The National Housing Strategy (NHS) is Canada's comprehensive federal housing plan, launched in 2017 with over $80 billion in investments over ten years to reduce homelessness and increase affordable housing. The strategy includes multiple programs addressing different housing needs: Rapid Housing Initiative for urgent affordable supply, National Housing Co-Investment Fund for new construction and repairs, Rental Construction Financing Initiative for rental development loans, and programs targeting homelessness, Indigenous housing, and vulnerable populations. Municipalities access NHS funding through applications to various programs, often in partnership with non-profit housing providers. The strategy represents the largest federal housing investment in Canadian history.