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Canada extends partnership with Habitat for Humanity to build more affordable housing

Mississauga, Ontario, March 3, 2023

Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, alongside Iqwinder Gaheer, Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Malton, and Julia Deans, President and Chief Executive Officer, Habitat for Humanity Canada, announced a federal investment of $25 million to build 500 new affordable homes across Canada over the next three years.

This new investment joins previous investments of $55.8 million by the Government of Canada in Habitat for Humanity to support the creation of 617 affordable housing units across Canada. Those previous investments include an initial investment of $32.4 million to create 417 homes in 2019, a top-up investment of $3.4 million in 2020, and a $20 million investment to support equitable access to homeownership for Black Canadian families announced in 2020.

These investments by the Government of Canada were made possible thanks to the National Housing Co-Investment Fund (NHCF), a key component of the National Housing Strategy (NHS).

Habitat for Humanity homes are energy-efficient and one in every five homes is built to meet accessibility standards. Contributions from federal, provincial, and municipal governments, and hundreds of donors and volunteers, enable Habitat for Humanity Canada to serve vulnerable populations including single mothers and their children, Indigenous peoples, Black families, recent immigrants, persons with disabilities, seniors, and veterans.

Quotes:

“Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. We are pleased to continue our partnership with Habitat for Humanity Canada to help more Canadians achieve their dream of homeownership. This partnership has already had a positive impact on the lives of those families who now have an affordable home. We are committed to working with our partners to create more affordable housing options for Canadians from coast to coast to coast. This is just one of the many ways our government's National Housing Strategy continues to ensure no one is left behind.”
— The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion
“Our government believes that all Canadians deserve a safe place to call home. Across the country, we are working with our partners to build the affordable housing needed to create healthy, sustainable communities. Thanks to today’s announcement and our partnership with Habitat for Humanity Canada, hundreds of families will be able to enjoy a safe and stable environment across the country, leading to better outcomes, greater community engagement and cohesion."
— Iqwinder Gaheer, Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Malton
“Habitat for Humanity Canada is committed to ensuring that more families can build strength, stability, and independence through affordable homeownership. Tackling the housing crisis needs an all-in approach that includes non-profits and governments working together. Thanks to investments through the National Housing Co-Investment Fund, we continue to increase our impact from coast to coast to coast, creating opportunities for people facing barriers to access.”
— Julia Deans, President and CEO, Habitat for Humanity Canada

Quick facts:

  • The National Housing Co-Investment Fund (NHCF) is a program under the National Housing Strategy (NHS) that gives priority to projects that help people who need it most, including women and children fleeing family violence, seniors, Indigenous peoples, people living with disabilities, those with mental health or addiction issues, veterans, and young adults.
  • In 2019, the Government of Canada announced a $32.4 million financial commitment over three years (2019 – 2021) to Habitat for Humanity Canada and its affiliate organizations. With this commitment by the National Housing Co-Investment Fund (NHCF), a pillar initiative of the National Housing Strategy (NHS), and the work of Habitat for Humanity and its affiliate organizations, 417 new homes will be supporting lower income families in communities across Canada.
  • In 2020, the Government of Canada announced a $20 million investment through the National Housing Co-Investment Fund (NHCF) to create 200 homeownership opportunities across the country for Black Canadians.
  • Budget 2022 proposes to advance $2.9 billion in funding under the NHCF to accelerate the creation of up to 4,300 new units and the repair of up to 17,800 units.
  • The Government of Canada’s National Housing Strategy (NHS) is an ambitious, 10-year plan that will invest over $82+ billion to give more Canadians a place to call home.

Additional information:

As Canada’s authority on housing, CMHC contributes to the stability of the housing market and financial system, provides support for Canadians in housing need, and offers unbiased housing research and advice to all levels of Canadian government, consumers and the housing industry. CMHC’s aim is that by 2030, everyone in Canada has a home they can afford and that meets their needs. For more information, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook.

To find out more about the National Housing Strategy, please visit www.placetocallhome.ca.

Check out the National Housing Strategy Housing Funding Initiatives Map to see affordable housing projects that have been developed across Canada.

For information on the National Infrastructure Contribution Program (NICP), visit: https://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/publications/005007-4500-2020-2021-03-en.shtml

For more information on Connective Support Society, visit: https://connective.ca.

For information on this release:

Brittany Hendrych
Office of the Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion
Brittany-Anne.Hendrych@infc.gc.ca

Media Relations
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
media@cmhc-schl.gc.ca

Whitney Rodricks
Habitat for Humanity Canada
wrodricks@habitat.ca

Backgrounder

Since 2019, CMHC projects in the following communities have been completed or are currently underway:

Local Habitat Communities supported Funded units Total CMHC Investment since 2019
Camrose Alberta: Camrose 6 $ 363,944
Cornwall & The Counties Ontario: Cornwall 5 $ 315,000
Edmonton Alberta: Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Leduc and Spruce Grove 26 $ 2,368,355
Fredericton Area New Brunswick: Edmunston, Fredericton, Minto, Oromocto and Verette 16 $ 1,030,973
Greater Ottawa Ontario: Ottawa 5 $ 500,000
Greater Ottawa & Habitat Thousand Islands Ontario: Kemptville 15 $1,014,750
Greater Toronto Area Ontario: Brampton, Georgina, Oshawa, Pickering and Toronto 92 $ 9,142,700
Greater Vancouver British Columbia: Mission 8 $ 800,000
Halton-Mississauga-Dufferin Ontario: Mississauga 3 $ 225,000
Hamilton Ontario: Hamilton, Waterdown 10 $ 838,250
Heartland Ontario Ontario: Brant County, Brantford, Drumbo, London, Simcoe, St. Thomas and Tillsonburg 55 $ 4,240,333
Huron County Ontario: Goderich and Hansall 2 $ 131,212
Kingston Limestone Region Ontario: Kingston 29 $ 1,700,000
Manitoba Manitoba: Brandon, Portage la Prairie, Selkirk, Winkler and Winnipeg 88 $ 7,594,522
Mid-Vancouver Island British Columbia: Duncan, Nanaimo 14 $ 900,000
Moncton New Brunswick: Dieppe 3 $ 165,000
Newfoundland & Labrador Newfoundland & Labrador: Bonavista 2 $ 118,597
Niagara Ontario: Niagara Falls, Welland, Thorold 9 $ 670,745
Northumberland Ontario: Baltimore, Bewdley, Coburg and Hastings 13 $ 881,721
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: Oxford and Stellarton 2 $ 123,903
Okanagan British Columbia: Lake Country 12 $ 1,000,000
Ontario Gateway North Ontario: Midland and Pointe au Baril 3 $ 300,000
Peterborough & Kawartha Ontario: Peterborough 54 $ 4,750,000
Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: Lennox Island First Nation 7 $ 347,367
Prince Edward-Hastings Ontario: Trenton 4 $ 350,000
Quebec Quebec: Montreal and Sherbrooke 11 $ 713,058
Red Deer Alberta: Blackfalds 12 $ 870,600
Saint John Region New Brunswick: Saint John and Quispamsis 2 $ 186,187
Sarnia-Lambton Ontario: Sarnia and Forest 4 $ 200,000
Saskatchewan (Regina) Saskatchewan: Moose Jaw and Regina 6 $ 508,159
Sault Ste. Marie & Area Ontario: Sault Ste. Marie 4 $ 293,077
Southeast BC British Columbia: Castlegar 4 $ 260,000
Southern Alberta Alberta: Brooks and Calgary 73 $ 5,827,829
Sunshine Coast British Columbia: Sechelt 4 $ 260,000
Thunder Bay Ontario: Thunder Bay 1 $ 50,000
Vancouver Island North British Columbia: Campbell River and Courtenay 19 $ 1,511,800
Victoria British Columbia: North Saanich and Saanichton 11 $ 1,100,000
Waterloo Region Ontario: Cambridge and Kitchener 30 $ 1,833,650
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Ontario: Guelph, Fergus 50 $ 3,155,832
Windsor-Essex Ontario: Windsor and Kingsville 12 $ 879,200
Yukon Yukon: Whitehorse 2 $ 198,846

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Date Published: March 3, 2023

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