I would say in the next few weeks we will come out with a public announcement on moving forward. I expect, following that, there'll be engagement with municipalities, local governments and indigenous communities on how they can access that program.
This is a key commitment that we made to Canadians. The federal government will be there to become a partner to municipalities, not just in investing in affordable housing, which is what the rest of the national housing strategy programs do, but in creating systems changes so that we can unlock additional housing supply across the spectrum, from deeply affordable homes to rental units to attainable homes. That $4 billion will be invested in those system barriers that prevent more housing from being built in Canada.
You heard previously the reference to the need to build 3.5 million additional homes by 2030. We have a gap in supply, and the housing accelerator fund is one of the ways in which our government is ensuring that we not only build more housing through our other programs, but we also invest directly in local governments, municipalities and indigenous communities to create those systems changes that will unlock additional housing. Even beyond the life of the program those changes will result in more housing supply over many years to come.