OTTAWA — Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the Liberals see turning federal assets into affordable housing as an integral part of fixing Canada's shortage.
Duclos said in a recent interview that there is a need to repurpose office space into housing, as the federal government lets go of some properties in the National Capital Region.
One of the projects supported by that fund is the Mikinàk affordable housing development in Ottawa, a three-building rental complex slated to offer 271 affordable units to mixed-income tenants starting in 2024. The development is located on a 310-acre site known as Wateridge Village, which was a Canadian Armed Forces property primarily used as military housing until it was decommissioned in 1994.
Duclos also said a shift in work habits during the pandemic has generated an opportunity to convert office buildings, including government space, into housing.
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