Under the Affordable Housing Initiative (AHI), the federal government, through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, provides contributions to increase the supply of off- reserve affordable housing, in partnership with provinces and territories.

In July 2011, federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for housing announced a combined $1.4 billion investment under an new Affordable Housing Framework 2011 – 2014. Federal funding under the Framework relates to the final three years of the federal government’s five year commitment in 2008 of $1.9 billion for housing and homelessness.

As a result of the Framework, existing delivery arrangements for the AHI will continue in Prince Edward Island, and Yukon Territory.

New agreements for investment in affordable housing have been announced in all of the remaining jurisdictions.