Thank you very much, MP van Koeverden, for that important question and your perspective in highlighting the importance of the support for Canadian renters.
Again, the $500 one-time top-up to the Canada housing benefit is on top of the already existing permanent average of $2,500 that is already going to vulnerable renters right across the country through the Canada housing benefit. It's a program that is now real in all 10 provinces and three territories. We have agreements with all of those governments. This is a cost-shared program. It is already delivering a lot of support to those Canadian renters.
This payment—which we expect to launch by the end of the year, pending the passage of this important legislation—will, I believe, deliver much-needed rental supports to Canadian families and individuals, and it will make a difference. We need to send that support as soon as possible. I urge my colleagues to pass this piece of legislation.