Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) is now responsible for reporting on National Housing Strategy (NHS) progress. As a result, NHS information can now be found here.

The current National Housing Strategy website, managed by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, will be decommissioned in early 2025.

Canada's National Housing Strategy is a 10-year, $82+ billion plan that will give more Canadians a place t`o call home. Progress on the programs and initiatives under the strategy are updated quarterly or as available.

Federal NHS Initiatives

Key Highlights:

Since launch of the NHS, CMHC has committed $23.37 billion through the Federal NHS initiatives to support:

• The creation and repair of 213,684 units (101,932 new units and repair of 111,752 units).
• 161,665 units are currently under construction or have been repaired/built.
• The continuing availability of 39,710 community housing units (FCHI Phase II) where operating agreements expired, including direct supports for 7,958 low-income community housing units.

Create New/Modernize Existing Housing Supply

Program	Launch Date	Funding	Target	Progress to Date
Affordable Housing Innovation Fund	September 30, 2016	Phase 1: $208.3 million over 5 years from 2016/17 to 2020/21	Phase 1: 4,000 affordable housing units created using innovative business approaches and building techniques.	Phase 1: $208.30 million committed to support the creation of 19,100 units, of which 16,572 will be affordable. For Phase 1, 14,959 units are financial commitments and 4,141 units are currently under construction or built.
	August 30, 2022	Phase 2: $550.8 million over 6 years from 2022/23 to 2027/28	Phase 2: at least 10,800 housing units created.	Phase 2: Intaking applications for funding.
Rental Construction Financing Initiative	April 20, 2017	$25.75 billion over 11 years from 2017/18 to 2027/28	Construction of more than 71,000 new rental housing units across Canada.	CMHC has committed $13.93 billion in loans to support the creation of 39,682 units, of which 27,750 will be below market rent. Of the 39,682 units, 8,788 are conditional commitments; 2,954 are financial commitments; 21,210 units are currently under construction; and, 6,730 units are built.
Federal Lands Initiative	February 11, 2019	$202 million over 10 years from 2018-19 to 2027-28.	Create 4,000 housing units by transferring surplus federal lands and buildings to housing providers at low or no cost.	CMHC has committed $117.81 million to support the creation of 3,916 units, of which 1,684 will be affordable. Of the 3,916 units, 1,275 units are conditional commitments, and 2,641 units are financial commitments.
National Housing Co-Investment Fund	May 2,  2018	$13.17 billion over 10 years from 2018/19 to 2027/28	Create 60,000 new housing units and repair or renew 240,000 housing units	CMHC has committed $6.65 billion to support the creation of 28,985 new units (19,271 affordable) and the repair/renewal of 111,752 units (103,836 affordable). Of the $6.65 billion, $3.93 billion are loans and $2.72 billion are contributions/forgivable loans. New Units Of the 28,985 new units, 6,083 units are conditional commitments, 15,793 units are in progress, and 7,109 units are built. This includes commitments to make 1,123 shelter spaces or transitional housing units available for survivors of gender-based violence, 5,925 housing units for seniors, and 845 units for people with developmental disabilities. Repair/Renewal Units Of the 111,752 repair units, 16,625 units are conditional commitments, 69,663 units are in progress, and 25,464 units are repaired/renewed. This includes commitments to repair/renew 276 shelter spaces or transitional housing units for survivors of gender-based violence, and 40,376 senior units.
Rapid Housing Initiative	October 27, 2020	Rapid Housing Initiative Rounds 1 and 2 provided $2.5 billion over two years starting in 2020-21.	Rapid Housing Initiative Rounds 1 and 2 set targets to create over 7,500 affordable housing units.	Under Rounds 1 and 2, CMHC committed $2.50 billion to support the creation of 10,249 new affordable units. Under Round 1, 4,788 affordable housing units are committed, of which 4,593 units are currently under construction and/or built. Under Round 2, 5,461 affordable housing units are committed, of which 3,996 units are currently under construction and/or built. Of the total units committed between the two Rounds, 4,246 are for Indigenous peoples, 2,522 are for homeless people or those at risk of being homeless, and 1,301 are for seniors.

As of December 31, 2022

Regional Breakdown of Federal NHS Supply Initiatives

The breakdown includes the latest results for the Affordable Housing Innovation Fund, the Rental Construction Financing Initiative, the National Housing Co-Investment Fund, the Federal Lands Initiative and the Rapid Housing Initiative. It includes commitments for loans and contributions for new and repaired units.

These programs are application-based with funding prioritized for non-profit, co-operative, municipal, provincial and Indigenous applications.

Through these five federal NHS supply programs, CMHC has committed $23.37 billion for new and repaired housing units across Canada.

Region	Atlantic	Quebec	Ontario	Prairies	British Columbia	Territories	Total
NHS Supply Initiatives
Affordable Housing Innovation Fund
Funding ($M)		$49	$57	$10	$88	$3	$208
Units/Beds		2,665	7,822	463	8,142	8	19,100
Federal Land Disposition
Funding ($M)	$11	$1	$49	$10	$48		$118
Units/Beds	295	24	2,178	467	952		3,916
National Housing Co-Investment Fund
Funding ($M)	$161	$412	$3,860	$716	$1,229	$268	$6,646
Units/Beds	1,182	9,068	110,914	7,376	11,043	1,154	140,737
Rapid Housing Initiative
Funding ($M)	$45	$223	$367	$142	$206	$22	$1,005
Units/Beds	293	1,691	1,180	851	679	83	4,777
Rapid Housing Initiative 2
Funding ($M)	$70	$345	$530	$256	$186	$77	$1,464
Units/Beds	378	1,467	1,661	1,201	505	249	5,461
Rental Construction Financing
Funding ($M)	$581	$1,700	$6,487	$483	$4,655	$22	$13,928
Units/Beds	1,968	5,674	18,285	2,035	11,633	87	39,682

As of December 31, 2022

Current investments reflect applications received where public and private sector partners have come together to respond to the housing needs of Canadians.

Program	Launch Date	Funding	Target	Progress to Date
Federal Community Housing Initiative (FCHI)	April 1, 2018 (Phase I)	$38 million over 2 years from 2018/19 to 2019/20	Funding for community housing providers to support of 55,000 community housing households, as well as 13,700 low-income households through 2027-28	Over $42 million to extend subsidies to 25,706 households was provided during Phase 1 of the program which sunset in 2019-20.
	September 1, 2020 (Phase II)	$580.2 million over 8 years from 2020/21 to 2027/28	Support of 11,000 low- income units, plus an additional 2,700 low- income units, announced in budget 2021, with operating agreements under federal administration through CMHC.	Since 2020-21, $73.17 million in rent assistance was provided to 7,958 low-income households, supporting 39,710 community housing units.
Community Housing Transformation Centre (CHTC) and Sector Transformation Fund (STF)	April 11, 2019 (CHTC) December 2019 (STF)	$64.2 million over 10 years from 2018/19 to 2027/28	Increase knowledge and technical capacity of the community housing sector to support effective and sustainable business models while continuing to provide affordable housing. Funding and tools for housing providers to support efficient and effective business models.	CHTC is a non-profit organization led by an Executive Director and a Board of Directors. It was established in June 2019. CHTC delivers the Sector Transformation Fund. $24 million has been provided to the CHTC to setup operations, cover operating and program-eligible costs, and provide funding to 219 projects. Project areas of impact include the Environment, Indigenous, Local Projects, Sector Growth, Sectoral Impact, Social Inclusion and Sustainable Business. Many examples can be found on the CHTC website.
Community Based Tenant Initiative (CBTI)	December 2019	$10 million over 4 years from 2019/20 to 2022/23	Funding for local organizations that assist people in housing need to enable participation in housing decision- making.	$8.3 million to support 137 applications.

As of December 31, 2022

Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy^{Endnote *}

Initiative	Launch Date	Funding	Target	Progress to Date
Reaching HomeEndnote *	April 1, 2019	$3.1B over 10 years from 2018/19 to 2027/28	Reduce chronic homelessness nationally by 50% by March 2028.	Redesigned federal homelessness program launched on April 1, 2019. Over 1,200 projects were launched in the first six months of Reaching Home $215 million in annual funding is expected to be delivered by the end of 2021-22.

As of December 31, 2022

Improving Homeownership Options for Canadians

Initiative	Launch Date	Funding	Target	Progress to Date
Shared Equity Mortgage Provider (SEMP) Fund	July 31, 2019	$100 million over 6 years from 2019/20 to 2024/25	Assist 1,500 first-time homebuyers and assist in the creation of 1,500 new homeownership units	$28.95 million committed to assist in the creation of 1,018 new homeownership units.
First-Time Home Buyer Incentive	September 2, 2019	$1.25 billion over 5 years from 2019/20 to 2023/24	Assist up to 100,000 first-time homebuyers.	CMHC has approved 18,455 applications, representing $329 million in Shared Equity Mortgages.

First-Time Home Buyer Incentive by Region

Region	British Columbia	Alberta	Prairies & North	Ontario	Quebec	Atlantic
Approved Applications (#)	644	5,848	2,660	1,199	6,271	1,833
Funded Applications (#)	617	5,665	2,601	1,151	6,086	1,793
Approved Shared Equity Mortgages ($)	$12,680,425	$122,090,915	$42,300,464	$22,259,222	$105,633,111	$24,165,234
Funded Shared Equity Mortgages ($)	$12,131,060	$118,165,964	$41,335,904	$21,301,107	$101,812,256	$23,626,258

As of December 31, 2022

Human Rights-Based Approach to Housing

Initiative	Launch Date	Description	Progress to Date
National Housing Strategy Act	N/A	The Act recognizes the right to adequate housing as a fundamental human right affirmed in international law. The Act requires the federal government to maintain a National Housing Strategy to further housing policy, taking into account key principles of a human rights-based approach to housing, and report to Parliament every three years on the progress towards the Strategy's goals and outcomes.	Tabled in Parliament on April 8, 2019, as part of Bill C-97, and received Royal Assent on June 21, 2019. The NHS Act came into force on July 9, 2019.
National Housing Council	November 22, 2020	The Council, with diverse representation, will further housing policy by providing advice to the responsible Minister on, among other things, the effectiveness of the National Housing Strategy with the aim of improving housing outcomes.	The Council continues to meet quarterly. The Council has a work plan for 2021-2023 including three priority areas: Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Housing, Improving the National Housing Strategy and Urban, Rural and Northern (URN) Indigenous Housing. Research reports for each of these priorities have been published and a first set of recommendations on Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous housing was sent to the Minister in March of 2022. An interim report and letter with recommendations on the progressive realization of the right to adequate housing was also sent to the Minister in August 2022.
Federal Housing Advocate	2020	The Federal Housing Advocate is an appointment by the Governor in Council and supported by the Canadian Human Rights Commission. The Federal Housing Advocate's mandate includes consulting with members of vulnerable groups and working directly with communities affected by systemic housing issues. The Advocate may request that the National Housing Council establish a review panel to hold a hearing to review any systemic housing issue within federal jurisdiction. The Advocate also monitors and reports annually on their findings related to systemic housing issues that they hear about and associated recommendations.	On February 3, 2022, the Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion announced the appointment of the new Federal Housing Advocate, Marie-Josée Houle. Read the Honourable Ahmed Hussen’s statement. The Federal Housing Advocate's 2021-2022 Annual Report summarizes the Advocate's activities and proposes 6 recommendations to address systemic housing issues. The Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion tabled both the report and his response to the report in Parliament on June 16, 2022. In September 2022, the Federal Housing Advocate requested that the National Housing Council establish a review panel to review the issue of the financialization of purpose-built rental housing. On December 8, 2022, the Council passed a motion to proceed with the review panel as requested by the Federal Housing Advocate; work is underway.

As of December 31, 2022

Data, Innovation & Research

$541 million will be invested in new data collection tools, demonstration projects, Housing Supply Challenge and solutions labs, and efforts to spur more housing-related research, within and external to government, to help diversify information sources and perspectives.

A total of nine new Data, Innovation and Research initiatives were launched in 2018 to better understand housing needs, conditions and markets, and to fill data gaps and inform decision-makers.

Innovation

Initiative	Launch Date	Funding Available	Target	Progress to Date
Solutions Labs	May 21, 2018	$24.5 million from 2018/19 to 2027/28	Support experts and housing stakeholders to incubate and scale potential solutions to housing affordability pressures.	$14.2 million to support 65 solutions labs fostering innovation in the housing sector.
Demonstrations Initiative	May 21, 2018	$12.5 million over 10 years	Support demonstrations of forward-looking technologies, practices and strategies that explore the future of housing in Canada.	$7.2 million to support 42 demonstration projects.
Housing Supply Challenge	October 23, 2020	$300 million over 5 years from 2020/21 to 2024/25	The Housing Supply Challenge (HSC) invites citizens, stakeholders, and experts from across Canada to propose innovative solutions to the barriers that limit the housing supply. The Housing Supply Challenge will result in new ideas and solutions that will help more people find an affordable place to call home.	First round of the Challenge launched in October 2020; 14 projects were funded for a total of $25.4M. The second round of the Challenge launched in June 2021; 214 projects were funded for a total of $38.2M. The third round of the Challenge launched in February 2022; 33 projects were shortlisted to move onto the next stage of the Challenge. Funding decisions will be announced in November 2023. The fourth round of the Challenge launched in December 2022 and funding decisions will be announced in March 2024.

As of December 31, 2022

Capacity Building

Initiative	Launch Date	Funding Available	Target	Progress to Date
Housing Research Scholarship Program	Spring 2018	$3.65 million over 10 years	Funding for postdoctoral fellowships to help build housing expertise in Canada.	$2.16 million in scholarships awarded for 24 postdoctoral fellowships to conduct research in support of the NHS.
CMHC Housing Research Award Program	April 2018	$500,000 over 10 years	Promote and extend world-class housing research.	Awards ceremonies held in November 2018, December 2019, November 2020 and November 2021. The 2022 recipients will be featured in a video, which will be posted to the CMHC Awards program page and to CMHC social media in February 2023. 15 awards and 4 travel bursaries for a total of $220,000.
Collaborative Housing Research Network	July 12, 2018	$13.9 million over 10 years	Canada-wide collaboration of academics and community partners in research to inform housing policy decision- making	$640,000 awarded to 8 Partnership Development Grants ($80,000 each) to help lay the foundation of the Network. Research Network created by supporting 6 multi-year team grants. Investment for first 5 years is $7.9 million.

As of December 31, 2022

Thought Leadership

Initiative	Launch Date	Funding Available	Target	Progress to Date
NHS Research and Planning Fund	June 18, 2018	$6.6 million over 10 years	Support non-profit housing stakeholders seeking to undertake housing related research.	$3.7 million has been awarded to 30 research proposals.
NHS Housing Needs Data	Fall 2018	N/A	Enhance data collection and analysis, development of new housing surveys and comprehensive databases with social, economic and financial information to produce housing statistics.	2 New Surveys created to better understand housing conditions and experiences in Canada, including for those living in social and affordable housing. Results from the second Canadian Housing Survey (Statistics Canada) Results from the second Social and Affordable Housing Survey – Rental Structures (CMHC) Creation of foundational documents necessary to initiate a mortgage industry data standards organization in Canada. Survey of Non-Bank Residential Mortgage Lenders to get a more complete picture of the overall Mortgage Market in Canada. Progress towards the building on a database of all social housing across Canada. Progress towards building of a database on residential evictions.

As of December 31, 2022

Enabling/Connecting

Initiative	Launch Date	Description	Progress to Date
Expert Community on Housing (ECOH)	November 21, 2018	Web-based virtual community of practice for housing experts to address challenges and problems in housing.	Currently hosting over 1,800 members with on-going intake of new members.
National Housing Conference	2018/19	Annual conference to bring industry experts together.	CMHC hosted a national housing conference in 2018/19 and 2019/20. Due to COVID, the 2020/21 conference was cancelled and none were held in 2021/22 and 2022/23. CMHC will organize a series of smaller events throughout 2023/24 and host the next National Housing Conference towards the end of 2023/24.

As of December 31, 2022

Commitments and Expenditures

The following two tables provide an overview of capital commitments and expenditures made for both new and repaired housing units under the NHS. Capital commitments are tracked by calendar year, and expenditures are tracked by fiscal year.

Capital CommitmentsEndnote *	$14,367M
2017	$84M
2018	$405M
2019	$2,586M
2020	$3,274M
2021	$4,032M
2022	$3,985M
ExpendituresEndnote *	$3,583M
2016/17	$10M
2017/18	$70M
2018/19	<$0M
2019/20	$155M
2020/21	$1,206M
2021/22	$1,828M
2022/23	$314M

As of December 31, 2022

Federal/Provincial/Territorial NHS Investments

On April 9, 2018, a new Federal/Provincial/Territorial (FPT) Housing Partnership Framework was endorsed by all FPT Ministers responsible for housing (except Quebec), setting the foundation for NHS initiatives cost- matched and delivered by provinces and territories.

The Government has bilateral agreements with all 13 Provinces and Territories representing over $13.5 billion in joint funding over 10 years (2018/19-2027/28) to protect, renew and expand community housing, and support provincial priorities related to housing repair, construction and affordability.

• Alberta: joint investment of $678.1 million
• British Columbia: joint investment of $991.1 million
• Manitoba: joint investment of almost $450.8 million
• New Brunswick: joint investment of $299.2 million
• Newfoundland and Labrador: joint investment of $270.6 million
• Northwest Territories: joint investment of $139.4 million
• Nova Scotia: joint investment of $394.2 million
• Nunavut: joint investment of $339.2 million
• Ontario: joint investment of $5.8 billion
• Prince Edward Island: joint investment of $14.93 million
• Quebec: joint investment of $3.7 billion
• Saskatchewan: joint investment of $449.9 million
• Yukon: joint investment of $59.92 million

The following provinces and territories have publicly released their Action Plans:

• Alberta

  (2019/20 to 2021/22) (2022/23)

• British Columbia

  (2019/20 to 2021/22) (2022/23 to 2024/25)

• Manitoba

  (2019/20 to 2021/22) (2022/23)

• New Brunswick

  (2019/20 to 2021/22)

• Newfoundland and Labrador

  (2019/20 to 2021/22)

• Northwest Territories

  (2019/20 to 2021/22)

• Nova Scotia

  (2019/20 to 2021/22) (2022/23)

• Nunavut

  (2019/20 to 21/22)

• Ontario

  (2019/20 to 2021/22)

• Prince Edward Island

  (2019/20 to 2021/22)

• Saskatchewan

  (2019/20 to 2021/22) (2022/23)

• Yukon

  (2019/20 to 21/22)

As of December 31, 2022

How progress is tracked

Information is available to CMHC once claims related to funding commitments from provinces and territories have been received and processed.

Provinces and territories will develop and publicly release action plans every three years to put their planned actions into context and to establish targets. Provinces and territories will also provide a progress report to CMHC every six months that will include progress towards realizing the targets and outcomes set out in the NHS.

Provincial/Territorial NHS Initiatives

Initiative	Launch Date	Funding	Target	Progress to DateEndnote *
Northern Housing	April 1, 2018	$300 million over 10 years from 2018/19 to 2027/28 (no cost- matching)	Help offset the higher need and cost of housing in the North.	The Territories committed $144.0 million to support 1,439 units, of which 307 are new units, 370 are repair units and 762 are rent supplements.
Canada Community Housing Initiative	2019	$8.6 billion over 9 years from 2019/20 to 2027/28 (including $4.3 billion of PT cost-matching)	Protect, regenerate and expand community housing administered by provinces and territories, and supported by former federal programs.	Provinces and territories have committed $1.30 billion to support 196,374 units.
PT Priority Funding	2019	$2.2 billion over 8 years from 2019/20 to 2026/27 (including $1.1 billion in PT cost-matching)	Address distinct provincial and territorial housing needs and priorities, including affordability, repair and construction.	Provinces and territories have committed $1.62 billion to support 242,842 units.
Canada Housing Benefit	April 2020	$4.6 billion over 8 years from 2020/21 to 2027/28 (including $2 billion in PT cost- matching)	Financial housing benefit provided directly to families and individuals in housing need.	Addenda signed with 13 provinces and territories. Program under co-development by federal and provincial/territorial governments. Provinces have committed $339 million to support 166,129 households.

As of December 31, 2022

National Housing Strategy Overall

Key Highlights

• Overall, under the National Housing Strategy, we have made $31.27 billion^{Endnote *} in commitments as of December 31, 2022.
• This will support the creation of 119,484 new housing units and 298,727 repaired housing units.
• Funding committed is expected to create 47,825 new affordable housing units, affordability support for 207,110 households as of December 31, 2022.

Women and Their Children

• As of December 31, 2022, the NHS has committed an estimated $10.10 billion towards meeting the housing needs of women and their children, which includes funding for the construction, repair and support of 263,194 housing units. This includes funding committed and spent under the National Housing Co-Investment Fund, Rental Construction Financing Initiative, Federal Lands Initiative, Affordable Housing Innovation Fund, Rapid Housing Initiative, Federal Community Housing Initiative, Canada Community Housing Initiative, Community Housing Transformation Centre and Research and Data Initiative, Indigenous Shelter and Transitional Housing Initiative as well as funding spent under legacy agreements to support community housing.

Of the $10.10 billion, $2.20 billion is targeting the needs of women and their children, and $7.93 billion is supporting the needs of women and their children.

• This represents 32% of all NHS funding committed.
• Since the numbers above are a percentage of NHS investments and available information will increase with time, the percentage is expected to fluctuate each quarter.

Learn more about how the NHS serves women and their children.

Indigenous and Northern Housing

Improving Housing Conditions (First Nation, Inuit & Métis Housing)

Meeting the housing needs of Indigenous communities is a priority under Canada's National Housing Strategy. Projects serving the needs of Indigenous peoples and families are prioritized for funding under all of the Strategy's programs. There is also programming and funding exclusively for Indigenous and Northern housing.

NHS Funding Exclusively for Indigenous and Northern Housing

• $420 million through the Indigenous Shelter and Transitional Housing Initiative to build a minimum of 38 shelters and 50 new transitional homes for Indigenous women, children and LGBTQ2S+ people escaping gender-based violence.
• CMHC and Indigenous Services Canada have formed committees made of representatives from Indigenous women's organizations and subject matter experts to further develop the evaluation process and the selection of projects.
• Projects will be funded by March 31, 2026.
• $25 million through the National Housing Co-Investment Fund to repair 560 units in the existing urban Indigenous community housing stock.
• $5 million has been conditionally or financially committed toward the repair of 144 units.
• $13.1 million through the National Housing Co-Investment Fund for 2 emergency shelters in the territories. This is part of the $44.8 million 2020 Shelter Initiative for Indigenous women and children escaping family violence. This initiative is supporting the construction of 12 Indigenous shelters across Canada. There will be:
• 2 in the territories funded through the National Housing Co-Investment Fund
• 10 in First Nations communities in the provinces, funded through CMHC's On-Reserve Shelter Enhancement Program.

• $100 million through the National Housing Co-Investment Fund to support the construction and repair of Housing in the Northwest Territories and Yukon.
• $90 million has been conditionally or financially committed to support the development of 260 new units.

• $200 million through the Canada Community Housing Initiative (under the Housing Partnership Framework) to support 7,000 units in the existing urban Indigenous community housing stock so they continue to be made available to low-income households.
• $14.8 million has been committed toward the support of 1,996 units, including repairs for 1,194 units.
• $300 million through Funding for the Northern Territories. Progress to date is listed above, under Federal/Provincial/Territorial NHS Investments.
• $627.7 million through Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy to address Indigenous homelessness predominantly in urban centers. This includes:
• $455.6 million through an Indigenous Homelessness stream to maintain the community-based approach and to continue to address local priorities, and
• $172.1 million to be invested in priorities determined in collaboration with Indigenous partners. $10 million of this funding has been allocated for communities in the territories.

• Legacy funding to support First Nations housing on reserve. Between April 2021 and March 2022, CMHC invested $219 million to support:
• 600 newly constructed homes
• 500 renovated homes
• 23,950 households receiving subsidies

Funding through NHS Programs of General Application

Federal Supply Initiatives

$3.68 billion has been conditionally or financially committed through the federal supply initiatives. This includes the National Housing Co-Investment Fund commitments for urban Indigenous housing, emergency Indigenous shelters and housing in the territories that are listed above. Federal supply initiative commitments will support:

• 15,449 units through Indigenous and Northern housing projects. This includes 48 projects are located in the territories, where 50% of the population is Indigenous.
• 14,737 units are for new construction and 712 units and are for repair or renewal.
• Commitments made to date will support:
• 6,810 units on reserve
• 1,304 units in the territories
• 6,541 Indigenous units in urban areas
• 794 Indigenous units in rural or remote areas

In addition to the funding and units outlined above, 79 new units and 9,957 repaired units will be made available to Indigenous households through projects that are not entirely targeting Indigenous occupants under the National Housing Co-Investment Fund.

Federal Initiatives Supporting the Community Housing Sector

$5.2 million has been conditionally or financially committed through the federal initiatives to support Indigenous housing in the community housing sector:

• $1.0 million through the Federal Community Housing Initiative to support the affordability of 150 community housing units for Indigenous peoples
• $4.2 million through the Community Housing Transformation Centre to support 60 Indigenous housing projects

Data, Innovation and Research

The following investments have been made to support research, data and innovation to improve Indigenous and Northern housing outcomes:

• $4.4 million toward 18 Research and Data Initiative projects
• $20.8 million toward 45 Housing Supply Challenge projects

Federal/Provincial/Territorial Housing Partnership Framework

$240.2 million in federal funding and $112.2 million in cost-matched funding have been committed to support Indigenous and Northern housing through the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Housing Partnership Framework. This is inclusive of all Housing Partnership Framework funding committed to-date in the territories, as well as the Canada Community Housing Initiative commitments toward urban Indigenous housing that are listed above. This funding supports:

• 2,308 new units
• 3,989 units for repair
• 10,174 units through affordability support

As of December 31, 2022

National Housing Strategy Support to Affordable and Community Housing

The NHS initiatives are designed to meet the housing needs of Canadians. These initiatives provide support to the entirety of the housing continuum, an approach that builds upon and complements the historical federal support for community (social) housing that serves Canadians in deepest housing need.

This new approach significantly increases support to the community housing sector through new supply programs such as the National Housing Co-Investment Fund, the Federal Lands Initiative, the Affordable Rental Housing Innovation Fund as well as the Rapid Housing Initiative.

The approach also includes direct support to tenants and through housing providers to help reduce affordability pressures. This builds on support for legacy social housing agreements which were predominantly signed with housing providers between the 1950s and early 1990s, and includes new funding. New funding is being made available under the Federal and Canada Community Housing Initiatives to providers whose legacy agreements are expiring to ensure that they have the necessary support to continue offering community housing to Canadians.

In addition to these initiatives, the NHS is also creating new purpose-built market rental housing through the Rental Construction Financing Initiative, building supply and providing more housing options along the housing continuum.

The NHS provides assistance to 316,634 households in need through affordable and community housing:

• NHS commitments to create 47,825 new affordable and community housing units
• Support for 103,184 community housing units through the Federal Community Housing Initiative, the Canada Community Housing Initiative, and other social housing programs
• 166,129 households have access to affordable housing through the Canada Housing Benefit

As of December 31, 2022