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Labour and Housing

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Appropriate Minister
The Honourable Joseph F. Fontana, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Labour and Housing

Chairperson
Dino Chiesa

President and Chief Executive Officer
Karen Kinsley

Head Office
700 Montreal Road
Ottawa ON
K1A 0P7
Telephone: (613) 748-2000
Facsimile: (613) 748-2067
Web site: www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca

Auditors
Auditor General of Canada
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton

Incorporation and Status

1946 by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act; amended March 16, 1979, to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-7); Schedule III, Part I of the Financial Administration Act; an agent of Her Majesty except when s.14 of its Act applies.

Mandate

To promote the construction, repair and modernization of housing, the improvement of housing and living conditions, housing affordability and choice, the availability of low-cost financing for housing and the national well-being of the housing sector.

Corporate Profile

As Canada's national housing agency, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC's) mission is to promote housing quality, affordability and choice for Canadians. CMHC delivers its products and services to Canadians and supports federal policy objectives through four areas of housing activity: housing finance, assisted housing, research and information transfer, and export promotion.

The Corporation: ensures the availability, accessibility and choice of housing funding to Canadians; improves housing and supports the housing market by providing practical information and advice to the housing industry; participates in assisted housing initiatives; and supports and promotes the export of Canadian housing products and expertise.

 

 
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