Thinking Inside the Box: Rediscovering How to Build Social Housing in Manitoba

The difference between what the tenant pays and the cost of providing the unit is covered through a subsidy that is tied to the unit. [...] 6 Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–MB The Role of the Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation in Social Housing the MhrC proviDes legal and institutional resources to provide and manage publicly-owned and non-profit social housing in Manitoba. [...] The Act stipulates the Crown’s mandate to: • “enhance the affordability of, and accessibility to, adequate housing for Manitobans, particularly those of low to moderate incomes or those with specialized needs; • maintain and improve the condition of existing housing stock; • ensure there is an adequate supply of housing stock in Manitoba; and • stimulate the activities of the housing market to the. [...] CMHC Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, a federal Crown corporation whose mandate is “to promote housing affordability and choice, facilitate access to, and competition and efficient in the provision of housing finance, protect the availability of adequate funding for housing at low cost, and generally contribute to the well-being of the housing sector in the national economy.” (CMHC 2023–. [...] At the end of the period, the face value of the bond is paid back to the investor.