Housing is the cornerstone of healthy neighbourhoods and individual well-being. Through its Affordable Housing Action Plan, the City of Saint John is being proactive to address the affordable housing crunch to ensure a strong, vibrant and growing community. The City has developed a comprehensive and targeted five-year plan to foster better housing outcomes for the community.<\/p>\n

Like communities across North America, Saint John needs to address challenges around affordable housing.<\/p>\n

Although housing is not a legislative responsibility of the municipality, Council has recognized that the City must take action to help foster a more affordable housing environment.<\/p>\n

With input of community stakeholders and the public, the plan leaves no rock unturned. It identifies nearly 40 proposed actions, including:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Improve coordination across\u00a0governments and sectors.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Explore incentives for non-market housing initiatives.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Make sure existing policies and\u00a0by-laws support housing needs.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Investigate long term solutions\u00a0to deliver housing more\u00a0efficiently through community\u00a0partners and the municipality.<\/p>\n

The Saint John Affordable Housing Action Plan was adopted by Common Council in October 2022.<\/p>\n