Housing Strategy: Housing and Government

housing strategy: A government source with knowledge of the agreement says the costs will be split 50/50 between the province and Ottawa, over eight years, according to CTV. The government first announced the 4-billion Canada Housing Benefit as part of its National Housing Strategy back in November 2017. The Canada Housing Benefit agreement will be announced Thursday in Toronto, by Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Ahmed Hussen, and Ontario's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark. The government said the program will help 300,000 families afford their rent by providing up to 2,500 a year to those who qualify. The Trudeau government hopes to strike similar deals with the other provinces and territories in 2020. In Ontario, this rental subsidy will be available to those on, or eligible to be on, a social housing waiting list, and may include survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.