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Chinatown Strategy · Pillar A

Improve Sense of Safety and Security

How the Chinatown Safety Council, businesses, the City and social agencies are making Chinatown feel safe to visit, work and live in.

Community members and news crews at a Chinatown Safety Council meeting in Edmonton

What the Strategy Says

Source: City of Edmonton, The Chinatown Strategy (2017), pages 10 to 12. Read the PDF

Strengthen safety and security in Chinatown to contribute to a strong sense of a vibrant and inclusive place.

What CTC Is Doing

Chinatown Safety Council

A community group working to make Chinatown safer, led by Community Convener Brandy Basisty. Projects, volunteering and a mailing list.

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Detainee drop-offs in Chinatown

Releasing people from custody into Chinatown in the middle of the night is not fair to businesses, residents or the people released. CTC asks the province and the federal government to coordinate with service providers, so people leaving custody are connected to supports.

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Brown Bag Giveaway

Part of Christmas at Hull Block. Volunteers assemble and hand-deliver meal kits and essential winter supplies to people living on the street.

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A. Improve Sense of Safety and Security

Social and Community Services In and Around Chinatown

This inventory maps organizations in and around the Chinatown business improvement area (BIA), with a focus on social and community services. Commercial businesses are not included.

47records of social and community organizations in and around the Chinatown BIA

23inside the BIA

24just outside the BIA

Each site is one record. The 47 records represent 45 organizations, since Hope Mission has three sites. An organization is inside the BIA when it has a physical location within the official boundary.

How organizations are categorized

Inside the BIA Just outside the BIA

  • 1. Core services for unhoused peopleShelters, drop-ins and transitional housing5*
  • 2. Other services for unhoused peopleBroader mission; regularly serves unhoused people3
  • 3. Community and faith supportFaith or community groups; support not confirmed4
  • 4. General social servicesFormal services for seniors, disability, newcomers4
  • 5. Nearby supportServes unhoused people from outside the boundary8
  • 6. Other community organizationsCivic, cultural or faith; no unhoused services23
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CategoryDefinitionRecords
1. Core Services for Unhoused People, in BIAShelters, drop-ins and transitional housing5*
2. Other Services for Unhoused People, in BIABroader mission; regularly serves unhoused people3
3. Community and Faith Support, in BIAFaith or community groups; support not confirmed4
4. General Social Services, in BIAFormal services for seniors, disability, newcomers4
5. Nearby Support, outside BIAServes unhoused people from outside the boundary8
6. Other Community OrganizationsCivic, cultural or faith; no unhoused services23

* 5 records represent 3 organizations, because Hope Mission has three sites in the BIA. Category 6 is split using the inventory's totals (23 inside, 24 outside). Categories reflect each organization's relationship to the scope of this inventory, not the value or impact of its work.

Who serves unhoused people in and near the BIA

Inside the BIA: 6 organizations

  • Hope Mission (Cat. 1): Herb Jamieson, Bruce Reith, Immigration Hall
  • Boyle Street, King Thunderbird Centre (Cat. 1)
  • Marian Centre (Cat. 1)
  • Indigenous Wellness Clinic, AHS (Cat. 2)
  • Sikhs for Humanity (Cat. 2)
  • Edmonton Father's House Drop-In (Cat. 2)

Just outside the BIA: 8 organizations

  • Bissell Centre
  • Boyle McCauley Health Centre
  • iHuman Youth Society
  • Mustard Seed
  • Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples
  • Inner City Pastoral Ministry
  • Canadian Mental Health Association
  • Royal Alexandra Hospital

Many organizations on 96 Street ("Church Street") sit just outside the BIA boundary.

Someone in danger: call 911. Someone in distress but not in danger: call 211 and press 3 for the 24/7 Crisis Diversion Team. Police non-emergency: 780-423-4567.

Want to help make Chinatown safer? Join the Chinatown Safety Council (Facebook).
Source: YEG Ambassadors, Chinatown BIA Social Service Inventory. Data collected October 2026. Classification is based on physical location, not where services are delivered.

Map of services

Social Services in North and South Chinatown

Shelters, drop-ins, health care and police, checked October 2026. Some locations are not shown for safety. Call 211 for services across the city.

Who to Call
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Who to Call

SituationCallNumber
Emergency, danger to lifePolice, fire, ambulance911
Crime not in progress, non-emergencyEdmonton Police non-emergency780-423-4567
Person in distress, not in danger24/7 Crisis Diversion Team211, press 3
Graffiti, litter, needlesCity of Edmonton311

Safety in the News

Coverage of the Chinatown Transformation Collaborative, the Chinatown Safety Council and the Chinatown Gate since 2017, sorted by the five pillars of the City of Edmonton's Chinatown Strategy.

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The Other Pillars