[ad_1] 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) (Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer in Ottawa) Copyright 2024 Thomson Reuters. [ad_2] Source link Post navigation Australia’s Central Bank Holds Cash Rate at 4.35% Invest $500 Each Month to Create $256 in Passive Income in 2024