Housing Funding Announcements

Update on Canada´s Economic Action Plan

The following announcements regarding support for affordable housing have been made:

Initial Plan

Canada´s Economic Action Plan 2009 commits $2.075 billion to affordable housing. The $2.075 billion is to be spent as following:

• $1 billion for new housing and renovations to existing social housing
  • $850 million will be cost-shared with the provinces
  • $150 million will be delivered directly to federally administered social housing
• $400 million for housing for low-income seniors
• $75 million for new housing for people with disabilities
• $200 million for new housing and renovations in the north
• $400 million for new housing and renovations on-reserves
  • $125 million will be delivered by CMHC to create new housing
  • $125 million will be delivered to repair and renovate existing federally-assisted social housing
  • $150 will be delivered by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada for lot servicing, renovations, new construction of high-density multi-unit dwellings, and renovations for conversions of band-owned housing to private ownership

Agreements with Provinces and Territories

The following agreements under Canada's Economic Action Plan have been made with the Provinces and Territories. The total commitment includes funding from the extension of housing and homelessness programs announced in September 2008 by the federal government as well as funding from the Economic Action Plan. 

So far, the federal government has committed $1.436 billion from the Economic Action Plan to the Provinces and Territories:

• $1.217 billion for new housing or renovations to existing social housing
• $69 million for housing for seniors and people with disabilities
• $150 million for northern housing

06/25/09 - A commitment of $96 million was made to the Canada – Alberta Affordable Housing Program Agreement and will be matched by the Province under Canada´s Economic Action Plan. The total commitment from the federal and provincial government to the Affordable Housing Program Agreement is $386 million.

06/09/09 - A commitment of $535 million was made to the Canada – Ontario Affordable Housing Program Agreement and will be matched by the Province under Canada´s Economic Action Plan. The total commitment is $1.2 billion. (more...)

06/05/09 - A commitment of $79 million was made to the Canada – Manitoba Affordable Housing Program Agreement and will be matched by the Province. The total commitment is $192 million. (more...)

05/29/09 - A commitment of $37 million was made to the Canada – New Brunswick Affordable Housing Program Agreement and will be matched by the Province under Canada´s Economic Action Plan. The total commitment is $99 million.(more...)

05/22/09 - A commitment of $29 million was made to the Canada – Newfoundland and Labrador Affordable Housing Program Agreement and will be matched by the Province under Canada´s Economic Action Plan. The total commitment is $93 million.

05/22/09 - A commitment of $4 million was made to the Canada – P.E.I. Affordable Housing Program Agreement and will be matched by the Province under Canada´s Economic Action Plan. The total commitment is $13 million. (more...)

05/22/09 - A commitment of $55 million was made to the Canada – Northwest Territories Affordable Housing Program Agreement and will be matched by the Territory under Canada´s Economic Action Plan. The total commitment is $117 million.

05/22/09 - A commitment of $106 million was made to the Canada – Nunavut Affordable Housing Program Agreement. $6 million is for housing for seniors or people with disabilities and is matched by the Territory and $100 million is for northern housing. The total commitment is $117 million.

05/22/09 - A commitment of $51 millions was made to the Canada – Yukon Affordable Housing Program Agreement. $50 million is for northern housing and $1 million for housing for seniors and people with disabilities. The Province committed $4 million under Canada´s Economic Action Plan. The total commitment is $60 million. (more...)

05/19/09 - A commitment of $66 million was made to the Canada – Saskatchewan Affordable Housing Program Agreement and will be matched by the Province under Canada´s Economic Action Plan. The total commitment is $161 million.

04/29/09 - A commitment of $48 million was made to the Canada – Nova Scotia Affordable Housing Program Agreement and will be matched by the Province under Canada´s Economic Action Plan. The total commitment is $128 million. (more...)

04/08/09 - A commitment of almost $62 million was made to the Canada – British Columbia Affordable Housing Program Agreement for the Seniors´ Rental Housing Initiative and will be matched by the Province under Canada´s Economic Action Plan. The total commitment is $123 million. (more...)

10/26/09 - A commitment of $269 million was made to the Affordable Housing Initiative and renovation programs in Quebec and will be matched by the Province under Canada´s Economic Action Plan. The total commitment from the federal and provincial governments is $820 million.

Funded Projects

Financial commitments to the following projects have been made from the Affordable Housing Programs that include funding from Canada's Economic Action Plan:

British Columbia

07/23/09 - $14 million for Squamish Riverstones Development Ltd for 84 units for seniors and people with disabilities, as part of the Seniors´ Rental Housing Initiative

07/15/09 - $5.3 million for Musqueam First Nation for 31 units for on-reserve housing

04/08/09 - $123 million for 1,000 housing units for seniors and people with disabilities

10/14/09 - $164 million for repairs to 81 projects and $13 million for renovations underway to SRO hotels under the Canada – BC Partnership for Social Housing Renovation

10/18/09 - $1 million for Sitkum Lodge for upgrades in Greater Victoria

10/18/09 - $5 million for BC Housing for upgrades to Evergreen Terrace in Greater Victoria

10/18/09 - $695,000 for upgrades to Hampton House in Greater Victoria

10/18/09 - $600,000 for upgrades to Battin Fielding in Greater Victoria

Manitoba

06/24/09 - $24 million for construction and renovation of 282 new units in 22 buildings in downtown Winnipeg under the HOMEWorks! Strategy

06/24/09 - Manitoba Shelter Benefit will increase by $15 per month for 1,100 households

06/24/09 - Portable Housing Benefit of up to $200 per month for 600 individuals with mental health issues

06/05/09 - 42 unit seniors supported housing in Grunthal

06/05/09 - 32 unit seniors assisted living housing in Winnipeg Beach

06/05/09 - 10 homes built with Winnipeg Habitat for Humanity

06/05/09 - 90 housing initiatives in Winnipeg including the Greenheart Co-op and the University of Winnipeg´s McFeetors Hall: Great – West Life Student Residence

11/24/09 - $1.4 million for 10 units for Kinew Housing Inc under the Winnipeg Housing and Homelessness Initiative

New Brunswick

05/29/09 - 500 new homes

05/29/09 - $39 million for repairs to existing social housing

Northwest Territories

11/2/09 - $495,000 for retrofits to Northern United Place in Yellowknife

Nova Scotia

05/01/09 - $20 million for 2,000 units in Cape Breton

05/01/09 - $10 million for 1,300 units in northern Nova Scotia

05/01/09 - $50 million for 3,700 units in central Nova Scotia

05/01/09 - $16 million for 1,600 units in western Nova Scotia

05/01/09 - Overall, 400 new housing units will be created, renovations and upgrades to 1,100 units will be made, approximately 8,600 units are included in the program

05/01/09 - $32 million for existing provincial repair and affordable housing programs

Ontario

08/14/09 - $5.5 million for Au Chateau retirement community for 45 units and West Nipissing Centre for 20 units in Sturgeon Falls

08/13/09 - $14.4 million for the York Region

• $175,000 for Fairly Lake Garden Co-operative for roofing improvements in Newmarket
• $220,000 for St. Lukes Ledge for a new elevator in Markham
• $900,000 for Richmond Hill

08/12/09 - $4.9 million for the City of Sault Ste. Marie

08/12/09 - $914,912 for Parklane and Echo Hills apartments for automatic doors in 90 units in Haliburton

08/11/09 - $1,226,721 for City of Kawartha Lakes for 547 units and repairs for 24 units

08/11/09 - $763,344 for County of Haliburton for 199 units and repairs to 15 units

07/20/09 - $420,000 for 6 units in Trenton

07/20/09 - $210,000 for 3 units in Frankford

07/20/09 - $70,000 for a unit in Frankford for low-income individuals

07/20/09 - $700,000 for 10 units in Bancroft

07/20/09 - $140,000 for 2 units in Tweed

07/14/09 - $3.9 million for the Supportive Housing in Peel to add 26 units for persons with disabilities to the Sheard Avenue housing development in Brampton

07/13/09 - $9.6 million for 80 units for low-income seniors in Muskoka

07/13/09 - $1.8 million for Abbeyfield Houses Society of Caledon to add 12 units for seniors in Caledon

07/10/09 - $420,000 to Novi Construction Limited for 6 units for low-income families in the City of St-Thomas

07/10/09 - $1.9 million for Community Living Windsor and Community Living Essex County for 24 units of housing for persons with disabilities in 6 projects in Windsor

07/08/09 - $150,000 for Habitat for Humanity Niagara Region for 3 units for low-income households in St. Catharines, Welland, and Port Colbourne

07/06/09 - $46.8 million for the Social Housing and Renovation and Retrofit Program in Ottawa

07/06/09 - $36.5 million to Ottawa Community Housing in Ottawa

07/06/09 - $2 million for the retrofit of the Chinese Community Building in Ottawa

07/04/09 - $7.9 million for 71 units under 8 projects in Peterborough

• $600,000 for 6 units for ECE Living at 260 Aylmer St.
• $280,000 for 4 units at 406-410 George St. North
• $480,000 for PHC Lakefield for 4 units at 41 Concession St.
• $2.16 million for Trail College for 18 units at 293-301 London St.
• $960,000 for 8 units at Cameron House at 738 Chemong Rd.
• $1.2 million for 12 units at TVM Terraces at 207-209 Murray St.
• $120,000 for 1 unit at 945 Chemong Rd.
•  $2.16 million for 18 units at Otonabee Court Seniors Housing at 30 Short St.

07/03/09 - $6.7 million for the Shepherds of Good Hope and the City of Ottawa to build 61 units for seniors, families and people with disabilities in Ottawa

07/03/09 - $7.1 million for Spallacci Contracting Ltd, T. Valeri Construction Ltd. And Halton Heritage Realty Inc. in Hamilton

• $5.67 million for 63 units in a new building at 480 Stone Church Rd. E.
• $800,000 for 11 apartments at 255 West Ave. N. in addition to the previously funded 16 units
• $560,000 for 7 units in the former St. Thomas Church being converted to apartments at 40-44 Flamboro St. in Waterdown

07/03/09 - $8.2 million for Kawartha Lakes Haliburton Mental Health Services and Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes to build 69 units to seniors and people with disabilities in Kawartha Lakes

07/03/09 - $4.4 million for Toronto includes funding for WoodGreen Community Services for 44 units

07/03/09 - $1.6 million for Southdale Apartments Inc. for 39 units for low-income families and individuals with disabilities in London

07/02/09 - $6.5 million for Corporation of the County of Lambton and 1744514 Ontario Ltd. for 65 units for seniors and people with disabilities in Lambton County

06/30/09 - $827,280 for Capreol Non-Profit Housing Corporation for 20 units for seniors in Sudbury

06/30/09 - $140,000 for Rockland Housing Corporation for 2 units for seniors in Clarence-Rockland

8/28/09 - $3.3 million for CityHousing Hamilton for 48 units at Bridgewater Court in Hamilton

09/3/09 - $2.2 million for TGFG Ventures Ince for 32 units in Oshawa

09/3/09 - $5.7 million for Ajax Municipal Housing Corportation for 82 units in Ajax

09/3/09 - $2 million for Cher-Brook Properities Inc for 29 units in Oshawa

09/3/09 - $350,000 for Durham Regional Local Housing Corporation for 5 units for seniors in Uxbridge

09/3/09 - $840,000 for Durham Regional Local Housing Corporation for 12 units in Oshawa

09/11/09 - $910,000 for County of Dufferin for 13 units of seniors housing in Orangeville

09/12/09 - $448,000 for Kitchener Housing Inc for repairs to 4 buildings at David Street Properties in Waterloo

09/12/09 - $2.3 million for Multani Custom Homes for 39 units at the Alfred Street Apartments in Brantford

09/12/09 - $1.4 million for Meadow Court Properties for 24 units in Paris

09/12/09 - $750,000 for Freedom House International Church for 15 units in Brantford

09/12/09 - $1.7 million for Telephone City for 34 units at McCutcheon Lofts in Brantford

09/12/09 - $1.78 million Gabriel Kirchberger and Meadow Court Properities for 32 units at Winniett Street Apartments in Brantford

10/23/09 - $3.8 million for Frontenac Community Mental Health for 47 units in Kingston

10/28/09 - $9.6 million for District of Muskoka for 50 units for seniors in Bracebridge

11/20/09 - $924,000 for the City of St. Thomas for 12 units in St. Thomas

11/20/09 - $4.7 million for City of London for 52 units for seniors in London

11/30/09 - $2.4 million for Hastings County for 20 units for seniors in Belleville

12/03/09 - $4.8 million for Hastings County and GLC Developments for 20 units for seniors in Quinte West

12/04/09 - $6.4 million for Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organisation for 64 units in Ottawa

12/04/09 - $5.4 million for the Perley and Rideau Veterans´ Health Centre for 45 units for seniors in Ottawa

12/04/09 - $5.4 million for Bruyère Continuing Care Affordable Supportive Housing for 45 units for seniors in Ottawa

12/04/09 - $8.28 million for Eastern Ontario Christian Seniors Cooperative for 69 units for seniors in Ottawa

PEI

07/21/09 - $414,000 for 12 units in Charlottetown

Saskatchewan

08/25/09 - $1.2 million for River Bank Development Corporation for 10 units in Prince Albert

10/13/09 - $601,000 for 2 units for people with disabilities in Saskatoon

10/13/09 - $1.9 million for North Ridge Development Corporation for 8 units on Bedford Road in Saskatoon

Yukon

05/22/09 - 30 unit family housing

05/22/09 - Seniors housing in Watson Lake, Teslin Faro, and Whitehorse

05/22/09 - Replacement aging apartment buildings in Whitehorse and Dawson City

05/22/09 - New townhouses in Whitehorse

05/22/09 - Repairs and upgrades to existing social housing in 10 communities

05/22/09 - New units will be built to SuperGreen Home energy standards and many will be built to Accommodating Home standards according to the Yukon Housing Corporation