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Feds estimate 2,250 Canadian Vets depend on homeless shelters

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A shot from the 84th Saskatoon Remembrance Day Ceremony on Nov. 11, 2015.

By Brent Bosker

For what's believed to be the first time, the federal government has estimated how many of Canada's homeless are former soldiers — but the department that compiled the report warns the data is far from complete.

The March 2015 study by Employment and Social Development Canada estimates that 2,250 former soldiers use shelters on regular basis, about 2.7 per cent of the total homeless population that uses temporary lodging.

The information in the report, released to The Canadian... // Read Full Article


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