The federal government’s housing strategy has only managed to finance the construction of some 106,000 homes since 2019, according to new government data.
An Inquiry of Minister presented in the House of Commons by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) provided data on the numbImmer of residential units that have been built through the strategy since the feds passed the National Housing Strategy Act, a law aimed to “support the progressive realization of the right to adequate housing.”
“The National Housing Strategy is Canada’s 10-year $82+ billion plan to give more Canadians a place to call home,” states the program’s website. The strategy is slated to run until March 2028. It includes $3.93 billion in federal funding for the construction, repair, and financial support of indigenous and northern housing, and $10.1 billion for housing for women and their children….