Bring Mobile Supervised Consumption Services to Moss Park
The Issue
Directed to:
Sylvia Jones, Ontario Minister of Health, and Michelle Cooper, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions.
Our Demand:
We are asking the Ontario government to fund and commission a community-informed feasibility study of mobile supervised consumption services for Moss Park to help prevent overdoses and improve access to addiction, mental health care and community support. If the evidence shows the model can operate safely, lawfully, and effectively the intended outcome is implementation of a mobile unit program.
Why This Matters:
Moss Park neighbourhood is facing challenges related to substance use, homelessness, and community safety. In June 2026, the Moss Park Consumption and Treatment Services closed after losing provincial funding. The centre provided overdose prevention, healthcare and addiction support to people in the community (South Riverdale Community Health Centre, 2026). The loss of these services raises serious concerns about the risk of preventable overdose deaths in the community.
Closing supervised consumption services does not mean people will stop using drugs. People will continue to use drugs, including in public spaces where immediate medical assistance may not be available during an overdose. This creates concerns for both people who use drugs and the surrounding community. A mobile supervised consumption model could provide another option for reducing overdose risks while reducing reliance on one fixed location and addressing neighbourhood concerns.
Overdoses also place financial pressure on our healthcare system. A Canadian study estimated that supervised consumption services saved approximately $1600 in ambulance and emergency department costs for each overdose managed on site (khair et al., 2022). Toronto’s Board of Health has warned that closing these services could limit access to potential healthcare (Toronto Board of Health, 2026)
Supervised consumption services help prevent overdose deaths by providing immediate medical assistance and connecting people with healthcare and addiction support (City of Toronto, 2026). Mobile services could bring this care directly to people who need it, while reducing pressure on emergency services.
Mobile supervised consumption programs are not new, they are already used elsewhere in Canada, including federally authorized mobile services in Winnipeg, Grande Prairie, and Montréal (Health Canada, 2026).
With prior models in place, we are asking the Ontario government to study a mobile supervised consumption model in Moss Park given The Local noted that Moss Park staff had reversed more than 4,000 overdoses during the life of the service (Paling, 2026; Toronto Board of Health, 2026).
Protecting lives and improving neighbourhood safety should go hand in hand. We do not believe communities should have to choose between saving lives and supporting neighbourhood well-being.
Sign and share this petition to ask the Ontario government to study a mobile, community-informed approach to supervised consumption—one that seeks to prevent overdose deaths while responding seriously to neighbourhood concerns.
References
City of Toronto. (n.d.). Supervised consumption services. https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-programs-advice/supervised-injection-services/
South Riverdale Community Health Centre. (2026, June 17). Moss Park consumption and treatment site (2018–2026). https://www.srchc.ca/moss-park-consumption-and-treatment-site-2018-2026/
Toronto Board of Health. (2026, March 30). Response to provincial defunding of consumption and treatment services (CTS) (HL31.11). City of Toronto. https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.HL31.11
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The Issue
Directed to:
Sylvia Jones, Ontario Minister of Health, and Michelle Cooper, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions.
Our Demand:
We are asking the Ontario government to fund and commission a community-informed feasibility study of mobile supervised consumption services for Moss Park to help prevent overdoses and improve access to addiction, mental health care and community support. If the evidence shows the model can operate safely, lawfully, and effectively the intended outcome is implementation of a mobile unit program.
Why This Matters:
Moss Park neighbourhood is facing challenges related to substance use, homelessness, and community safety. In June 2026, the Moss Park Consumption and Treatment Services closed after losing provincial funding. The centre provided overdose prevention, healthcare and addiction support to people in the community (South Riverdale Community Health Centre, 2026). The loss of these services raises serious concerns about the risk of preventable overdose deaths in the community.
Closing supervised consumption services does not mean people will stop using drugs. People will continue to use drugs, including in public spaces where immediate medical assistance may not be available during an overdose. This creates concerns for both people who use drugs and the surrounding community. A mobile supervised consumption model could provide another option for reducing overdose risks while reducing reliance on one fixed location and addressing neighbourhood concerns.
Overdoses also place financial pressure on our healthcare system. A Canadian study estimated that supervised consumption services saved approximately $1600 in ambulance and emergency department costs for each overdose managed on site (khair et al., 2022). Toronto’s Board of Health has warned that closing these services could limit access to potential healthcare (Toronto Board of Health, 2026)
Supervised consumption services help prevent overdose deaths by providing immediate medical assistance and connecting people with healthcare and addiction support (City of Toronto, 2026). Mobile services could bring this care directly to people who need it, while reducing pressure on emergency services.
Mobile supervised consumption programs are not new, they are already used elsewhere in Canada, including federally authorized mobile services in Winnipeg, Grande Prairie, and Montréal (Health Canada, 2026).
With prior models in place, we are asking the Ontario government to study a mobile supervised consumption model in Moss Park given The Local noted that Moss Park staff had reversed more than 4,000 overdoses during the life of the service (Paling, 2026; Toronto Board of Health, 2026).
Protecting lives and improving neighbourhood safety should go hand in hand. We do not believe communities should have to choose between saving lives and supporting neighbourhood well-being.
Sign and share this petition to ask the Ontario government to study a mobile, community-informed approach to supervised consumption—one that seeks to prevent overdose deaths while responding seriously to neighbourhood concerns.
References
City of Toronto. (n.d.). Supervised consumption services. https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-programs-advice/supervised-injection-services/
South Riverdale Community Health Centre. (2026, June 17). Moss Park consumption and treatment site (2018–2026). https://www.srchc.ca/moss-park-consumption-and-treatment-site-2018-2026/
Toronto Board of Health. (2026, March 30). Response to provincial defunding of consumption and treatment services (CTS) (HL31.11). City of Toronto. https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.HL31.11
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Petition created on November 1, 2026