The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, alongside The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, and The Honourable Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board and Member of Parliament for Oakville, were at Halton Regional Centre on Wednesday making an announcement to highlight Budget 2024 measures focused on building homes on public lands.
“Halton Region is one of the fastest growing communities in the country and creating more housing options is a top priority,” said Gary Carr, Halton Regional Chair. “We have active and construction-ready projects in our housing portfolio that position us well to increase our assisted and supportive housing supply. Strong partnerships and funding from all levels of government are critical to get housing built as fast as possible. We look forward to continuing to work together with our Federal partners.”
As part of Halton’s Comprehensive Housing Strategy, Halton Region is creating new assisted and supportive housing units on lands owned by Halton Region. With construction underway and additional projects in various stages of pre-development as well as a strong commitment to deliver the required housing-enabling infrastructure, the Region is ready to deliver more assisted housing opportunities to increase housing supply.
Active construction underway include:
- 265 Kerr Street, Oakville: This new 4-storey building will provide 52 assisted housing rental apartments for older adults of which 22 are for supportive housing, with expected completion in 2024.
- 1258 Rebecca Street, Oakville: This project will provide 14 semi-detached, one-bedroom bungalows for supportive and assisted housing for seniors, with expected completion in 2025.
The Region has also identified 600 new purpose-built rental and assisted-living housing opportunities and invested heavily to ensure these projects are shovel-ready. Sites continue to be added to this portfolio as they are identified.
Halton Region is an active partner with all levels of government to support building more homes faster.
From left to right: The Honourable Pam Damoff, Member of Parliament for Oakville-North Burlington, Rory Nisan, Regional Councillor, Clark Somerville, Regional Councillor, Gary Carr, Halton Regional Chair, Sameera Ali, Regional Councillor, The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Marianne Meed Ward, Mayor of the City of Burlington, The Honourable Karina Gould, Leader of the Government in the House Commons, Member of Parliament for Burlington, The Honourable Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board and Member of Parliament for Oakville, and Adam van Koeverden, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and to the Minister of Sport and Physical Activity and Member of Parliament for Milton.
To learn more about how the Region is working together with the Federal Government and the active and construction-ready assisted and supportive housing projects happening in the community, please visit halton.ca.
The Regional Municipality of Halton serves more than 637,000 residents in the City of Burlington, the Town of Halton Hills, the Town of Milton, and the Town of Oakville. Halton Region is committed to meeting the needs of its residents through the delivery of cost-effective, quality programs and services, including water and wastewater; Regional roads and planning; paramedic services; waste management; public health; social assistance; children’s and seniors’ services; housing services; heritage programs; emergency management and economic development. For more information, call 311 or visit Halton Region’s website at halton.ca.