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Top 25 Emergency shelter operators based in Canada

Name: Emergency shelter operators based in Canada
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 118 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 118 emergency shelter operators headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 4,069 professional contacts across them, including 1,670 with verified work emails. Montreal is the largest hub.

This list covers emergency shelter operators headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

118Companies

4,069Contacts tracked

1,670Verified emails

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The 25 largest emergency shelter operators based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 118 emergency shelter operators based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to emergency shelter operators: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Fred Victor	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	340 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fred Victor is a social service charitable organization that fosters long-lasting and positive change in the lives of homeless and low-income people living across Toronto.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Raincity Housing And Support Society	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	275 contacts →
	Partial evidence “RainCity Housing provides shelter and supportive housing for hundreds of people in Metro Vancouver.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Trellis Society	Strong evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	260 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Trellis Society empowers people of all ages, backgrounds, and experiences to grow and flourish through emergency shelter, affordable housing, family and youth programming, therapy…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Homes First	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	235 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Homes First develops and provides affordable, stable housing and support services to break the cycle of homelessness for people with the fewest housing options.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Calgary Drop In & Rehab Centre Society	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	226 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At the Calgary Drop-In Centre, we welcome adults at risk of or experiencing homelessness.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Shepherds Of Good Hope	Indirect evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	172 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1983, Shepherds of Good Hope has been making our community a better place for all.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	OLD Brewery Mission	Indirect evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	151 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1889, the Old Brewery Mission is the largest resource in Quebec for homeless men and the largest in Canada for homeless women.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Community Builders Group	Indirect evidence	Vancouver, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	122 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Community Builders is a Vancouver-based non-profit dedicated to ending homelessness through a housing-first approach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	The Ottawa Mission	Partial evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	116 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1906, The Ottawa Mission has been serving the homeless, the hungry and the lost by providing food, clothing, shelter and skills.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Blue Door	Indirect evidence	East Gwillimbury, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	99 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Blue Door is a nonprofit organization management company based out of Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	INN From The Cold	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	97 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1997, Inn from the Cold has supported families in finding stability during times of crisis.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Choices For Youth	Indirect evidence	St. John's, NL, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	80 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Choices for Youth is a community-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving homeless and at-risk youth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Dans LA RUE	Indirect evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	78 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Mission: Founded by Father Emmett Johns ("Pops") in 1988, Le Bon Dieu dans la rue helps homeless and at-risk youth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	OUR Place Society	Indirect evidence	Victoria, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	75 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Our Place, we walk alongside people through every step-building trust, offering care, and creating pathways from crisis to stability.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Shelter Nova Scotia	Partial evidence	Halifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	73 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Shelter Nova Scotia believes that everyone deserves a safe and affordable home.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Cornerstone Housing For Women	Indirect evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	67 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cornerstone is here for the almost women who are homeless or are at risk of being homeless in our nation’s capital, each and every year.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Street Haven At The Crossroads	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	66 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Our mission is to offer pathways for women experiencing or at risk of homelessness, through a variety of integrated services: Emergency Shelter, Supportive Housing, Residential…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Pacifica Housing	Indirect evidence	Victoria, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	64 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pacifica Housing’s mission is to be a leading innovative provider of affordable homes and support services that contribute to the independence of individuals and families.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Chez Doris	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	62 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Chez Doris is a charitable organization for vulnerable women founded in 1977.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Adsum For Women & Children	Partial evidence	Halifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	57 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Adsum shelters and houses as many as 170 people each day and more than 400 persons in a year.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	RED Door Family Shelter	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	56 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our Vision: Ending family homelessness one family at a time.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Sakeenah Canada	Partial evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	51 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sakeenah runs transitional shelters, conducts remote casework, and provides holistic services to all of our residents and clients so that they can get immediate assistance and be…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Harvest House Atlantic	Strong evidence	Moncton, NB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	48 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Harvest House Atlantic is more than an Emergency Shelter.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Stepping Stone	Indirect evidence	Guelph, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	48 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Stepping Stone helps individuals and families experiencing homelessness step forward on a path toward securing permanent housing in Guelph-Wellington through housing focused…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Youth Without Shelter	Partial evidence	Etobicoke, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	43 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1986, Youth Without Shelter (YWS) has grown from a grassroots initiative with just 22 beds into a full continuum of care: redefining, reshaping, and reimagining the shelter…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: emergency shelter operators. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names emergency shelter operators.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of emergency shelter operators, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name emergency shelter operators. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Emergency shelter operators based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

41.0%Verified-email coverage

34.5Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

9.3%Largest-city concentration · Montreal

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 118 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among emergency shelter operators, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “emergency shelter operators”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names emergency shelter operators), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among emergency shelter operators, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,670 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names emergency shelter operators, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many emergency shelter operators are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 118 emergency shelter operators headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Fred Victor, headquartered in Toronto, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most emergency shelter operators?

Montreal leads with 11 headquartered companies, followed by Toronto (10) and Ottawa (6).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,670 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 118 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.