Human Resources committee  It's not the kind of working group where there's a.... It works on actions on a continual basis, because we're rolling out initiatives on a continual basis. The aim of the meeting is to have senior-level officials working together. For example, as we roll out the rapid housing initiative, round 3, we're working with Infrastructure Canada to understand the needs in their communities, making sure—

Human Resources committee  CMHC is responsible for delivery of the national housing strategy.

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, as I mentioned, the national housing strategy continues to evolve. It's gone from a $40-billion investment to a $70-billion investment. We've added new programs to address the housing needs of Canadians. There is a built-in process whereby the national housing strategy is reviewed on a periodic basis.

Human Resources committee  I can give you a sense of some of the targets we are working towards and how we reward the work of our employees. There are six indicators of success that were established when the national housing strategy was established. The first is the number of households whose housing needs are reduced or eliminated.

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, I would like to note that creating affordable housing is really tough. I see the work non-profits do. What they have to do is use the federal, provincial and municipal monies, and their own equity, to layer on many layers of funding to create affordable housing. That's what it takes.

Human Resources committee  I am accountable for the national housing strategy's delivery, and, as I noted in the response to the Auditor General, I take accountability for using the tools we have to make sure we deliver in solving chronic homelessness in Canada.

Human Resources committee  It's very clear that CMHC is accountable for the delivery of the national housing strategy. As I noted, solving for the elimination of chronic homelessness is a very complex endeavour. It requires making sure we work very collaboratively, not only with Infrastructure Canada but with other groups that are working to support those who are at risk of homelessness.

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, we collect a lot of data when we're accepting applications. We ask proponents to identify the vulnerable groups who will be served by the housing unit. It sometimes takes a considerable amount of time for those housing units to be constructed and occupied. It is for this reason that we cannot always confirm who the ultimate recipient of the unit is—who is ultimately benefiting from the unit—but we can certainly identify the vulnerable group that was identified in the actual application process.

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, for many decades CMHC was not involved in the delivery of affordable housing, and we have lost connections with many institutions in the non-profit sector. We've been rebuilding that capacity over the last five years. We've made significant improvements in our processes to support the non-profit sector more effectively.

Human Resources committee  We had a board meeting at the end of November.

Human Resources committee  It was a regularly scheduled board meeting.

Human Resources committee  We'd be very pleased to provide that information. I would like to note, however, that the construction cycles are long. It takes some time from funding to first occupancy. We are dependent on proponents for the information. As soon as that information is available, we provide it publicly.

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, we'll provide the information requested to the extent it's available to us, and we'll provide it on a continual basis, so the committee has the full data we have at our disposal.

Human Resources committee  Your point is taken.

Human Resources committee  Yes.