Canada: More than 741,000 families have had their housing needs addressed under the National Housing Strategy, as reported by Janet Goulding, the senior assistant deputy minister of housing, infrastructure, and communities. The announcement was made during the 'Environmentally Sustainable and Resilient Settlements' panel discussion at WUF13, as reported by APA.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the National Housing Strategy, which was launched in 2017, received over $115 billion in allocations aimed at enhancing housing outcomes across the country. Goulding emphasized that the strategy is built on a human rights-based approach, recognizing the critical role that access to adequate housing plays in enabling participation in the labor market and impacting education and healthcare outcomes. She highlighted that the strategy's success is evident, with housing needs for over 741,000 families being reduced or entirely eliminated, the creation of more than 195,000 new housing units, renovation of over 328,000 homes, and preservation of more than 359,000 social housing units.

Additionally, Goulding announced the establishment of a new federal institution, Built Canada Homes, designed to expedite large-scale housing provision. This institution focuses on three primary areas: utilizing underutilized public lands for housing construction to benefit the public long-term, offering flexible financing that covers the full cycle from initial planning to long-term affordability, and speeding up the adoption of modern construction methods to build homes more quickly and efficiently.