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title: "Ottawa mayor ties federal homelessness funding to his pledge to end youth homelessness by 2030"
description: "Mayor Mark Sutcliffe said on Friday that the federal budget's housing and homelessness commitments line up with his own pledges for Ottawa, while noting there is no transit funding this round."
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last_updated: "2026-11-07T00:03:56.225Z"
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Ottawa Mayor [Mark Sutcliffe](/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe) said on Friday that the 2026 federal budget includes housing and homelessness commitments that give the city an opportunity to work toward his pledge to end youth homelessness in Ottawa by 2030, CTV News Ottawa reported.

The federal budget, released Thursday, includes $11.2 billion for homelessness over four years starting in 2027 and $17.8 billion over 10 years, CTV reported. The money would support supportive and transitional housing and commits to building 200,000 non-market homes across Canada over the next decade.

Sutcliffe connected those figures to his campaign promise to double the rate at which Ottawa builds supportive housing. "I made a promise during the election campaign that we're going to double the rate at which we're building supportive housing in Ottawa, which is one of the key solutions to ending homelessness in our city," he said, as reported by CTV. "We need more supportive housing for vulnerable people who are experiencing the toxic drug crisis or mental health challenges. And I saw language in the federal budget about supportive and transitional housing."

## No transit money this round

The budget included no funding for public transit, CTV reported. OC Transpo has carried tens of millions of dollars in unconfirmed senior-government contributions in its recent budgets, and that money has not arrived.

Sutcliffe said he was not concerned. He said the city works with the federal government throughout the year, not only on budget day. "We work with the federal government every day of the year, not just on budget day," he told CTV. The city plans to continue pushing for contributions to its $10 billion infrastructure plan from multiple levels of government, he said.

## Infrastructure plan

CTV reported that Sutcliffe said Ottawa's $10 billion infrastructure plan would draw from "a combination of sources," including federal and provincial contributions, and that conversations are ongoing. The plan covers roads, transit, water and other City services.

## What residents can check

The promises Sutcliffe made during the campaign on housing and homelessness are tracked on this site, including his pledge to end youth homelessness by 2030 and to approve at least 75,000 more homes by 2030. Find the tracker at [/on/ottawa-2026/tracker](/on/ottawa-2026/tracker).

## Sitemap

See the full [sitemap](/on/ottawa-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.