Eight new affordable housing projects approved for Ottawa
Posted Apr 24, 2026 01:14:59 PM.
Last Updated Apr 24, 2026 01:15:05 PM.
Prime Minister Mark Carney boasted how the federal government is “exceeding” targets for affordable housing in the nation’s capital.
At a press conference on a construction site in his riding of Nepean, the prime minister said that as part of the Build Canada Homes partnership with the City of Ottawa, the federal government is adding eight new housing projects.
It brings the total of units to 1,100, exceeding the targets by about 10 per cent the press release notes.
“We’re working in partnership with the City of Ottawa to deliver on that promise — fast-tracking projects that build thousands of new affordable homes. By building faster, building smarter, and building Canadian, we’re building a stronger Ottawa and a stronger Canada for all,” Carney said in his remarks.
According to the government over 90 per cent of the projects are going to be affordable rental homes. The majority are set to begin construction before the end of the year.
This is part of a first-of-its-kind partnership between the City of Ottawa and the federal government. The multi-billion-dollar agreement is expected to bring thousands of houses to the nation’s capital through Build Canada Homes.
The developments would be on surplus federal lands and will provide market-rate housing, affordable units and “deeply affordable” homes. The people with the lowest incomes (under $37,128 a year) could rent a one-bedroom unit for as low as $491 per month, with homes with more than four bedrooms being as affordable as $1,130.
It comes as the latest figures from the Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa note that the Centralized Wait List, which is for homes deemed affordable, grew to 15,140 in 2024, with only 8 per cent of people making it off the list that year.
