Federal and Provincial Governments Support Saskatchewan Housing Initiatives

Released on July 30, 2018

The Government of Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan are working together to deliver more affordable housing solutions for households in greatest need across Saskatchewan with a combined investment of $6.7 million. 

This funding will help create more than 53 affordable housing units through seven projects in seven communities, including:

• $2.54 million for the Northern Town of La Ronge - 10 affordable rental units for seniors in La Ronge;
• $1.1 million for Pinehouse Housing Corporation - nine rental housing units for families in Pinehouse Lake;
• $765,500 for Stewart Properties - 10-unit affordable co-housing project in Saskatoon for pre- and post-natal women living with or at risk of HIV;
• $640,000 for Methy Housing Corporation - six rental housing units for single-parent families in La Loche;
• $612,500 for Canadian Mental Health Association, Prince Albert - six units for individuals with complex needs and mental illness;
• $570,000 for Gabriel Housing Corporation - six units in Regina for families with complex needs who require support services to live independently; and
• $500,000 for Battleford Indian and Métis Friendship Centre - eight-unit co-housing project for homeless individuals.

• The federal and provincial governments, through CMHC and SHC, are jointly contributing up to $765,500 towards Sanctum 1.5 under the Canada-Saskatchewan Investment in Affordable Housing 2014-2019 Agreement.
• Additional funding of $100,000 is being provided by the City of Saskatoon.
• Located at 133 Avenue O South in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood in Saskatoon, the project is a 10-bedroom, bungalow-style rooming house with a common kitchen and four bathrooms on the main floor, and service/office/recreational space and storage in the basement. It is 350 m2 (3,800 f2) on the main level.
• Support services will be provided by Sanctum Care Group, a community-based organization that works directly with populations affected by HIV/AIDS, addictions, mental illness, homelessness and poverty.
• Stewart Properties, a private corporation, is constructing the project which is estimated to be complete in Fall 2018.
• The Government of Canada is currently rolling out its National Housing Strategy (NHS)—an ambitious 10-year, $40 billion plan that will create 100,000 new housing units and lift 530,000 families out of housing need as well as repair and renew more than 300,000 housing units and reduce chronic homelessness by 50 per cent.
• The NHS is built on strong partnerships between federal, provincial and territorial governments, and on continuous engagement with others, including municipalities, Indigenous governments and organizations, and the social and private sectors to make a meaningful difference in the lives of Canadians.
• This project supports the Government of Saskatchewan’s goals to increase the supply of supportive housing options for people who are hard to house or at risk of homelessness.