Exploring Theme: "Govt. Housing Programs"

From:  NationTalk: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada – Iqaluit, Nunavut— The Governments of Canada and Nunavut have signed a new ten-year agreement for the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) to provide predictable, long-term, and stable funding to communities across the territory. Over the first five years, Nunavut will receive $94.5 million to address local infrastructure priorities. The renewal of...

Hamlet to get 70 new public housing units by 2030 Sarah Samayualie and Qiatsuq Ragee in their house in Kinngait with their adult daughter and three grandkids. Left to right: Sarah Samayualie, Inuluk Mathewsie, Sandra Samayualie, Aniqmiuq Mathewsie, Geetita Samayualie and Qiatsuq Ragee. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian) NationTalk: Nunatsiaq News – Sarah Samayualie and Qiatsuq...

Federal government invests in 1,952 affordable homes in the metropolitan region of Montréal and Indigenous communities NationTalk: Montreal – Today, the federal government announced more than $59 million in contributions and low-cost loans through the Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) to help build and repair 1,952 affordable homes in the Montréal metropolitan area and in many...

NationTalk: Ottawa — The Ontario government is providing over $9.5 million to help create more than 100 supportive housing units in Ottawa that will support individuals experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. “Our government is making it easier for our partners to build homes of all types faster,” said Paul Calandra, Minister of Municipal Affairs and...

NationTalk: Today, the federal government and Manitoba governments announced an enhancement to the Canada Housing Benefit (CHB) to provide housing supports for survivors of gender-based violence. The federal government is investing $13.7 million to create housing options that will be cost-matched by the Manitoba government for a combined total of $27.5 million in funding over...

NationTalk: OTTAWA, ON  – Advancing the Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy is a priority for the Government of Canada, and an important commitment on the path toward reconciliation. Today, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) launched a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) process, on behalf of the Government of Canada, to establish an...

Request for proposals expected in January CBC Indigenous: The federal government will be choosing an Indigenous-led organization to lead a National Indigenous Housing Centre in the new year and some housing advocates are cautiously optimistic about the new plan.  On Wednesday, the government announced it will put out a request for proposals (RFP) in January...

NationTalk: MONTRÉAL – The governments of Canada and Québec will provide financial assistance for the purchase and conversion of two buildings by Projets Autochtones du Québec (PAQ) to establish PAQ2, a low barrier shelter in Montréal. The MP for LaSalle–Émard–Verdun, the Honourable David Lametti, the Minister Responsible for Relations with the First Nations and the...

NationTalk: QUÉBEC, July 6, 2023 – Thanks to $2.2 million in financial assistance from the 2030 Plan for a Green Economy, the Société d’habitation du Québec (SHQ) will conduct a major study to assess the vulnerability of Nunavik’s entire social housing stock to thawing permafrost. A response plan including recommendations for the renovation and maintenance...