Commonly referred to as the ‘Hub City’, Moncton, New Brunswick is known in the Atlantic region for its tidal bore, summer tourist attractions, and for being the only fully bilingual city in Atlantic Canada. Recently, however, Moncton has gained increased recognition in the region for its homelessness issue, posting the highest rates in the province. While the other major cities in New Brunswick, Fredericton and Saint John, post homeless figures of 119 and 128 respectively, Moncton’s homeless population currently totals 636 (Homeless Hub, 2024a; Homeless Hub, 2024b, Woodard, 2025). With Moncton’s homeless population only totalling fifty-nine in 2016, this phenomenon is largely a recent one (Woodard, 2025). From placing strain on existing housing, rehabilitation, and emergency services and creating challenges for businesses and citizens situated in the downtown core (Silberman, 2024), the unprecedented growth of the homeless population in Moncton has had several implications on the broader community. Compelled to take action, various stakeholders from the municipal and provincial governments, non-profits, and educational institutions have all been attempting to identify solutions and best practices for addressing the issue of homelessness in Moncton. Nonetheless, a question which has yet to be answered in either the academic literature or stakeholder led research, is what are the primary factors contributing to the increasing homeless population in Moncton? Taking a policy centered approach, this Research Note attempts to answer this question by assessing the effectiveness of government policies at addressing homelessness in Moncton, and by also evaluating the presence and effect of any environmental or structural barriers on Moncton’s homelessness issue.