Mayor Del Duca welcomes $59 million in historic federal housing investment to Vaughan

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Oct. 6, 2023

At a press conference in Vaughan, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mayor Steven Del Duca announced the City of Vaughan will receive $59 million to build more housing units as part of the federal Housing Accelerator Fund. As part of the Housing Accelerator Fund, the Government of Canada and the City have agreed to expedite the creation of more than 1,700 new housing units and incentivize thousands of additional homes over the next three years.

Video clips of the announcement are below:

• CTV News: https://vaughancloud.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/videos/ERA5tVy7E6FMi3qWCV-LSHUB7uIm4lySVLlFfQ0cuaq3Xg?e=wzlvoz
• CBC News: https://vaughancloud.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/videos/EecBfTU2YfBAsHbZANxSXboB_LivKWIF6Lt6buGzPM1ZWw?e=6ge9To

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser, also spoke about this announcement.

Chrystia Freeland’s clip: https://vaughancloud.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/videos/EQTnaaDvWPRCkjB6TqgUX1wBIL8d8PFu6LrlQXImEfc7lw?e=X6VrmJ

Sean Fraser’s clip: https://vaughancloud.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/videos/ES86Q6XJXAFLlELbrWjB6MoBnTQjov-9PqJI2VvidSZgRw?e=9VrXJ0
speaking about the Housing Accelerator Fund. She mentions this morning’s announcement.

More online coverage of the announcement is below:

• CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-housing-vaughan-deal-1.6987716
• Toronto Star: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/trudeau-announces-housing-agreement-with-vaughan-under-national-housing-accelerator/article_7ade34ea-e55f-58b2-bd0d-98737884c10a.html