New Edmonton affordable-housing project aims to support homeless veterans

Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
Date: 2026-09-05 20:28:30.0
Tags: [Alberta, Municipal, Housing, Social Services, Defence, Seniors]

A new affordable-housing project named Veterans' House is scheduled to open in Edmonton's Athlone community shortly after Remembrance Day, providing 40 independent, fully accessible living suites for unhoused veterans. Developed in partnership with the affordable housing provider Civida, the facility features below-market rental units capped at approximately $900, with rent subsidized by veterans' support groups to ensure tenants pay no more than 30 per cent of their income. The project aims to address the disproportionate rate of homelessness among Canadian veterans—estimated at five per cent nationally and seven per cent in Alberta—while offering on-site mental health, employment, and life-skills supports. Following the Edmonton opening, the organizers plan to construct additional facilities in Halifax, Victoria, and Toronto.