Canada’s National Housing Strategy
Where we're at with the Strategy
The National Housing Strategy is Canada's 10+year $115+ billion plan to give more Canadians a place to call home.
The Strategy's total funding commitments in billions
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A single bar graph demonstrating total National Housing Strategy funding commitments to date, with an end date of 2028. Since 2018, Canada’s National Housing Strategy has committed $76.13 billion as of December 31, 2025.
$76.13B
in funding commitments
195,826
new housing units created or committed
359,433
community housing units protected
33.7%
of funding committed towards meeting the housing needs of women and their children
as of December 31, 2025
Read about the impacts so far
The Strategy is more than policies and programs. It's people coming together to build better lives and stronger communities and lend a helping hand to people in need. See how the National Housing Strategy is changing lives.
Tobique First Nation Empowers Youth with CMHC Housing Internship
First Nation youth gain skills, careers, and strengthen community ties.
Family finds stability, affordability and community at Fairfax Homes
Akoma Holdings creates first homes for Black families in Westphal.
Single mother finds supportive community, builds a new home in Canada's North
Habitat for Humanity NWT helps families combat rising housing costs and live more affordably.
Human rights-based approach to housing
Canada's first National Housing Strategy and the National Housing Strategy Act
In November 2017, the federal government launched Canada's first ever National Housing Strategy (NHS). The goal of the NHS is to ensure everyone in Canada has access to housing that meets their needs and that they can afford.
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