Access to safe, accessible, and affordable housing has been a critical element of improving the social and economic well-being of our communities. Actions have been guided by the largest ever investment in housing, and a commitment to improving access to affordable housing, housing that is affordable, and creating safe and secure housing options.

Highlights of our plan include:

• Creation of over 870 housing options is underway or completed since 2021. This includes new builds, supportive and transitional housing, staffed shelter beds, second-stage housing, and private market rental assistance.
• Nearly 3,000 individuals and families have accessed permanent housing since 2021.
• Expansion completed or underway of over 180 staffed emergency shelter beds.
• Over 70 transitional and supportive housing units created or under development.
• Construction of 12 second stage housing units, and shelter beds for women underway.
• A five-point plan to stimulate new home construction, as well as stabilize or reduce housing prices. These actions will result in upwards of 500 new housing options.
• A provincial investment of over $80 million in the Affordable Rental Housing Program, which will support private and community sector projects that will result in the construction of approximately 900 new affordable rental homes.
• Continued work to support future construction of a new $30 million integrated health, housing, and supportive services hub in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
• Repairs and renovations to provincially-owned vacant units.
• Development of over 100 homes public housing homes in Corner Brook, Central Newfoundland and Labrador West over four years.
• Transitional Supportive Living Initiative in St. John’s opening in 2024-25, featuring over 100 rooms with wrap-around supports.