E-7571 Veterans housing benefit proposal Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7571 — Veterans housing benefit proposal — with 364 signatures and counting. Sponsored by John Brassard. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7571
Petition Details
- Status: Active — open for signatures
- Closing date: November 12, 2026
- Sponsor: John Brassard (Barrie South—Innisfil)
- Category: Veterans' affairs
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 364
- Daily increase: +3 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +7 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~1 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: July 15, 2026 — 122 data points recorded
Provincial Distribution
- Nova Scotia: 102 signatures
- Ontario: 98 signatures
- Alberta: 47 signatures
- British Columbia: 46 signatures
- Quebec: 20 signatures
- New Brunswick: 19 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 12 signatures
- Manitoba: 9 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 7 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 4 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| July 15, 2026 | 25 |
| July 17, 2026 | 90 |
| July 20, 2026 | 116 |
| July 23, 2026 | 130 |
| August 2, 2026 | 144 |
| August 10, 2026 | 154 |
| August 13, 2026 | 169 |
| August 17, 2026 | 183 |
| August 20, 2026 | 219 |
| August 22, 2026 | 247 |
| August 26, 2026 | 336 |
| August 29, 2026 | 352 |
| September 8, 2026 | 363 |
| September 8, 2026 | 364 |
Petition Text
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
• Canadian veterans have served Canada with commitment, sacrifice, and honour;
• Current serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces may receive housing-related support, including the Canadian Forces Housing Differential, to help address the cost of suitable housing where they are posted;
• Housing stability is recognized as important during service, and that need does not end when service ends;
• Many veterans and their families face rising housing costs, including rent, mortgage payments, property taxes, utilities, insurance, and basic home maintenance;
• Existing federal supports may provide emergency, temporary, or homelessness-related housing assistance, but Canada does not currently provide a dedicated, tax-free monthly housing benefit designed to cover veterans’ ongoing rent or mortgage payments;
• Surviving spouses, partners, and eligible dependants may face serious financial hardship after the death of a veteran, including the risk of losing their home; and
• No veteran or surviving family should be left without safe and stable housing.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
1. Establish a dedicated, tax-free monthly housing benefit for Canadian veterans;
2. Ensure the benefit is sufficient to cover a veteran’s monthly rent or mortgage payment;
3. Ensure the benefit does not reduce, replace, or claw back existing veterans’ benefits, pensions, disability benefits, or survivor benefits;
4. Provide survivor protections, including the option to pay off an existing mortgage, provide a lump-sum housing payment for renters, or continue the monthly benefit for eligible survivors;
5. Make the benefit retroactive to January 1, 2020; and
6. Administer the benefit through Veterans Affairs Canada.
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