Federal budget outlines plan to end homelessness within 10 years

BNN Bloomberg · The Canadian Press · 2026-11-05 23:09 UTC

The Carney government is promising to end homelessness in Canada within a decade.

OTTAWA — The Carney government is promising to end homelessness in Canada within a decade.

The 2026 budget, released Thursday, offers $11.2 billion to tackle homelessness over four years, starting next year, and $17.8 billion over 10 years.

The federal government says it would “create the conditions to end homelessness” by setting up a new fund to support projects addressing health, addictions and social supports. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne called it one of the government’s “flagship” policies.

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