Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Hosts Meeting with Provincial and Territorial Housing Ministers

Ottawa, Ontario, January 20, 2022

Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Canada’s Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, hosted a Federal-Provincial-Territorial virtual meeting with Housing Ministers from across Canada.

All Ministers agreed that a strong partnership between the federal and provincial and territorial governments is crucial to ensuring all Canadians have a safe and affordable place to call home. They discussed providing continued funding and services in the fight against homelessness. Minister Hussen reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to ending chronic homelessness in Canada, and highlighted a few solutions, namely the federal Rapid Housing Initiative and Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy.

The Ministers also discussed further collaboration with Indigenous partners and governments in tackling the unique housing challenges they face, supporting the needs of a growing population, and addressing the housing prices which have resulted in the dream of homeownership becoming increasingly out of reach for many Canadians.

Minister Hussen highlighted the federal government’s priorities to address these issues, including the proposed Housing Accelerator Fund, to help remove barriers as municipalities aim to create more housing supply.

Provincial and Territorial Ministers shared the unique housing needs that Canadians face from coast to coast to coast, and how they can work closely with the federal government to address them.

Minister Hussen acknowledged that this challenge will also require continued and constant collaboration with municipalities, and with the non-profit and private sectors. The Minister emphasized that he looked forward to furthering these conversations at the National Housing Supply Summit that the Government of Canada will be hosting next month in collaboration with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

More details will be shared in the coming weeks.