Program directory · Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
Homelessness Policy
- Program code
- BYD05 (OICC)
- Core responsibility
- Public Infrastructure, Communities, Affordable Housing and Homelessness Policy
- In Departmental Plans
- 2022-23 – 2024-25 · Appeared and later dropped
What it does
Provide timely policy recommendations for homelessness issues resulting in positive outcomes for people in Canada
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2021-22. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homelessness Policy | This program | 2021-22 – 2026-27 | $62M |
| Homelessness Policy and Programming | Later program (name match, medium confidence) | 2025-26 – 2028-29 | — |
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Employees (FTEs) 87, against 26 in 2021-22 (+235%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Spending $13.9M, against $3.5M in 2021-22 (+294%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Employees (FTEs) 141, against 87 in 2022-23 (+62%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Spending $19.9M, against $13.9M in 2022-23 (+43%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Indicators added: Number of people placed in more stable housing under Reaching Home; Number of people receiving a prevention / diversion intervention under Reaching Home; Number of Veterans experiencing homelessness receiving rent supplements through the Veteran Homelessness Program; Percentage of Veterans who remained housed or successfully exited the Program 12 months following receipt of a rent supplement under the Veteran Homelessness Program | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2024-25 | Indicators dropped: Number of briefing and scenario notes provided related to homelessness | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned employees (FTEs) 125, against 169 in 2024-25 (−26%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Appears to be replaced by Homelessness Policy and Programming | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
| 2025-26 | Planned spending $17.2M, against $24.7M in 2024-25 (−30%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
Success criteria
The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.
Historical: targets against results
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | ≥ 19,000 | 2025 | 16,333 The 2024-25 actual result for this indicator was based on best available Reaching Home data received as of August 2025. | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | ≥ 37,000 | 2025 | 28,627 The 2024-25 actual result for this indicator was based on best available Reaching Home data received as of August 2025. | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | ≥ 1,045 | 2025 | 187 Veterans receiving rent supplements only represented 15% of veterans that received a service funded by the Veteran Homelessness Program. Of those that did not receive rent supplements, 67% received "Prevention and/or Shelter Diversion Services" and 45% received "Economic Integration Services". | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | ≥ 75% | 2025 | — 2024-25 Actual Result: Not available. As the first services were offered to Veterans in Fall 2024-25, this data point is not yet available as 12 month follow-ups will only begin in 2025-26 where relevant. | No result reported |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 50 | 2023 | 57 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 25 | 2024 | 49 | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | — | $3.5M |
| 2022-23 | $11.9M | $13.9M |
| 2023-24 | $14.6M | $19.9M |
| 2024-25 | $17.5M | $24.7M |
| 2025-26 | $17.2M* | — |
| 2026-27 | $13.8M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | — | 26 |
| 2022-23 | 84 | 87 |
| 2023-24 | 106 | 141 |
| 2024-25 | 124 | 169 |
| 2025-26 | 125* | — |
| 2026-27 | 109* | — |
Planned spending, plan by plan
Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans
| Plan | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 plan | $11,874,531 | $10,988,086 | $9,064,445 | ||
| 2023-24 plan | $14,589,402 | $13,337,639 | $12,640,973 | ||
| 2024-25 plan | $17,545,890 | $17,230,563 | $13,847,686 | ||
| Actual | $13,908,030 | $19,904,052 | $24,659,093 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
