WINNIPEG, MB, Dec. 18, 2020 /CNW/ - Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. The COVID-19 crisis has made it clear that affordable housing is key to Canada's recovery as major cities across the country including Winnipeg are dealing with the devastating impacts of rising levels of homelessness and housing need.
Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the Honourable Heather Stefanson, Minister of Families, and Brian Bowman, the Mayor of Winnipeg, announced details of the $12.5 million Rapid Housing Initiative allocation for Winnipeg.
As part of its Investment Plan for the Major Cities Stream, the City of Winnipeg submitted 5 projects which will bring 88 new affordable housing units to the community. The projects will include a focus on people who are experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness, people dealing with mental health and addictions issues; women and children fleeing domestic violence, persons with disabilities and Indigenous people.
With the $1 billion RHI, the Government of Canada will support the construction of up to 3,000 permanent, new affordable housing units across Canada to help address urgent housing needs for Canadians, especially our most vulnerable.
Delivered by CMHC, under the National Housing Strategy (NHS), RHI provides the necessary capital contributions to develop new, permanent affordable housing by covering costs associated with modular multi-unit rental construction; conversion of non-residential to affordable multi-residential; and, rehabilitation of buildings in disrepair and/or abandoned to affordable multi-residential.
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"Our Government is taking all the necessary steps to ensure that every Canadian has a safe and affordable place to call home. Our investments with our municipal partners like Winnipeg will go a long way to effectively support those who need it most by quickly providing new affordable housing units to vulnerable individuals and families. Our Government's National Housing Strategy continues to provide housing for Canadians from coast to coast to coast, including right here in Winnipeg." - The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
"The National Housing Strategy continues to ensure more adequate and affordable housing for Canadians. This funding is part of our government's commitment to affordable housing in our city and across the country. It will provide immediate support in the rapid creation of stable and affordable housing in Winnipeg, directed towards assisting the most vulnerable." - The Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs and Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface?Saint Vital
"The Manitoba government is committed to providing affordable housing to vulnerable people across our province, and we are proud to partner with the federal government as part of the $450 million National Housing Strategy, with $225 million in provincial investments over 10 years. We welcome investments from the Rapid Housing Initiative in Winnipeg, and we will continue to work with the federal government to protect Manitobans experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable people as we fight the COVID-19 pandemic together." - The Honourable Heather Stefanson, Minister of Families
"Housing unsheltered Winnipeggers has been a focus of my advocacy to Prime Minister Trudeau, alongside my counterparts on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Big City Mayors' Caucus. I want to thank the Prime Minister and his government for their support of this cause through the Rapid Housing Initiative, which will contribute to five impactful housing projects in Winnipeg. I also want to commend the recipients of this support as their projects will make a significant contribution to the availability of affordable housing units in Winnipeg." ? Brian Bowman, Mayor of Winnipeg
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SOURCE Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
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