Canada to provide C$99 million to support low-income renters -finance minister

© Reuters. A neighbourhood sits next to the protected Oak Ridges Moraine as part of the Greenbelt in Maple, Ontario, Canada April 12, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo

OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government will provide a C$99 million ($73.1 million) top-up to a housing benefit plan for low earners who need help paying rent, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday.

Freeland, speaking to reporters in Ottawa, also announced C$100 million in emergency winter funding to provide more shelter spaces for people experiencing homelessness.

($1 = 1.3537 Canadian dollars)

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Source: Investing.com