E-7571 Veterans housing benefit proposal Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7571 — Veterans housing benefit proposal — with 599 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: 599
- Daily increase: +1 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +2 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~0 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: July 15, 2026 — 166 data points recorded
Milestones
- Debate threshold (500 signatures) reached on October 3, 2026 — total at that point: 507
Provincial Distribution
- Ontario: 170 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 149 signatures
- British Columbia: 80 signatures
- Alberta: 75 signatures
- Quebec: 38 signatures
- New Brunswick: 33 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 22 signatures
- Manitoba: 13 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 11 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 6 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| July 15, 2026 | 25 |
| July 17, 2026 | 95 |
| July 22, 2026 | 126 |
| August 1, 2026 | 143 |
| August 11, 2026 | 156 |
| August 14, 2026 | 178 |
| August 19, 2026 | 198 |
| August 23, 2026 | 248 |
| August 27, 2026 | 344 |
| September 3, 2026 | 359 |
| September 12, 2026 | 378 |
| October 3, 2026 | 403 |
| October 7, 2026 | 587 |
| October 22, 2026 | 599 |
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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