and communities while improving access to recovery and treatment services for people facing housing instability, mental health and substance use challenges.

"We are building a stronger, more connected system of mental health and addictions care that better reflects the needs of communities and focuses on lasting recovery," said Vijay Thanigasalam, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. "The opening of this new HART Hub will ensure that people struggling with mental health and addictions challenges in the West Ottawa region can access support services that prioritize their path to recovery and strengthen community safety."

HART Hubs connect people to a range of comprehensive treatment and recovery services such as primary care, mental health services, addictions care, social services and employment support.

The West Ottawa HART Hub delivers services in collaboration with a broad network of local partners. Led by the Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre, the Hub is supported by seven core community partners and more than 20 organizations across the region.

The Hub brings together a collaborative network of clinical, social service and care providers working to deliver services tailored to local needs, including:

  • Mental health services
  • Primary care
  • Pathways to withdrawal management treatment and stabilization services
  • Peer support and social services
  • Supportive housing

Through Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Careand building on the Roadmap to Wellness, the province is taking action to connect individuals to integrated mental health and addictions services, where and when they need it.

Quick Facts

  • The West Ottawa HART Hub delivers services through a broad network of local partners. Led by the Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre and core community service partners including Community Addictions Peer Support Association (CAPSA), Montfort Renaissance, Ottawa Salus, Pathways to Recovery, Psychiatric Survivors of Ottawa and Recovery Care and the hub is connected with more than 20 organizations across the region.
  • The West Ottawa HART Hub will serve individuals across a broad catchment area within the Ottawa West Four Rivers region, including Almonte (Mississippi Mills), Arnprior (McNab-Braeside), Beckwith, Carleton Place, Spencerville (Edwardsburgh-Cardinal), Kemptville (North Grenville) and Western Ottawa.
  • The second HART Hub in the Ottawa region, located at the Somerset West Community Health Centre at 55 Eccles Street in downtown Ottawa, is operating and delivering services, ensuring residents can access treatment and supports closer to home.
  • As of April 1, 2025, nine Consumption and Treatment Services sites successfully transitioned to HART Hubs, delivering expanded recovery and treatment services to ensure timely, high-quality care for vulnerable individuals while keeping communities safe.
  • HART Hubs will also add close to 900 supportive housing units across the province. This is over 300 more than originally planned, helping people transition to stable, long-term housing.
  • This includes two Indigenous-led Hubs in Kenora and Sault Ste. Marie/Blind River/Sagamok, delivering culturally relevant care in partnership with Indigenous service organizations.
  • With a focus on treatment and recovery, HART Hubs will not offer safer supply, supervised drug consumption or needle exchange programs.
  • Through the Roadmap to Wellness, Ontario is investing $3.8 billion over 10 years to close gaps in mental health and addictions care and build a world-class system. This investment is helping create new services and expand programs across the province.
  • As part of Budget 2025, Ontario is investing $303 million over the next three years to support community-led and delivered mental health programs.

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"The opening of this HART Hub marks an important step in expanding access to compassionate, recovery-focused care in our community. By investing in comprehensive treatment and support services across the province, our government is helping ensure that people facing addiction can connect to the care they need and build a path toward recovery."

- George Darouze
MPP for Carleton

"At its core, this HART hub is about people and ensuring that individuals facing complex challenges related to substance use have access to care that is compassionate, respectful and integrated. By bringing services together under one model, we are improving access and ensuring that people can find support close to home and within their own community."

- Tamara Chipperfield
CEO, Pinecrest Queensway Community Health Centre

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