Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada's 2025-26 Departmental plan: At a glance
A departmental plan describes a department's priorities, plans, and associated costs for the upcoming three fiscal years.
Key priorities
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada's top priorities for 2025-26 are as follows:
- Lead federal housing policy and program development to increase housing supply and affordability overall, support the growth of the non-market housing sector, and ensure federal investments in public infrastructure support stronger housing outcomes.
- Deliver impact-focused investments through the next generation of public transit programming that integrates housing, land use and other related needs as part of complete, transit-oriented communities.
- Invest in the construction and rehabilitation of core public infrastructure by delivering programs that support housing goals; moves Canada toward a net-zero, climate resilient future; and, protects our communities most at-risk.
- Continue to support communities, partners, and other organizations and governments, through the development and implementation of policies and programs that prevent and reduce homelessness.
- Proactively engage with stakeholders, partners and Indigenous organizations and communities, as well as advance research and data to inform policy and program development to support local community growth and renewal.
- Support the construction, maintenance and operations of major bridges and projects to promote the efficient movement of people and goods, while facilitating effective governance and stewardship of our portfolio organizations.
- Promote private sector involvement as well as the consideration and development of alternative finance and delivery models and tools early and upstream in planning phases of projects to optimize the use of public funds.
Highlights
In 2025-26, total planned spending (including internal services) for Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada is $9,084,332,795 and total planned full-time equivalent staff (including internal services) is 1,797. For complete information on Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada's total planned spending and human resources, read the Planned spending and human resources section of the full plan.
The following provides a summary of the department's planned achievements for 2025-26 according to its approved Departmental Results Framework. A Departmental Results Framework consists of a department's core responsibilities, the results it plans to achieve, and the performance indicators that measure progress toward these results.
Core responsibility 1: Housing and Homelessness
Planned spending: $910,608,663
Planned human resources: 486
Departmental results:
- Result 1.1: Facilitating housing supply in communities across Canada
- Result 1.2: Homelessness is reduced across Canada
More information about Housing and Homelessness can be found in the full plan.
Core responsibility 2: Public Transit, Sustainable Infrastructure, and Community Building
Planned spending: $8,083,140,124
Planned human resources: 848
Departmental results:
- Result 2.1: Canadian communities have high-quality infrastructure
- Result 2.2: Canadians increase the use of public transit or active transportation relative to personal vehicles
- Result 2.3: Communities across Canada are better prepared to meet net-zero emissions goals
- Result 2.4: Canadian communities are planning for the impacts of climate change
- Result 2.5: Canadians have access to community assets
More information about Public Transit, Sustainable Infrastructure, and Community Building can be found in the full plan.
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