As the Centre enters 2026, we continue to build on the foundations laid by our 2024–2028 Strategic Plan. Through this plan, the Centre positions itself as a catalyst to increase and preserve the community housing stock, strengthen the sector’s capacity and resilience, and the year 2025 reflects a period of sustained growth and strategic investment.
Nearly $16M invested to strengthen the sector
Since January 1, 2025, the Centre has allocated about $16M to projects aimed at improving access to community housing and strengthening organizational capacity. This investment has funded 170 projects led by 133 organizations across all provinces and territories in Canada.
Of this amount, $3M comes from the Sector Transformation Fund (STF), which supports innovative projects with local and sectorial impact that strengthen organizational capacity and foster preservation and growth in the community housing sector.
The remaining 80% of the funding supports project and sector development activities are administered by the Centre in collaboration with provincial and territorial partners.
These funds are accessed through projects supported by the Centre, notably through the Community Housing Growth Fund in Nova Scotia (NS-CHGF; $1.371M), the Community Housing Growth Fund in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL-CHGF; $700K) and the Nunalingni Piruqpaalirut Fund in Nunavut (NPF; 500K) across the planning, pre-development, capacity building, and research and innovation streams.
Accelerating the creation and preservation of affordable housing
In 2025, the Centre helped advance new housing units through the planning and pre-development streams of the Growth Funds. Supported projects this year are expected to lead to the creation of approximately 1,550 new homes contributing to more than 5,300 new housing units since 2019.
At the same time, the Centre continues its essential mission to preserve the existing community housing stock. The Nova Scotia Community Housing Capital Fund (NS-CHCF) will make it possible to preserve nearly 440 affordable homes in the province, a crucial lever in a context where real estate speculation is placing growing pressure on affordable housing stock. A crucial lever in a context where real estate speculation is placing growing pressure on affordable housing stock.
Large-scale human and infrastructure impact
Based on the projections provided by organizations at the time of their applications, and depending on the aspirations of each project, the Sector Transformation Fund initiatives supported in 2025 are expected to support the repair, preservation, or operational improvement of approximately 155,000 housing units. Through these efforts, the projects seek to contribute to improved living conditions for an estimated 1.1 million tenants (about 2.6% of the Canadian population).
Improved processing times: A more agile Centre
Operational efficiency remains central to the Centre’s work. In 2025, the Centre reduced the time required for the stages under its direct control to an average of 21 business days, more than halving, in that year, the overall processing timeline from application submission to first disbursement. This progress highlights stronger internal coordination and enhanced operational agility.
These performance results demonstrate a consistently efficient processing approach, with timelines varying appropriately based on project type and funding cycles. In this environment, the Centre’s performance demonstrates an efficient and consistent process, benefiting the organizations we support.
