Government of Canada Provides Housing Support for Almost One Million Canadian Families including over 6,000 in Niagara

1,000,000 Reasons to Celebrate Housing in Canada

News from the Constituency Office of Niagara Centre MP Vance Badawey

Posted November 22^nd, 2018 on Niagara At Large

Niagara Centre MP Vance Badawey

“With the investment of nearly $18 million in Niagara, we are ensuring families have a safe and affordable place to live and grow. I am proud to be a part of a government that is focused on helping all Canadians.” – Vance Badawey, Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre 

Niagara, Ontario – Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home.  That is why, starting in Budget 2016, the Government of Canada made significant investments to build affordable housing and to make housing more affordable in general across Canada.

Since 2016, the Government of Canada has invested more than $5.7 billion across Canada. These investments have helped almost a million families, seniors, women and children fleeing domestic violence, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, persons with mental health and addiction issues, veterans and young adults.

Across the country, 14,466 new units have been or are being built, 157,334 units have been or are being repaired, and 712,407 families or individuals benefited from a more affordable place to live. These investments have also already provided housing to 25,769 Canadians who were homeless or at serious risk of homelessness.  

Vance Badawey, Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre, and Chris Bittle, Member of Parliament for St. Catharines, are pleased to see these investments have supported over 6,000 families in Niagara, in order for them to have a safe and affordable place to call home.

Quotes

“Minister Duclos consulted with a wide range of stakeholders in order to create the National Housing Strategy; an ambitious plan that will help some of the most vulnerable individuals in our Niagara community. With the investment of nearly $18 million in Niagara, we are ensuring families have a safe and affordable place to live and grow. I am proud to be a part of a government that is focused on helping all Canadians.”
– Vance Badawey, Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre

“This is a significant step forward for housing affordability in Niagara. Housing remains a priority to me and I look forward to seeing the implementation of our National Housing Strategy that will see a reduction of homelessness by 50% over the next 10 years”
– Chris Bittle, Member of Parliament for St. Catharines

“We are working to make sure every Canadian has access to a safe and affordable place to call home.  We are committed to making housing more affordable and thanks to the investments made by the Government of Canada, almost 1 million families across Canada have an affordable home. Canada’s first ever National Housing Strategy, a $40 billion plan, will build on this success in the years to come.”
– Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

Quick Facts

•         In Ontario alone, the Government of Canada invested $2 billion to support more than 300,000 families since 2016.
•         These results are now being followed by a first-ever National Housing Strategy that gives additional, stable, longer-term funds to Canada’s affordable housing sector. The National Housing Strategy will result in more than $40 billion of housing investment and more than half a million families being brought out of housing need.
•         The National Housing Strategy will protect the affordability of 385,000 existing housing units, repair 300,000 affordable homes, build another 100,000, and provide direct support for those in housing need.
•         The National Housing Strategy will reduce chronic homelessness by 50% and entrench a human rights-based approach to housing in Canada.

Associated Links

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

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