The issue really relates to CMHC having a national budget and that budget being allocated proportionally across the country. Quebec receives 7% of the national budget, which ranges, on average, from about $140 million to $200 million a year. Based on that 7% and the amount of funds available in the region, that is the number of units we can build with that funding. Lifetime costs are important.
I must come back to speak a bit about the relationship we have in Quebec with CMHC and ISC. We are the only region in this country that has the tripartite committee, where CMHC, AFNQL and ISC representatives sit down around a table three times a year. We develop a work plan and we work collaboratively together to maximize that funding so that we are building the units we do. There's no other jurisdiction or province in this country that has that relationship, and it has been beneficial.
The reality is that we need more money into the system. With Quebec's share being only 7% of the national budget, it means that the number of units we can build is limited by that amount.