Human Resources committee  For each program, there are defined program unit limits, populations that are being served, and levels of affordability. We make a concerted effort to collect that information on an ongoing basis. There are some targets at the top level for the NHS as a whole, for example, number of units created, number of households that are taken out of household needs, and number of women who are being served by the housing unit.

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, I view the national housing strategy as an evergreen strategy. It started out as a $40-billion investment in housing, and it's grown to a $72-billion investment over the last five years based on the response to the changing housing needs of Canadians. One of the most recent successes of the national housing strategy has been the rapid housing initiative.

Human Resources committee  That's correct.

Human Resources committee  I'm sorry, Simon. I had the wrong person.

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  First, I'd like to thank the Auditor General for the comments made in that audit report. CHMC has accepted all the recommendations, and we are judiciously working on the action plans. With respect to the question, the national housing strategy, although it is focused on vulnerable populations, has a number of programs that serve the housing needs of all Canadians.

Human Resources committee  I'm going to turn it over to my colleague, Simon, to answer specifically on the national housing coinvestment fund. However, I'd like to note that the national housing coinvestment fund often supports mixed-income units. We have some units that are affordable and others that are closer to the market.

Human Resources committee  The Auditor General was focused on chronic homelessness, and she applied the affordability lens of homelessness to all of our programs. When you look at something like the rapid housing initiative, it produces the greatest number of units that are deeply affordable. When you look at something like the coinvestment fund, some units are affordable for those most in need and others are not.

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I’m very happy to be meeting with you today on the traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe peoples. First of all, I would like to thank the committee for the invitation. We are always very happy to participate in this very important part of the democratic process and to speak about the work we're doing at CMHC.

Public Accounts committee  There are approximately 650,000 social housing units across Canada. I don't have the breakout by province, but I'll be able to provide that to you after the committee. My apologies for not having that information.

Public Accounts committee  As I indicated, we were allocated funding on an annual basis, and we are successful in funding projects as we receive them. There's no question that the nature of the housing crisis in Canada is serious. CMHC is very committed to working with our partners across the federal government, across all levels of government across Canada, and with the private sector and the non-profit sector.

Public Accounts committee  The national—

Public Accounts committee  The national housing strategy represents the re-entry of the federal government into funding affordable housing. There's been significant progress made in making sure that—

Public Accounts committee  —non-profit organizations—

Public Accounts committee  Data is very important to making good housing policy. CMHC is very actively engaged in improving the quality of our data sources. As with many data initiatives, this takes time. We're very committed to making investments over time in order to have the best-quality data to serve Canadians and those most in need.