Nothing is more important than home. Canada’s first ever National Housing Strategy is a 10-year, $40-billion plan that will strengthen the middle class, fuel our economy and give more Canadians across the country a place to call home.
What is the Strategy?
Who will it help?
How does it work?
CMHC now welcomes applications for initiatives to help address Canada’s housing needs.
We want to hear what you have to say about the key elements of a human rights-based approach to housing, the proposed approach to new legislation, and new concepts to be explored.
The Strategy isn’t just about policies and programs. It’s people working together to build better lives, create stronger communities and lend a helping hand to Canadians in need.
Tofino Container Housing Project graduates bring innovative affordable housing to Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation.
A downtown Newfoundland church creates affordable housing for seniors, youth and people with intellectual disabilities.
Ana was a shy young mother when she moved to her Montreal neighbourhood. Now she helps other families feel at home.
Over the next decade, the National Housing Strategy will remove 530,000 families from housing need, cut chronic homelessness by 50% and change the face of housing in Canada forever.