Canadian politics news — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Winnipeg today to sell his government’s plan to end homelessness in Canada within 10 years, and Winnipeg sits at the centre of it with $1 billion earmarked for 2,000 homes in the city.
By Maplestime News Desk | Winnipeg, Manitoba | November 6, 2026
Sources: CBC News, The Canadian Press, Prime Minister’s Office | Last updated: November 6, 2026
Key Takeaways
- Carney is in Winnipeg today, Friday November 6, 2026, to highlight Budget 2026 homelessness measures at an event at 12:10 p.m. local time.
- He is joined by Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham and Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada.
- Budget 2026 pledges $11.2 billion over four years starting in 2027 and $17.8 billion over 10 years toward ending homelessness in Canada within a decade.
- A new $1 billion housing partnership with Manitoba through Build Canada Homes will fund transitional housing and wraparound services in Winnipeg and build 2,000 new transitional and permanent supportive housing units.
- The budget estimates about 65,000 homeless Canadians and says ending the crisis will take provinces, territories and municipalities working together.
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What Carney Is Doing in Winnipeg Today
Carney’s event runs at 12:10 p.m. local time in Winnipeg, with media asked to arrive by 11:25 a.m. The Prime Minister’s Office lists the stop as a highlight of the new Budget 2026 measures to eliminate homelessness, with Kinew, Gillingham and Martinez Ferrada standing alongside him.
The Winnipeg stop is part of a cross country push today to sell the budget. Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is in Montreal for an event hosted by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations to tout highlights of the same spending plan.
Carney’s visit comes one day after the budget was tabled in Ottawa on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
The $1 Billion Winnipeg Partnership
The centrepiece for Winnipeg is a new housing partnership directly with Manitoba. The federal government is investing $1 billion through Build Canada Homes for transitional housing and wraparound services in the city, and to build 2,000 new transitional and permanent supportive housing units.
The budget says the work will begin immediately in Winnipeg to break the cycle of homelessness, delivering care and permanent housing for the more than 2,000 people experiencing homelessness in the city.
The budget also stipulates that Manitoba will need to keep funding its current services to make the investments work, and points to Toronto’s Dunn House project as a successful example of a similar investment.
The Bigger National Plan
Beyond Winnipeg, Budget 2026 proposes $11.2 billion over the next four years, starting in 2027, and $17.8 billion in future years to help people move from homelessness to stable housing, build community mental health and addictions facilities, and support homelessness prevention programs.
One of the new tools is an Integrated Supports Fund through Build Canada Homes to set up transitional housing with mental health, addictions and social supports for homeless people.
The budget also proposes $2 billion over two years for the Health Infrastructure Fund, and to maintain $6.5 billion in support for existing programs Reaching Home and the Veterans Homelessness Program over the next 10 years. It also plans billions more into the Canada Housing Benefit over the next decade to help low income Canadians cover rent.
The budget estimates there are 65,000 homeless Canadians and says the plan will require collaboration with provinces, territories and municipalities.
What Happens Next
The plan still needs the budget to pass. The government says that ahead of the expected spring 2027 economic update, it will work with provinces and territories on aligning bilateral agreements to follow through on ending the crisis in the next 10 years.
Carney’s Winnipeg event is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. local time today, and more details are expected once he speaks alongside Kinew, Gillingham and Martinez Ferrada.
Maplestime will provide updates from Carney’s Winnipeg visit as announcements are made.
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