National Housing Strategy Housing Programs and Initiatives (various dates)

Housing Programs and Initiatives

Canada's National Housing Strategy offers funding through a variety of programs and initiatives. It makes investments in housing working in partnership with non-profits, developers and government entities to increase housing supply and improve quality and affordability. READ MORE HERE.

Addressing the needs across the continuum

• Reduce Chronic Homelessness
• Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing
• Supportive Housing
• Community Housing / Support for Community Housing Sector
• Below-Market Housing

--Create New Housing Supply

--Renew or Repair of Existing Housing Supply

• Market Housing

--Create Purpose-Built Rental Supply

--Improving Homeownership Options

System Changes to Increase Supply

An allocation of $4 billion is dedicated to implementing systemic changes that enhance housing supply and accessibility.

• Housing Accelerator Fund

Initiatives Delivered with Provinces and Territories

With a funding commitment of $15.7 billion, these initiatives aim to support provinces and territories’ priorities. These programs include:

• Provincial/Territorial Priority Funding
• Canada Community Housing Initiative
• Canada Housing Benefit
• Northern Funding

Data, Innovation and Research

The Strategy allocates funds to innovative programs with a focus on closing vital data gaps and enhancing evidence-based decision-making. It also drives research to improve housing interventions, with a commitment of $541 million.

• NHS Demonstrations Initiative
• Solutions Labs
• Collaborative Housing Research Network
• Research and Planning Fund
• CMHC Housing Research Awards
• Housing Needs Data
• Canadian Housing Survey
• Social and Affordable Housing Survey – Rental Structures
• Expert Community on Housing
• Housing Supply Challenge
• Longitudinal Outcomes Research Grant

Human Rights-Based Approach to Housing

These programs emphasize an approach to housing rooted in human rights principles, aiming to ensure fairness, inclusivity, active involvement, and responsibility in housing solutions, with a budget of $63 million.

• National Housing Strategy Act
• National Housing Council
• Federal Housing Advocate

Direct Support Programs

One-Time Direct Support Payments

This $1.2 billion program helped low-income renters with housing affordability issues. It concluded on March 31, 2023.

• Canada Housing Benefit (CMHC and Canada Revenue Agency)