There aren't any standards or regulations in this area.
Let me draw a parallel with the legalization of cannabis. When discussing this issue, we often wondered where the sale sites should be located.
If a supervised injection centre must be located about 200 or 500 metres away from day cares or schools, an issue arises. Day care centres and schools are all over Montreal. Supervised consumption sites would end up in fields or along rail lines, for example. However, to reach the clients and make a harm reduction strategy work, the sites must be in the right places.
That said, I completely agree with the need to think ahead when deciding to open this type of site. It isn't just about day cares and schools. It's also about the neighbourhood.
We must think about how to implement mitigation measures to ensure that the cohabitation goes smoothly. We must also think about having a number of sites to avoid crowding.
There currently aren't enough resources to accommodate the number of people who need homelessness services. As a result, these people congregate in the same places.