Success requires a new homelessness strategy – and integration with provinces, territories and cities.
OTTAWA, ON, November 5, 2026 — The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) welcomes the 2026 federal budget announced today. Setting Canada on a path to ending homelessness in the next 10 years and investing heavily in the construction of affordable and supportive housing demonstrates unparalleled ambition and leadership from the federal government.
“The federal leadership we saw today is the essential first step in ending homelessness. The critical next step is aligning all provinces, territories and cities around this shared national ambition,” said Tim Richter, President & CEO of CAEH.
Over the coming months, the federal government will need to work with provinces, territories and communities to articulate a clear, outcomes-focused strategy to reach this ambitious goal.
To succeed, the ambition to end homelessness must be supported by investments in deeply affordable and supportive housing and the budget makes important initial investments.
Canada cannot end homelessness without fixing the housing crisis. The commitment to triple non-market housing in the next decade, alongside an historic investment in supportive housing, can put Canada on a path to get there.
The announcement of the expanded and improved Canada Housing Benefit and a reformed Reaching Home are foundational and could set us on path for rapid and sustainable success.
“We know homelessness is solvable. Communities in Canada are already showing that progress is possible. We’re ready to get to work,” said Richter.
This week, CAEH announced five communities that are making population-level reductions in homelessness and show that reaching the federal government’s goals is possible. These communities all follow CAEH’s Model for Ending Homelessness and show what is possible when communities lead, supported by senior governments.
“Today, the Government of Canada set the tone. To end homelessness, all levels of government need to be aligned around this strong national ambition. This budget calls provinces, territories and cities to the table to develop a comprehensive, integrated strategy to mobilize this historic investment in affordable housing to effectively end homelessness. They must heed the call and respond. Communities across Canada are already showing how it’s done. By coming together, we will end homelessness,” said Richter.
For more information contact Jacqueline Demers demers@redbrick.ca.