QUESTION PERIOD — Ministry of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Housing
October 23, 2025
Thank you for that. The other area that we are looking at — and we have looked at — is unhoused veterans and homelessness. Certainly, at the committee we had the privilege of hearing again from a number of very vulnerable veterans, including visiting their homes. The whole unhoused area — one is the inability of advocacy groups, private or public, in accessing them and finding out and identifying who they are. Many don’t self-identify for one reason or another.
Do you agree that this is a significant hurdle, and if so, what is your department trying to do to overcome this access and identification?
Specifically for the housing, we are working in collaboration with Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada because we are committed to improving housing supports for veterans and their families.
As I said, this pilot project is in its second year, and we are taking the learnings from the first year so that we can continue to grow and adapt the program. That includes strengthening partnerships with community organizations and engaging veterans and their families to help with that outreach so that we can ensure that we are working together with the veterans who are in need of this housing.
Thank you, minister. Senator Loffreda.
