Thanks, Mr. Chair.
I'll dive back in and recount an announcement, made last week with Yukon, that will deliver approximately $350 million in housing and infrastructure investments under the build communities strong fund and with Build Canada Homes, in partnership with the Yukon territorial government. We're making good progress, but there's certainly lots more to come.
HICC is also taking a leadership role to support the most vulnerable Canadians through Reaching Home, the veteran homelessness program and the unsheltered homelessness and encampments initiative. Our government is providing targeted funding to support the reduction and prevention of homelessness.
In September 2025, Build Canada Homes was created to build more homes across our country and to build more affordable homes faster. Since its launch, Build Canada Homes has moved quickly to get housing projects off the ground. It has already advanced six direct-build projects in Dartmouth, Longueuil, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg and Edmonton, with commitments to get shovels in the ground this year. In addition, there are now six major partnerships already secured with provincial and community partners. We're just getting rolling. There's a lot more to come.
CMHC and the Canada Infrastructure Bank are important partners that will continue to play a vital role in building Canada strong. Looking forward, CMHC will focus on its core role as Canada's primary market-oriented housing finance institution, emphasizing its responsibilities for mortgage loan insurance, securitization and rental construction financing to support housing supply. There's been big uptake of the apartment construction loan program, which is building record levels of rental housing across the country.
The Canada Infrastructure Bank will continue to play a central role in advancing our infrastructure agenda as it accelerates investments in high-impact projects that align with national priorities. The main estimates before you today will support the housing, infrastructure and communities portfolio in delivering on our ambitious commitments to Canadians—commitments that help grow our economy, and support Canadian workers, jobs and industries.
All members of this committee know that, in this critical moment in our country's history, now is the time to invest in ourselves, to strengthen ourselves and to build ourselves up. We are taking action to increase housing affordability and to build generational infrastructure and strong communities today and into the future.
Thank you, and I look forward to answering any questions you may have.