Feds’ Affordable Housing Program Built 12 Homes in 8 Years

Only 12 new homes were built in recent years in relation to the Liberal government’s plan to convert surplus Crown property into affordable housing.

Various condo projects under construction in Langford, B.C., on Oct. 22, 2021. (The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito

Only 12 new homes were built in recent years in relation to the Liberal government’s plan to convert surplus Crown property into affordable housing, data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) indicates.

These new homes, built on small parcel of land in Sherbrooke, Quebec, is a fraction of the 672 units that were planned in other cities such as Ottawa and Sudbury.