The Community Housing Transformation Centre applauds the federal government’s launch of Build Canada Homes, created to address the urgency to the housing crisis in Canada.
Build Canada Homes is committed to accelerating construction while keeping housing sustainable, equitable, and community-driven, a mandate that aligns closely with the Centre’s vision. We are working toward a future where community housing is integrated into the Canadian housing ecosystem as an essential infrastructure fostering resilience, inclusivity, and sustainability.
We welcome the appointment of Ana Bailão as head of Housing Canada and are enthusiastic about the prospect of working with her to translate her organization’s ambition into concrete action.
Lasting progress will require close collaboration with Indigenous housing leaders, community housing providers, and local organizations who understand the realities on the ground and can turn policy into homes for people.
We join our partners in congratulating the government on this step forward and share their hope that momentum will continue to build.
The future of community housing depends on prioritizing people, not just markets. The Centre is ready to engage, challenge and collaborate to ensure community housing in Canada expands at the scale needed.
“At the Community Housing Transformation Centre, we have been championing a bold vision: to grow community housing to 20% of Canada’s housing stock. That scale is what it will take to anchor affordability, equity, and stability in the housing system for generations to come. The launch of Build Canada Homes reflects and reinforces this vision, one that is increasingly shared by community housing providers and associations across the country.
Build Canada Homes’s focus on urgency, innovation, and collaboration aligns with the path we have been charting, one where community housing is not an afterthought, but the cornerstone of Canada’s housing future. We are ready to help turn this moment into momentum.”
—Lisa Ker, Executive Director, Community Housing Transformation Centre
