Governments Of Canada And Saskatchewan Invest In Saskatchewan Housing Projects

Released on January 14, 2020

• $570,000 to the YWCA Youth Mentorship project – six units of affordable housing for Prince Albert youth;
• Up to $495,000 to develop two single-family homes in Île-à-la-Crosse and Pinehouse under the Trades Training program; and
• $130,000 to Habitat for Humanity, through the Saskatchewan Priorities component of the National Housing Strategy, to construct two single-family homes, one in Melfort and one in Estevan.

• Located at 1033 Edgar Street, Haultain Crossing will contain 62 townhouse-style condominiums in Regina’s Eastview neighbourhood.  Together, the main and upper floors of each home will total 1,216 ft2 or 113 m2.  Homes assigned to larger families will have a partially finished basement.
• The Government of Canada, through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), and the Government of Saskatchewan, through Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (SHC), are jointly contributing $675,000 to build these 11 homes through the Canada-Saskatchewan bilateral agreement under the National Housing Strategy.
• The City of Regina has provided funding of $15,000 for each of the units.
• Main private sponsors for these 11 units include: The Mosaic Company, Farm Credit Canada, Sherwood Co-op Gas and Food Stores and Co-op Refinery Complex.
• Habitat and the Trade and Skills Construction Apprenticeship Program (TASCAP) are partnering to engage and train high school students during the construction of these 11 homes.  Students receive on the job training and are on-site daily for an entire semester during construction.  Qualified instructors lead students through the build from the foundation up, while students earn credits through the program and apprenticeship hours that can be put toward future training in trades.
• The Government of Canada is currently rolling out its National Housing Strategy (NHS), an ambitious 10-year, $55 billion plan that will create 125,000 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 province’s overall commitment to Habitat for Humanity totals more than $11.8 million since March 2009.  This total includes funding of $600,000 from the provincial Summit Action Fund.
• Habitat’s innovative delivery model provides opportunities for families to stabilize their housing and to achieve their homeownership goals.  Each partner family selected by Habitat contributes 500 partnering hours in building their home or other Habitat homes.  To learn more about Habitat for Humanity and their work across Saskatchewan, visit www.habitat.ca.

• As Canada's authority on housing, CMHC contributes to the stability of the housing market and financial system, provides support for Canadians in housing need, and offers unbiased housing research and advice to all levels of Canadian government, consumers and the housing industry.  CMHC’s aim is that by 2030, everyone in Canada has a home they can afford, and that meets their needs.  For more information, please visit www.cmhc.ca or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook.  To find out more about the National Housing Strategy, visit www.placetocallhome.ca. 
• In November 2019, the Government of Saskatchewan released the Saskatchewan’s Growth Plan: The Next Decade of Growth 2020-2030 which sets out the government’s vision for a province of 1.4 million people by 2030.  The plan is a roadmap for a strong economy, strong communities and strong families, to build a stronger Saskatchewan.  Housing is a key priority in providing a better quality of life for Saskatchewan families and communities.  Since 2007, the Government of Saskatchewan has invested $804 million to develop or repair more than 16,600 housing units around the province.  To learn more, visit www.saskatchewan.ca.