In 2018, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo was contracted to carry out a Point-in-Time (PIT) count in Fort McMurray in partnership with the 7 Cities on Housing and Homelessness (Calgary, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Edmonton, Medicine Hat, Red Deer and Fort McMurray). This Count was funded by the Federal Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS).The 2018 PIT Count was conducted on the streets in  Fort McMurray on April 11, 2018, from 7 to 11 p.m. An additional count was completed via surveys in facilities serving the homeless population on the evening of April 11 and during the day on April 12.