Our Focus
Housing Development and Operations
The Housing Development and Operations works with over 400 organizations, including municipalities, housing management bodies, non-profit and private sector organizations to ensure Albertans of modest means have access to affordable housing that meets their basic needs. This requires support for a mix of existing and new housing options for families, individuals, seniors and Albertans with special needs. The division delivers capital grant programs to increase the Province’s supply of affordable housing; monitors agreements related to affordable housing units; ensures the operations of the 26,500 provincially-owned and/or supported social housing units are managed effectively; and manages the delivery of the rent supplement programs and other grant initiatives delivered through the Department and the Alberta Social Housing Corporation.
The Housing Development and Operations works with over 400 organizations, including municipalities, housing management bodies, non-profit and private sector organizations to ensure Albertans of modest means have access to affordable housing that meets their basic needs. This requires support for a mix of existing and new housing options for families, individuals, seniors and Albertans with special needs. The division delivers capital grant programs to increase the Province’s supply of affordable housing; monitors agreements related to affordable housing units; ensures the operations of the 26,500 provincially-owned and/or supported social housing units are managed effectively; and manages the delivery of the rent supplement programs and other grant initiatives delivered through the Department and the Alberta Social Housing Corporation.
Homeless Support (moved to the Ministry of Human Services)
Homeless Support implements A Plan for Alberta: Ending Homelessness in 10 Years. This area of Human Services works with community based organizations in Alberta’s seven major cities to deliver the Plan’s initiatives; supports the Alberta Secretariat for Action on Homelessness in monitoring the implementation of the Plan; and funds 30 emergency shelter operators who deliver over 3,400 emergency and transitional shelter spaces across the province.
Land Development (moved to the Ministry of Infrastructure)
Land Development oversees the development and release of serviced land parcels of Parsons Creek in Fort McMurray and supports the timely release of suitable surplus land for the development of affordable housing in high-growth communities.
Land Development oversees the development and release of serviced land parcels of Parsons Creek in Fort McMurray and supports the timely release of suitable surplus land for the development of affordable housing in high-growth communities.
