Canada’s housing crisis is not a single problem; it is a failure across an interconnected system. Piecemeal interventions targeting one part of the system while neglecting others have produced a decade of worsening outcomes: record-high rents, a surge in homelessness, and a dramatic erosion of affordability for low- to median-income Canadians. A clear, coordinated, and comprehensive plan that addresses all parts of the housing system is necessary to reverse these losses.

Our updated recommendations for Budget 2026:

  1. Establish a fiscal framework for the renewal of the National Housing Strategy that prioritizes the development of non-market community housing.
  2. Deliver a clear and resourced strategy for Indigenous housing.
  3. Recapitalize Build Canada Homes with a 10-year investment time horizon.
  4. Work with provinces and territories to fund operating expenses and wrap-around supports for supportive housing.
  5. Enable the Community Housing Transformation Centre to serve as a long-term
    national intermediary for community housing capacity.

Read our Pre-budget submission.(opens in new tab)