The details of the national housing strategy remain a closely guarded secret, but sources with knowledge of the government's plan say it will outline a federal push to build more affordable housing, set up new funding programs for housing providers, and provide rental benefits for those struggling in the private market. With the ranks of Canada's homeless on the rise and more households straining to stay sheltered, housing providers and advocates have high hopes that the strategy will help with housing affordability overall. Government officials have told those in the housing sector that the plan would emphasize housing as a human right. A separate on-reserve housing strategy for Indigenous Peoples will also be pushed to next year because sources say it still requires deeper consultations with national Aboriginal groups. Housing strategy announced WednesdayThe government is expected to roll out the national housing strategy on Wednesday — National Housing Day — with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Toronto and Families Minister Jean-Yves Duclos making a similar announcement elsewhere, possibly Vancouver, said sources who weren't authorized to discuss details in advance of the official announcement.

Source: CBC News November 20, 2017 00:45 UTC