Surplus Federal Real Property for Homelessness Initiative

The Surplus Federal Real Property for Homelessness Initiative (SFRPHI), a funding stream of the Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS), makes surplus federal real properties available to community organizations, the not-for-profit sector, and other levels of government for projects to help prevent and reduce homelessness.

Municipal, provincial or territorial governments and community-based organizations with valid non-profit charters are eligible to receive properties under SFRPHI. These organizations can then use the properties to create affordable housing and other services to prevent and reduce homelessness. Recipients of the properties must agree to maintain these services for fifteen years.

Under the HPS, SFRPHI has the flexibility to allow for land or property exchanges. Community groups are able to exchange, under certain conditions, a federal property received under SFRPHI for another similar and more suitable property belonging to another level of government (provincial/territorial or municipal) or to a public agency such as a school board.

Partners in SFRPHI are the Homelessness Partnering Secretariat of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada, and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.