Press Release Department: Federal - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

The Centre Mechtilde will add 31 affordable transitional housing units for women facing homelessness and single mothers experiencing family violence. This project received $2.1 million in funding from the governments of Canada and Quebec under the Investment in Affordable Housing Agreement. The announcement was made by Liberal MP Greg Fergus (Hull–Aylmer, Que.) and Maryse Gaudreault, Second Vice-President of the National Assembly … Read more

The governments of Canada and Quebec launched the construction of a major construction project in Coaticook, which will provide 20 affordable housing units for persons with physical disabilities. International Development and La Francophonie Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.), Guy Hardy, MNA for Saint-François and Bertrand Lamoureux, Mayor of Coaticook, attended the ceremony. The full release is available online. Call 819-654-5546.  … Read more

The Antigonish Affordable Housing Society will receive support from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Seed Funding Program to develop the second phase of Riverside Estates. Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) announced $81,095 for the construction of ten affordable housing units intended for families living on low income and persons with disabilities. … Read more

According to the regional Seniors’ Housing Reports released by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation the vacancy rate for seniors’ residences decreased modestly over the past year in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. The full release is available online. Call 613-748-2573.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its 2017 first quarter financial report, as well as supplemental data on the Corporation’s Mortgage Loan Insurance, Securitization, and Covered Bonds business activities. The report is available online. Call 613-748-2573.

The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan, along with River Bank Development Corporation, officially opened four single-family homes with support services for large families receiving crisis or life-skills assistance in Prince Albert. Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) and Joe Hargrave, Minister of Crown Investments Corporations and MLA for Prince Albert Carlton made the … Read more

The Governments of Canada and Ontario announce the official opening of new affordable housing for young mothers in Guelph and Wellington County. Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield (Guelph, Ont.), along with Liz Sandals, MPP for Guelph, made the announcement. Dennis Lever, Wellington County Warden, also participated in the event. The full release is available online. Call 819-654-5546. Parliamentary Secretary … Read more

Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) and Dr. Helena Jaczek, Ontario’s Minister of Community and Social Services, announced that the governments of Canada and Ontario are investing more than $4.1 million in funding for repairs and upgrades to violence against women’s shelters throughout the province. The announcement was made at Chrysalis, operated by … Read more

On behalf of Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business and Tourism Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, Nfld.) announced that the governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador are investing more than $6.1 million to support the construction of affordable housing for seniors. The funding is … Read more

On behalf of  Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) celebrated the beginning of a new Habitat for Humanity home in the community of Duck Lake. Call 819-654-5546.