The councillors will be advising on Canada's National Housing Strategy
Earlier this week, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced the newest members of the nation’s first ever National Housing Council.
The Council, which is comprised of industry leaders and veterans, will be advising the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development on, among others, the effectiveness of the National Housing Strategy, improving housing outcomes for Canadians, and the assertion of the right to housing.
The Council’s newly appointed members are as follows:
- Simon April
- Pamela Glode-Desrochers
- John Harvey
- Sylvia Maracle
- Ann McAfee
- Marie Pascaline Menono
- Matthew Pearce
- Tim Richter (co-chair)
- Tim Ross
- Maya Roy
- Caroleen Stevenson
- Robert Voudrach
The Council will also be joined by officials including the president of CMHC (as co-chair), the Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development, the Deputy Minister of Indigenous Services, the (yet to be announced) Federal Housing Advocate, and several others.
“Taken together, their work and expertise will ensure the government reaches its goal to remove 530,000 households from housing need and follows with its commitment from the Speech from the Throne to eliminate chronic homelessness,” CMHC said in its announcement.
“This is a remarkable step forward for housing in Canada,” said Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Minister responsible for CMHC.
“Their diverse backgrounds and remarkable expertise will inform our work and contribute to the success of the National Housing Strategy. The Council will also help further recognize and advance the right to adequate housing and promote accountability, participation and inclusion in keeping with a human rights-based approach to housing,” Hussen said.
