“Winnipeg model” on homelessness touted
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Ottawa is floating the “Winnipeg model” of tackling homelessness in other provinces.
Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Tuesday he’s been having conversations with provincial finance ministers about “what we’re doing here in Winnipeg.”
Budget 2026 includes $1 billion to tackle homelessness in Manitoba. Part of that funding will funnel to a Winnipeg-based centre for mental health and addictions.
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Canada’s Minister of Finance and National Revenue, François-Philippe Champagne, speaks at a Winnipeg Chamber event Tuesday morning at the Delta Hotel.
Champagne wouldn’t say which provinces might replicate the approach.
“Certainly we’re going to be talking about that across the country,” he said during a stop in Winnipeg.
He noted the governments of Manitoba and Winnipeg, and the philanthropic sector, are all involved in the effort to end homelessness.
Federal money will cover infrastructure while the Manitoba government will fund ongoing services.
Partnership is crucial to move people from homelessness to permanent housing, Champagne said.
Around 65,000 Canadians are unhoused. The Liberals have set a goal of ending homelessness in the next decade.
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