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Ottawa pledges $66.3M for 162 home energy retrofit and affordable housing projects across Canada
Federal Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin announced in Ajax, Ontario this morning $66.3 million for 162 home energy efficiency retrofit and sustainable affordable housing projects nationwide.
Why it matters
This is a single federal funding round covering every province and territory: helping households cut energy bills and emissions while adding affordable housing supply, directly tied to the housing crisis response.
Full report
Federal Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin announced at 11:00 a.m. EDT on Oct. 2 in Ajax, Ontario (655 Harwood Avenue South) that Ottawa will provide about $66.3 million for 162 home energy efficiency retrofit and sustainable affordable housing projects across the country. She was joined by Parliamentary Secretary Jennifer McKelvie and representatives of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).
According to the official backgrounder, the total is $66,278,761: $31,682,805 for Sustainable Affordable Housing (SAH) projects and $34,595,956 for Community Efficiency Financing (CEF) projects. The 162 projects break down as: 12 in Atlantic Canada, 36 in Quebec, 39 in Ontario, 36 in the Prairies, 38 in B.C. and 1 in Nunavut.
Sources: Government of Canada, canada.ca (Environment and Climate Change Canada backgrounder, Oct. 2, 2026; media advisory, Sept. 29, 2026).
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