Federal government to spend $90M to fund 270 affordable housing units in Ottawa
The money is part of the federal Liberals' National Housing Strategy, which combined with provincial and municipal supports, targets homelessness.
Blair Crawford, Ottawa Citizen
Nov 22, 2022 • 35 minutes ago • 2 minute read
A new 40-unit Carling Avenue residence and a nine-storey apartment in the heart of Little Italy are among more than 270 units of affordable housing in Ottawa to benefit from $90 million in funding announced Tuesday by the federal government.
“It’s one thing to say that these homes will make a positive difference in people’s lives. It’s another thing to actually see that put in action,” federal Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Ahmed Hussen said in a media briefing in the lobby of the new building at 289 Carling Ave.
“This funding, the funding that we provided to the John Howard Society, has helped build these 40 units for the most vulnerable members of our community. And it shows that responsible, targeted deliberate investments have and will continue to make a difference in Ottawa and across our country.”
The money is part of the federal Liberals’ National Housing Strategy, which combined with provincial and municipal supports, targets homelessness. The John Howard Society building was built on land that was declared surplus by the federal government and bought by the City of Ottawa. The six-storey building at the corner of Carling and Bell Street will include eight accessible units and 24-hour support “for transitional-aged youth and adults, people who are homeless or those at risk of becoming homeless, as well as women and their children.”
The federal money also funded a four-storey, 49-unit apartment on Forward Avenue with 30 affordable units and 19 units offered at below-market rent.
A nine-story apartment at 93 Norman St. in Little Italy will add another 122 units of affordable housing to the supply, while a 29-unit building at 494 Lisgar St. is specifically targeted for Indigenous women experiencing chronic homelessness. In the suburbs, a 32-unit on Jockvale Road to be managed by Ottawa Community Housing will offer two- and three-bedroom stacked townhouses.
Joining Hussen for Tuesday’s announcement were Ottawa Centre Liberal MPP Yasir Naqvi, the province’s associate minister of housing Michael Parsa, and city councillors Shawn Menard and Rawlson King.
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