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SURREY, BC, March 15, 2021 /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 Surrey are dealing with significant challenges around 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), Rachna Singh, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives and MLA for Surrey–Green Timbers, Randeep Sarai, Member of Parliament for Surrey Centre, and Doug McCallum, Mayor of Surrey, announced details of the $16.4 million Rapid Housing Initiative allocation for Surrey, which will create up to 44 new affordable homes.
LONDON, ONT. After decades of decline, thousands of public housing units in London and Middlesex County will soon receive upgrades through a massive federal investment. A $40.1 million investment in the form of two loans, including $15.5 million that is forgivable, will spark a massive push to repair 2,082 units of rent-geared-to-income housing operated by London Middlesex Community Housing (LMCH). “Every single one of these homes which will be repaired and regenerated with this fund, will be meant to house those with the most housing need,” explained Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development Ahmed Hussen during a virtual media briefing. The units receiving upgrades accommodate vulnerable tenants, including seniors, people with disabilities, and the recently homeless.
/CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing.
VANCOUVER, BC, March 1 2021 /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 Vancouver are dealing with the devastating impacts of rising levels of homelessness and housing need.
Jan 15, 2021 - Last September, Kwan created an uproar after discovering that only 0.5 percent of $1.46 billion in the National Housing Co-Investment Fund went to affordable-housing projects in B.C.