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Halifax Regional Municipality launches engagement for Housing Strategy
The Halifax Regional Municipality is launching community engagement opportunities for the municipality’s first Housing Strategy.
Residents are invited to share their thoughts and help shape the strategy by completing a survey at: engagehalifax.ca/housing-strategy.
The survey will be available until Nov. 30.
The goals of the Housing Strategy will be to clarify the municipality’s role in housing, evaluate current affordable housing programs and establish a forward-looking framework to guide and enhance municipal housing action. It will build on the municipality’s past work and current programs that support housing.
While housing is a cross-jurisdictional issue, the strategy will focus on actions within the municipality’s jurisdiction while responding to priorities and investments of the federal and provincial governments and the community housing sector.
The municipality is interested in hearing from residents and community partners to help shape the strategy. There will be additional opportunities to share feedback in spring 2026. The Housing Strategy is planned to be adopted by Regional Council in Fall 2026.
This initiative builds on the municipality’s work through the Housing and Homelessness Partnership, the Affordable Housing Work Plan and is a key milestone under the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) agreement with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
To learn more, share your feedback and connect with the project team, visit our website.
