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Quebec, Ottawa announce funding deal to fight homelessness, add shelter spaces

Published Dec 13, 2024 at 7:42pm

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Quebec, Ottawa announce funding deal to fight homelessness, add shelter spaces
The federal and provincial governments have announced a $100-million agreement to help fight homelessness in Quebec. A homeless camp is shown beneath an overpass in Montreal, Friday, April 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

The federal and provincial governments have announced an agreement to help fight homelessness in Quebec.

The money will be used to pay for additional shelter spaces in Quebec communities, to build new warming centres and to support people at imminent risk of homelessness.

Ottawa is providing $50 million in funding over two years as part of a $250-million envelope announced in Budget 2024 to address homelessness and encampments across the country.

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