Plan housing with evidence, not assumptions
Scenario modelling, housing data, and financial planning in one platform — built for the teams being asked to act on housing and homelessness without the tools to do it.
Available to Canadian communities · May 2026
Most communities are being asked to act on housing and homelessness without a clear mandate to do so. The expectation is there. The accountability is growing. But the resources, staffing, and internal capacity often have not changed.
At the same time, funding is becoming more competitive. Councils want numbers they can stand behind. Funders want clear projections. And teams need to show what different choices will deliver — quickly. What happens if you add 30 shelter beds? Shift investment toward prevention? Partner on a new affordable housing project?
Right now, most teams are still building these answers in spreadsheets, or starting over with consultants every time a new plan is required. Karto replaces that cycle. It gives you a way to model scenarios, test investment choices, and produce defensible numbers — so you can move faster, make stronger cases for funding, and plan with confidence.
INSIDE THE PLATFORM
Four tools. One platform. Built for the decisions you are making right now.
Homelessness modelling — compare scenarios side by side and see what each strategy does over ten years.
WHAT KARTO DOES FOR YOUR TEAM
Move from reactive reporting to proactive planning
Model what happens before you commit the budget
Defend your housing strategy with real projections, not estimates
Respond to funding calls in days, not months
See the full financial picture across your housing pipeline
Compare your community against similar regions across Canada
Replace $50K–$100K consulting engagements with always-on tools
TOOL 1
Homelessness Modelling
See what your system needs before you are in crisis.
Model your community's homelessness and deeply affordable housing continuum — from prevention through emergency shelter through to permanent housing. Enter your numbers, then change the variables: add beds, shift to prevention, change who you serve, adjust intake rates.
See what each decision does to population flows, system costs, and downstream pressure over five to ten years. Run as many scenarios as you need. Compare them side by side.
Built for service managers, system planners, and directors of housing and homelessness
AI-ENABLED
Ask Archer anything about your model
Archer is an AI layer built into the homelessness modelling tool. Ask it to explain results, test constraints, or build new scenarios from plain-language questions — and get answers grounded in your data, not generic outputs.
TOOL 2
Housing Data and Modelling
All of your housing data, organized and ready for analysis.
Affordability, supply, demographics, and need — organized with consistent definitions across geographies and ready to use. See where pressures are building. Compare your community against regional, provincial, and national benchmarks.
Filter by geography and time period. Export any chart or table straight into strategy documents, funding applications, and Council reports. No more waiting for a consultant to pull the numbers together.
Built for housing teams, community planners, and policy staff
Homelessness modelling — compare scenarios side by side and see what each strategy does over ten years.
TOOL 3
Financial Planning
Understand what your housing strategy actually costs.
Model the full financial picture across your affordable and supportive housing pipeline. What can you build, what financing works, and what operating obligations come with every building that opens. Test debenture ratios, grants, fee waivers, land contributions, subsidies, and property tax treatment.
Toggle projects in and out. Compare unlimited scenarios. Walk into a Council meeting knowing exactly what the numbers are.
Built for housing teams, community planners, and policy staff
Financial planning — model what-if scenarios and see the financial impact across your pipeline.
TOOL 4
Housing Trends
The broader picture behind the housing pressure.
Social and demographic trends alongside your housing data. Track what is driving demand — income shifts, migration, population growth, labour markets — and connect it to what is happening in your system.
Compare your community with similar regions across Canada. Every chart and table is exportable and ready for use in presentations, reports, and applications.
Built for housing and homelessness teams, policy and planning staff
The 2026 Census is coming, including new questions on hidden homelessness.
Karto will incorporate every census release within two weeks of publication — so your team can export updated analysis without commissioning a new Housing Needs Assessment.
Every subscription includes
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Hands-on training across all four tools — uploading data, building scenarios, interpreting outputs, and exporting what you need.
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A dedicated monthly meeting with a HelpSeeker systems planning expert. Your scenarios, your questions, real guidance.
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Charts, tables, and branded reports ready for Council presentations, strategy documents, and funding applications.
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New Census and public datasets flow in as they are released. No manual refresh. No re-commissioning reports.
Pricing
Built for Canadian municipalities and service managers. Canadian data residency.
Up to 3 users
$22,000 / year
All four tools. Full training and onboarding. Monthly expert session included.
Additional users
$75 / month
Per user, per month. Volume discounts available for larger teams.
That is less than half the cost of a single consulting engagement — and the tools stay with your team year-round.
Ontario Service Managers
Through a partnership with OMSSA, Ontario service managers can access Karto at a discounted rate.
SPECIAL OFFER FOR
$16,500 / year
All four tools. Full training. Same platform, same support.
HelpSeeker has partnered with the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association to offer Ontario's 47 Consolidated Municipal Service Managers and District Social Services Administration Boards a discounted first-year rate.
The partnership rate includes all four Karto tools, full team onboarding, and the monthly expert session — the same subscription available to all Canadian communities, at a reduced price designed to support broader adoption across the province.
Offer available until May 31, 2026
Add-on: Expert Support Tickets
Karto gives your team the tools to model, analyze, and export on your own. Expert Support Tickets add dedicated analyst time for teams that want extra hands — housing and data specialists who know the platform and the sector, available to draft a briefing note, build a funding application, or prepare materials for Council on your behalf.
$500 / month
Billed monthly as part of your annual subscription.
Can be added or removed at renewal. Additional tickets available any time.
What tickets cover
Tailored reports for Council, funders, or provincial government
Briefing notes for leadership and elected officials
Presentation materials built from your Karto data
Gap and needs analysis for specific populations or geographies
Interpretation and advisory on model outputs
Additional training sessions for new staff
Want to find out more?
We will walk your team through a live demo using real scenarios. No slides. Just the tools and your questions.