US EditionNova Scotia capital plan: New public housing units to nearly double across province - Halifax
- Nova Scotia's capital plan for 2025-26 includes 242 new public housing units, nearly doubling the previous plan, as stated by Growth and Development Minister Colton LeBlanc.
- The 2025-26 plan adds to the previously announced 222 units and 51 modular units, marking the first public housing investments in the province in 30 years.
- Finance Minister John Lohr mentioned that the provincial waitlist for public housing exceeds 7,000 people, leading to the increase in unit construction.
- The capital plan allocates $1.4 billion for health, including $750.9 million for hospital projects in Halifax and the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
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Nova Scotia capital plan: New public housing units to nearly double across province
HALIFAX — The number of new public housing units planned in Nova Scotia is set to double under the province's capital plan for the 2025-26 fiscal year, as thousands of people crowd the province's affordable housing wait-list.
N.S. plans largest-ever new public housing investment
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia is building more public housing to provide safe, affordable homes for about 600 more Nova Scotians.Growth and Development Minister Colton LeBlanc announced today, February 13, that 242 new public housing units will be built in communities where demand for affordable housing is high.The units are in addition to the 273 units, including 51 modulars, announced in the last 18 months, bringing the total number of new public housi…
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