Progress on the National Housing Strategy - September 2022

Canada’s National Housing Strategy is a 10-year, $72+ billion investment plan that will give more Canadians a place to call home. Progress on the programs and initiatives under the strategy are updated quarterly.

Federal NHS Initiatives

Key Highlights:

• Since November 1, 2016, Federal NHS Initiatives have committed $22.69 billion to support:
• The creation and repair of 193,409 units (99,067 new units and repair of 94,342 units).
• 142,721 units are currently under construction or have been repaired/built.
• The continuing availability of 38,347 community housing units (FCHI Phase II) where operating agreements expired, through direct supports for 7,589 low-income community housing units.

Create New/Modernize Existing Housing Supply

Initiative	Launch Date	Funding	Target	Progress to Date
Affordable Housing Innovation Fund	Phase 1: September 30, 2016 Phase 2: August 30, 2022	Phase 1: $208.3 million from 2016/17 to 2020/21 Phase 2: $550.8 million from 2022/23- 2027/28	Phase 1: 4,000 affordable housing units created using innovative business approaches and building techniques. Phase 2: at least 10,800 housing units created.	Phase 1: $208.30 million committed to support the creation of 19,100 units, of which 16,572 will be affordable. For Phase 1 15,000 units are financial commitments and 4,141 units are currently under construction or built. Phase 2: Intaking applications for funding.
Rental Construction Financing Initiative	April 20, 2017	$25.75 billion from 2017/18 to 2028/29	Construction of more than 71,000 new rental housing units across Canada.	CMHC has committed $13.55 billion in loans to support the creation of 38,450 units, of which 27,222 will be affordable. Of the 38,450 units, 9,719 are conditional commitments, 3,356 are financial commitments, 19,349 units are currently under construction and 6,026 units are built.
National Housing Co-Investment Fund	May 2, 2018	$13.17 billion from 2018/19 to 2027/28	Create 60,000 new housing units and repair or renew 240,000 housing units.	CMHC has committed $6.32 billion to support the creation of 27,553 new units (18,310 affordable) and the repair/renewal of 94,342 units (86,641 affordable). Of the $6.32 billion, $3.79 billion are loans and $2.53 billion are contributions/forgivable loans. New Units Of the 27,553 new units, 7,952 units are conditional commitments, 13,756 units are in progress, and 5,845 units are built. This includes commitments to make 999 shelter spaces available for survivors of gender-based violence, 5,447 housing units for seniors, and 761 units for people with developmental disabilities. Repair Units Of the 94,342 repair units, 5,842 units are conditional commitments, 65,700 units are in progress, and 22,800 units are repaired/renewed. This includes commitments to repair/ renew 184 shelter spaces for survivors of gender-based violence, and 43,000 senior units.
Rapid Housing Initiative	October 27, 2020	Rapid Housing Initiative Phase 1 and 2 provided $2.5 billion from 2020/21 to 2021/22.	Rapid Housing Initiative Phase 1 and 2 set targets to create over 7,500 affordable housing units.	Under Phase 1 and 2, CMHC has committed $2.50 billion to support the creation of 10,249 new affordable units. Under the Major Cities Stream, CMHC signed 51 agreements with municipalities totalling $997 million. This funding is creating 3,747 affordable housing units, of which 3,273 units are currently under construction and/or built. CMHC committed $1.44 billion through the Project Stream, supporting the creation of 6,372 units, of which 5,104 units are currently under construction and/or built. Of the total units committed between the two streams, 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. *Please note that the numbers may change over the course of the project and final numbers will be available only at project completion.
Federal Lands Initiative	February 11, 2019	$202 million 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 $111.01 million to support the creation of 3,715 units, of which 1,585 will be affordable. Of the 3,715 units, 2,364 units are conditional commitments, and 1,351 are financial commitments.

As of September 30, 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, $22.69 billion has been committed in new and repaired housing units across Canada.

Region	British Columbia	Alberta	Prairies & North	Ontario	Quebec	Atlantic
CMHC Funding Commitments in $M	$6,352M	$885M	$1,074M	$10,887M	$2,588M	$860M
CMHC Units Committed	32,186	6,390	5,256	126,495	20,124	3,965
National Housing Co-Investment Fund: Units/beds Committed to Shelters and Seniors	2,907	1,563	1,317	43,187	2,753	479
Rapid Housing Initiative (Phase 1 & 2): Units/beds Committed to Seniors	-	210	-	322	763	6

As of September 30, 2022

Partnerships from all levels of government as well as private and non-profit sectors are a central feature of the federal NHS supply initiatives. Current investments reflect applications received where public and private sector partners have come together to respond to the housing needs of Canadians.

How progress is tracked

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation tracks and reports on progress at four different phases:

1. Conditional Commitment: funding is earmarked to support the building or repair of units for which formal project agreement is still subject to final approvals and conditions (Letter of Intent is signed);
2. Financial Commitment: formal loan agreement is duly executed and a binding agreement is reached to provide credit under pre-specified terms and conditions (Letter of Agreement is signed);
3. Construction/Repair Underway: in the process of being built or repaired; and,
4. Completed: built or repaired.

Funding to Support the Community (Social) Housing Sector

Initiative	Launch Date	Funding	Target	Progress to Date
Federal Community Housing Initiative (FCHI)	April 1, 2018 (Phase I) September 1, 2020 (Phase II)	$618.2 million from 2017/18 to 2027/28	Support of 55,000 community housing units, through funding 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.	Phase I subsidy extensions expired on Aug 31, 2020 and supported 25,706 households, representing a total investment of $42.26 million. Phase II so far has provided $62.76 million in rent assistance to 7,589 low-income units, supporting 38,347 community housing units.
Community Housing Transformation Centre (CHTC) Sector Transformation Fund (STF)	April 11, 2019 December 2019	$64.2 million from 2019/20 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 set up as a non-profit organization, with an Executive Director and Board of Directors established in June 2019. $22.3 million has been provided to the CHTC to set up operations, cover operating and program- eligible costs, and provide funding to 206 STF applications.
Community Based Tenant Initiative (CBTI)	December 2019	$10 millionFootnote 1 from 2019/20 to 2027/28	Funding for local organizations that assist people in housing need to enable participation in housing decision- making.	132 CBTI applications have been approved for funding. $8.1 million has been funded.

As of September 30, 2022

Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy^{Footnote 1}

Initiative	Launch Date	Funding	Target	Progress to Date
Reaching HomeFootnote 1	April 1, 2019	$3.1 billion from 2019/20 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 September 30, 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 from 2019/20 to 2023/24	Assist 1,500 first-time homebuyers, and assist in the creation of 1,500 projected 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 from 2019/20 to 2024/25	Assist up to 100,000 first-time homebuyers.	CMHC has approved 17,448 applications, representing $311.3 million in Shared Equity Mortgages.

First-Time Home Buyer Incentive by Region

Region	British Columbia	Alberta	Prairies & North	Ontario	Quebec	Atlantic
Approved Applications (#)	587	5,474	2,496	1,111	6,065	1,715
Funded Applications (#)	565	5,285	2,406	1,072	5,802	1,672
Approved Shared Equity Mortgages ($)	$11,513,447	$115,202,147	$39,750,280	$20,456,747	$101,828,344	$22,589,392
Funded Shared Equity Mortgages ($)	$10,872,323	$111,188,575	$38,144,157	$19,645,014	$97,414,104	$21,970,536

As of September 30, 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.	On National Housing Day, November 22, 2020, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development launched Canada’s first National Housing Council and appointed its members. The Council met 10 times since being established. The Council has a work plan for 2021-2022 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 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.

As of September 30, 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.	$10.2 million to support 47 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.	$7.0 million to support 40 demonstration projects.
Housing Supply Challenge	October 23, 2020	$300 million over 5 years	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; 21 of the 136 applications underwent evaluation and 14 funded projects were announced in October. The second round of the Challenge, which launched June 9, 2021, received 166  applications. A shortlist of 29 was announced in November 2021. The third round of the Challenge launched in February 2022. 187 applications were received in June; a shortlist of 33 were selected in August. The fourth round of the Challenge is targeting a December launch.

As of September 30, 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. Next ceremony will take place in November 2022. 16 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 September 30, 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. First results from the 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. Initiated building of a database on residential evictions.

As of September 30, 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	Annual conference to bring industry experts together.	The Covid-19 pandemic continues to pose challenges for planning an in-person National Housing Conference. CMHC is considering a range of options.

As of September 30, 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.

Calendar year	Capital Commitments
2020	$3,590 million
2021	$4,170 million
Fiscal year	Expenditures
2019-2020	$155 million
2020-2021	$1,200 million
2021-2022	$1,828 million
2022-2023	$179 million

These numbers include the following initiatives: Affordable Housing Innovation Fund, Rental Construction Financing Initiative, National Housing Co-Investment Fund, Rapid Housing Initiative, Federal Lands Initiative and Shared Equity Mortgage Provider Fund.

As of September 30, 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.

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

Action Plans have been publicly released by the following provinces and territories:

• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Northwest Territories
• Nova Scotia
• Nunavut
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Saskatchewan
• Yukon

As of September 30, 2022

Provincial/Territorial NHS Initiatives

Initiative	Launch Date	Funding	Target	Progress to DateFootnote 2
Funding for Northern Territories	April 1, 2018	$300 million from 2018/19 to 2027/28 (no cost-matching)	Help offset the higher need and cost of housing in the North.	The Territories committed $120.0 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 million 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 $1.22 billion to support 177,642 units.
PT Priority Funding	2019	$2.2 billion from 2019/20 to 2027/28 (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 $1.44 billion to support 205,620 units.Footnote 3
Canada Housing Benefit	April 2020	$4 billion 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 $315 million to support 102,016 households.

As of September 30, 2022

National Housing Strategy Overall

Key Highlights

• Overall, under the National Housing Strategy, we have made $30.28 billion^{Footnote 4} in commitments as of September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2022
• This will support the creation of 115,205 new housing units and 272,571 repaired housing units.
• Funding committed is expected to create 47,028 new affordable housing units, affordability support for 201,678 households. As of September 30, 2022
• As of September 30, 2022, the NHS has committed an estimated $9.15 billion towards meeting the housing needs of women and their children, which includes funding for the construction, repair and support of approximately 349,764 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, as well as funding spent under legacy agreements to support community housing.

Of the $9.15 billion, $2.1 billion is targeting the needs of women and their children, and $7.04 billion is supporting the needs of women and their children.

• This represents 30% 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.
• $34.1 million has been committed toward the support of 5,723 units, including repairs for 590 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 2020 and March 2021, CMHC invested $180 million to support:
• 760 newly constructed homes
• 470 renovated homes
• 22,300 households receiving subsidies

Funding through NHS Programs of General Application

Federal Supply Initiatives

$3.63 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:

• 14,942 units through Indigenous and Northern housing projects. This includes 46 projects are located in the territories, where 50% of the population is Indigenous.
• 14,520 units are for new construction and 422 units are for repair or renewal.
• Commitments made to date will support:
• 6,553 units on reserve
• 1,229 units in the territories
• 6,515 Indigenous units in urban areas
• 645 Indigenous units in rural or remote areas

In addition to the funding and units outlined above, 50 new units and 9,900 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

• $4.1 million has been conditionally or financially committed through the federal initiatives to support Indigenous housing in the community housing sector:
• $854,135 through the Federal Community Housing Initiative to support the affordability of 145 community housing units for Indigenous peoples
• $4.04 million through the Community Housing Transformation Centre to support 56 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

$210.3 million in federal funding and $105.3 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:

• 2,221 new units
• 3,989 units for repair
• 9,955 units through affordability support

As of September 30, 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 248,706^{Footnote 5} households in need through affordable and community housing:

• NHS commitments to create 47,028 new affordable and community housing units
• Support for 201,678 community housing units through the Federal Community Housing Initiative, the Canada Community Housing Initiative, and other social housing programs
• 102,016 households have access to affordable housing through the Canada Housing Benefit

As of September 30, 2022

Other reports and programs

• The Government of Canada’s broader $180 billion Investing in Canada Plan include parts of the National Housing Strategy. Explore more about the Investing in Canada Plan.
• Investments announced in Budget 2019, Budget 2021 and the Fall Economic Statement in 2020 have grown Canada’s National Housing Strategy into a 10-year, $72+ billion investment plan.
• The Government of Canada released a report titled Getting Housing Right: A Progress Report on Federal Housing Investments, which provides an overview of federal housing investments from November 1, 2015 to June 30, 2019.