Spending on affordable housing has risen since the federal government announced a new National Housing Strategy in 2017, but housing experts say the funding and units promised need to be increased to make up for decades of under-investment. Chart by Brian Clifford, data from CMHC's Canadian Housing Statistics, multiple years.

From an April 22, 2022, The Tyee article "Why Can't We Build Like It's the 1970s?" by Jen St. Denis.