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1. Equip affordable housing providers with the means to keep creating housing through the National Housing Co-Investment Fund.

14 Mar 2023

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Via Email: chrystia.freeland@fin.gc.ca Dear Deputy Prime Minister; As we near the release of the federal budget, I am writing to you on behalf of the members of the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA) to reiterate key measures that have been discussed with your staff and other colleagues over recent months – actions needed to address the ho. [...] It is crucial that the recommendations outlined in this letter are included in the budget as a means to address the housing and affordability crises. [...] The most glaring omission in the National Housing Strategy and subsequent policy announcements has been the absence of a dedicated urban, rural, and northern (URN) Indigenous housing strategy. [...] Recognizing the resource gap for the 87% of Indigenous households living in urban, rural, and northern areas, the CHRA Indigenous Caucus facilitated the formation of the National Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing Coalition, which led to the establishment of NICHI in February 2023. [...] At the same time, there is growing motivation from outside government and the community housing sector to address the affordable housing crisis.

Authors

Jacob Gorenkoff

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Canada