1. Develop a new federal, provincial and territorial affordable housing framework agreement

“The federal government continues to retreat from addressing the growing housing needs in Canadian cities. This lack of responsibility and vision is contributing to a crisis of housing affordability,” said Wes Regan, Green Party Urban Affairs and Housing Critic (Vancouver East). “I believe every Canadian has the right to affordable and safe housing. This is why Green MPs will work across party lines in the next minority parliament to make a National Housing Strategy a priority.” Wes Regan also indicated the need of all levels of government to work together: 

"We need a federal government that is willing to see housing as a broad national priority and not some challenge to be offloaded to Provinces and municipalities. Policy coherence and cooperation between all levels of government, through a Council of Canadian Governments, will ensure that local needs in different regions, and different segments of our housing continuum, are being equitably resourced and that public funds are being put to use in the smartest and most effective ways. It's time to think like a country again, and that means creating things like a National Housing Strategy to meet the challenges and opportunities of a 21st Century Canada."

The Greens indicate that they will develop a National Housing Strategy as a priority. It will be based on Housing First principles and targeting individuals experiencing chronic and episodic homelessness. The Green Party will create a “Council of Canadian Governments” that would consult relevant stakeholders and draft the initial policy. They describe this Council as “A Council of Canadian Governments, chaired by the Prime Minister, would include provincial Premiers, territorial leaders, representatives of the municipal order of government, and representatives of Indigenous leadership. It would not be a formal part of the legislative process, nor would it have any governmental powers or constitutional status; instead, it would supplement First Ministers’ Conferences. The Council’s role would be to initiate, develop, and monitor the implementation of policy reforms that are of national significance and require action by all Canadian governments.”

The Green Party’s Housing platform states “Canada is the only country in the OECD without a Housing Strategy. A key commitment of the Green Party of Canada is to develop a National Housing Strategy through the Council of Canadian Governments. Any coherent plan must include concrete steps for a seniors housing plan, a First Nations plan, a plan for social housing, and for affordable market housing.”

There is nothing listed in the plan about Point-in-Time counts, mandating Ten Year Plans to End Homelessness or data collection/management.