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Way Forward Commitment:

Our Government, through the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, will conduct a review, in consultation with employees, clients and community stakeholders, with an aim to: ensure the mandate of the organization reflects current priorities; optimize the use of federal and provincial funding in the delivery of programs and services; and realize efficiencies, improve services and streamline the organization with no negative impact on clients. This will increase the overall efficiency, effectiveness and affordability of provincially-run social housing programs and will identify the means to reduce complexity and duplication within the system. The Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation will be mandated to provide recommendations by March 31, 2017. An action plan of applicable recommendations will be developed to address priority areas by June 30, 2017.

What We’ve Accomplished:

• Province-wide consultations with community partners, clients and employees to review the corporation’s programs and services occurred between November 2016 and March 2017. A What We Heard document was publicly released on consultations to inform the review of NL Housing Corporation’s programs.
• The purpose of the review was to ensure the mandate of the organization reflects current priorities and to realize efficiencies, improve services, and to streamline the organization.
• A news conference on February 21, 2018, issued details of review initiatives to improve the efficiency and services of the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation.
• In early 2018, the Provincial Government endorsed the Government of Canada’s National Housing Strategy. We are now positioned to negotiate a final agreement with the Government of Canada to deliver National Housing Strategy investments through our Provincial Housing and Homelessness Plan. Negotiations with the Government of Canada on the bilateral agreement are ongoing and the Province is working to ensure alignment between the bilateral agreement and our provincial housing priorities. Negotiations and a finalized agreement are expected to conclude in the near future. The forthcoming Provincial Housing and Homelessness Plan will reflect alignment between federal and provincial priorities and is expected to be released following the finalization of the bilateral agreement.

News Releases

Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation Consultations Set to Begin

Provincial Government Invests Funding to Help Prevent and End Homelessness