Billions in federal funds for housing haven’t made up for past relegation to provinces, say advocates

While federal funding has returned in recent years, it’s still not up to the rate of the glory days of the social housing programs, experts say.

This social housing unit in Waterloo, Ont., is one of many located in Canada. While there used to be a lot of federal involvement in this area, this support sharply declined in the early 90s, when program administration was transferred to the provinces. Photograph courtesy of Region of Waterloo

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BY ALICE CHEN

May 19, 2021

Social housing in Canada took a significant hit after the feds transferred the administration of such programs to the provinces in the 1990s, and the billions in federal funds allocated since—including $2.5-billion in the most recent budget—have failed to make up for the change in tack, say advo...

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