What is the strategy?

The Strategy in Action

Real life examples of affordable, sustainable and inclusive housing across Canada.

Progress on the National Housing Strategy

Quarterly updates on the programs and initiatives on the HICC website.

Canada’s Housing Plan

Building on important National Housing Strategy investments, Canada’s Housing Plan provides an integrated, all hands-on deck approach to the housing crisis, including investments in infrastructure, resources and construction methods necessary to build more housing at a price Canadians can afford.

CMHC’s Role

As a key federal partner, CMHC is responsible for delivering several National Housing Strategy programs and initiatives on behalf of the Government of Canada, including provincial-territorial bilateral agreements. CMHC scores and prioritizes applications, administers funding and manages borrowing and appropriations.

Initiatives Delivered with Provinces and Territories

With a funding commitment of $15.7 billion, these initiatives aim to support provincial and territorial priorities in housing. Provinces and territories deliver and cost-match federal funds from the National Housing Strategy through bilateral agreements with CMHC. These programs include:

• Canada Community Housing Initiative
• PT Priority Funding
• Canada Housing Benefit
• Northern Funding^[1]

^[1] Northern funding does not require Territorial cost-matching