Housing is more than just a roof over your head. Safe, affordable housing makes our cities and communities welcoming places to live, work and start a business. It's also key to retaining workers and attracting newcomers to enrich our neighbourhoods and drive economic growth.

The federal government's National Housing Strategy, which was announced in 2017, responds to many of our recommendations. Now we are working hard to shape its rollout: replacing expiring social housing rent subsidies, tackling backlogged social housing repairs, and building the next generation of affordable housing.

Continuing leadership from all orders of government is necessary to tackle the housing affordability crisis, and local expertise should be engaged at every step along the way. Together, we can make sure everyone in Canada can access a safe, decent and affordable place to call home.

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Factsheets: Sustainable Affordable Housing

Learn how to retrofit existing housing for energy-efficiency and plan new builds for higher performance.

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Municipalities call for support on inter-community transit, action to tackle hate speech

Municipal leaders from across Canada met today at the Resolutions Plenary of FCM's 2021 Annual Conference, where members debated and passed four critical resolutions on issues of concern for municipalities and local governments.

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Cities ready to face Canada’s housing affordability challenge and lead recovery: big-city mayors

As every order of government in Canada remains hard at work keeping communities safe during the global pandemic, FCM’s Big City Mayors’ Caucus met at the outset of FCM’s 2021 Annual Conference to discuss how cities can help lead a national recovery.

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Webinar recording: The 5 keys to a green municipal project business case

Discover the five critical focus areas you need in order to get your project started.

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Canada and FCM Invest in Energy Efficiency in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia

The Government of Canada and FCM announce funding through GMF for PACE Maritimes, a financing program to help homeowners make energy efficiency retrofits in Charlottetown and Stratford, Prince Edward Island and in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

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Backgrounder: Canada and FCM invest $14 million in energy efficiency in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia

The Government of Canada and FCM announce funding through GMF for PACE Maritimes, a financing program to help homeowners make energy efficiency retrofits in Charlottetown and Stratford, Prince Edward Island and in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

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20%
renters spending more than half their income on housing
$1.5B
economic growth generated per $1B invested in housing
75%
household debt resulting from mortgages
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