Construction workers at the site of an affordable housing project in Ottawa on Sept. 28, 2023.
The federal government is committing $1.1 billion over the next 10 years to offload its office holdings more quickly, as part of a plan it hopes will spur housing conversions in Ottawa and beyond. The federal government is committing $1.1 billion over the next 10 years to offload its office holdings more quickly, as part of a plan it hopes will spur housing conversions in Ottawa and beyond.
The new funding is meant to "accelerate the ending of leases" and cover the cost of deferred maintenance to help reach that target. "Wherever possible, public land should be used for homes," the budget says. "Moving forward, the federal government will partner with the housing sector to build homes on every possible site across the federal portfolio."The budget mentions a few specific Ottawa properties that have the potential for housing conversions. That includes the former National Defence Medical Centre near Ottawa's General Hospital.
According to the budget, the defence department will work with the Canada Lands Company, a Crown corporation that redevelops federal properties, to divest the hospital and 13 other unneeded military facilities across the country.
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