LeBrun describes the new model as a “rapidly deployable, courtyard-style housing model” made up of 14 individual units with communal bathrooms and showers. Wrap-around services and community support are also integral to his vision, as LeBrun looks to house the nearly 200 people living rough in Fredericton.

It’s important that the units be “ultra-low barrier,” he said.

"You take away all the reasons why people choose to stay outside. There’s no curfew, you have a private space that’s lockable, you don’t have to leave during the daytime.