ONTARIO EXPANDING HART HUB NETWORK WITH NEW KINGSTON LOCATION
New HART hub to replace existing drug injection site, supporting the province’s
plan to protect residents and support addictions recovery
April 10, 2026
Ministry of HealthKINGSTON — As part of its plan to protect families and communities, the Ontario
government is ending funding for the last remaining provincially funded drug
injection site. The Kingston site will close on September 30, 2026, and
transition immediately into a new Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment
(HART) Hub, ensuring continuity of care for those in need in the community. This
latest step responds directly to local concerns over public safety associated
with these sites and advances the government’s plan to fund treatment and
lasting recovery from addiction by increasing HART Hub funding to more than $560
million and expanding the network from 28 to 29 hubs across Ontario.
“Our government is focused on real solutions that provide those struggling with
addiction the supports they need to break the tragic cycle of addiction,” said
Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “The new HART Hub in
Kingston will connect vulnerable residents with the resources they need to
rebuild their lives while protecting Ontario communities from dangerous
behaviour driven by the increase and open use of illegal drugs.”
The government is doubling its investment in the site, bringing annual funding
to $6.3 million. To ensure seamless continuity of care, with no gaps in service,
the new HART Hub will open on October 1, 2026, moving immediately to the new
model of care. The hub will be designed by its community to respond to local
priorities and will include services such as mental health and addictions
supports, primary care, supportive housing, social services and employment
supports.
This action builds on the previous steps taken by the government to protect
communities, including ending provincial funding for the seven active drug
injection sitesthat exist in communities that are supported by an existing HART Hub and passing
legislation in 2024 that prohibitsinjection
sites from operating within 200 metres of schools and child-care centres. The
government remains clear that the focus must be on treatment, recovery and safer
communities.
To date, HART Hubs have delivered care through more than 100,000 client
interactions, connecting people to treatment and support and more than 250
individuals have also accessed supportive housing and recovery-focused services
that help people stabilize their lives and begin the path to recovery.
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 Kingston Community Health Centre will close operations on September 30,
2026 with services transitioning into the new Kingston HART Hub.
* In March 2026, as part of the government’s plan to protect families and
communities
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the province announced it would end provincial funding for active Consumption
Treatment Sites.
* 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.
* 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
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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.
QUOTES
“The transition to a HART Hub in Kingston reflects our commitment to meeting
people where they are and represents another important step forward for mental
health and addictions care in Ontario. By providing recovery-focused treatment,
we are making it easier for individuals to access life-changing support while
keeping our communities safe.”
– Vijay Thanigasalam
Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
“It is important that we acknowledge mental illness and addictions as a health
condition like any other, that requires treatment. HART Hubs provide just that,
treatment and a path to wellness. Already, we have seen great success with HART
Hubs and I congratulate the City of Kingston for embracing this new service.”
– John Jordan
MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of
Health
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
* Ontario Taking Action to Protect Local Communities and Break the Cycle of
Addiction
* Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment Hubs (HART Hubs) locations
* Ontario Protecting Communities and Supporting Addiction Recovery with New
Treatment Hubs | Ontario Newsroom
* Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care
* Roadmap to Wellness: A Plan to Build Ontario’s Mental Health and Addictions
System
* Find out how you can access mental health support
