This is a page from the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.

Housing & Homelessness platforms

Here's what the candidates in Humber - Gros Morne, and their parties, are promising.

Home construction and supply

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NDP

  • Assign unused provincial land to municipalities, housing co-ops, and community groups to build affordable housing

    "We’ll assign unused provincial land to municipalities, housing co-ops and community groups ready to build the affordable housing needed in their communities – removing the red tape and empowering local communities to be part of the solution." — A Better Deal for People in Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-09-27

  • Create a new housing-focused crown corporation called NL Homes to raise funds and arrange financing for NLHC to oversee construction

    "Creating a new housing-focused crown corporation called NL Homes, to raise the funds and arrange financing so the NLHC could take on and oversee construction" — A Better Deal for People in Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-09-27

PC

  • Work with municipalities to reduce administrative and regulatory burdens on development and redevelopment

    "Reduce the red tape surrounding new home builds and redevelopment. We will work with municipalities to encourage red tape reduction and explore modular home construction as a solution to build homes faster." — For All of Us, retrieved 2025-10-08

  • Work with Indigenous governments to create more housing in Indigenous communities

Liberal

  • Provide low-interest financing to developers for purpose-built rental housing, and conversion of existing non-residential structures into rental properties

    "A Liberal Government will also begin providing developers with a low-interest financing program that provides capital to assist with the construction of purpose-built rental housing, including modular construction projects, and conversions of existing non-residential structures into rental properties." — Our Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-10-08

  • Review the Crown Lands inventory to find areas for new housing developments, and use revenue from selling or leasing crown lands to build affordable housing

    "A re-elected Liberal Government will review its Crown Lands inventory to identify areas of the Province for new housing development opportunities, and will use the funds from the lease or sale of crown lands to build affordable housing." — Our Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-10-08

  • Work with municipalities and developers to update zoning requirements and regulations to encourage more multi-unit and mixed-use construction projects

    "To help address these issues, a re-elected Hogan Government will work with municipalities and developers to review zoning requirements and existing regulations to encourage more multi-unit and mixed use construction projects to increase density and availability of rental and affordable housing units." — Our Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-10-08

  • Require developers of multi-unit housing projects receiving government assistance to have a minimum number of accessible units, units for families with children, and units designated as pet-friendly

    "A Liberal Government will also require developers of multi-unit housing projects receiving government assistance to have a minimum number of accessible units for persons with disabilities, as well as for families with children. We will also require a minimum number of units to be designated as pet friendly." — Our Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-10-08

Home purchases and ownership

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NDP

  • Double the grant size in the First-Time Homebuyers Program

    "We’ll double the grant size in the First- Time Homebuyers Program – helping first- time buyers save up to $1,500 and making homeownership more affordable." — A Better Deal for People in Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-09-27

We don't have any PC policies on Home purchases and ownership.

Liberal

  • Allow families with a combined income of less than $95K to qualify for the full First-Time Homebuyers Program loan
  • Allow families with a combined income of $105K or more to qualify for the First-Time Homebuyers Program on a sliding scale of assistance

"To help make it easier for you and your family to buy a home, a re-elected Liberal Government will modify the First-Time Homebuyers Program so that applicants with a combined family income of less than $95,000 are able to qualify for the full amount of the loan, while families with a combined income of $105,000 or more can qualify based on a sliding scale of assistance." — Our Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-10-08

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Homeless services

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NDP

  • Provide individualised support to homeless people to find secure long-term housing first

    "We’ll take a housing-first approach, getting people a roof over their heads and providing the individualized support they need to secure long-term housing – treating housing as a human right and ending the cycle of homelessness." — A Better Deal for People in Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-09-27

We don't have any PC policies on Homeless services.

Liberal

  • Explore immediate and long-term funding solutions for organisations like the Transition House Association of NL to

    "A re-elected Hogan Government will maintain the transitional housing initiative, and will continue to support emergency shelter beds, with over 120 new beds added since 2020. We will also work directly with organizations like the Transition House Association of Newfoundland and Labrador to explore both immediate and long-term funding solutions in order to provide stable, predictable support for their important work." — Our Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-10-08

  • Create a new homelessness taskforce

    "A re-elected Liberal Government will also create a new homelessness taskforce to bring together NL Health Services, community organizations, law enforcement and members of the community to identify recommendations for the Government to decrease the number of persons experiencing homelessness while also addressing the concerns of impacted communities." — Our Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-10-08

Public and affordable housing

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NDP

  • Build 1,000 public housing units every year, with a $150M annual investment

    "Investing $150 million yearly to build up NL Housing’s supply by 1000 new units – repaying that loan through rents collected over an amortization period of 40 years" — A Better Deal for People in Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-09-27

  • Assign unused provincial land to municipalities, housing co-ops, and community groups to build affordable housing

    "We’ll assign unused provincial land to municipalities, housing co-ops and community groups ready to build the affordable housing needed in their communities – removing the red tape and empowering local communities to be part of the solution." — A Better Deal for People in Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-09-27

  • Create a new housing-focused crown corporation called NL Homes to raise funds and arrange financing for NLHC to oversee construction

    "Creating a new housing-focused crown corporation called NL Homes, to raise the funds and arrange financing so the NLHC could take on and oversee construction" — A Better Deal for People in Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-09-27

PC

  • Repair and replace uninhabitable NL Housing units, modifying multi-bedroom units into single-bedroom units

    "Aggressively repair or replace uninhabitable NL Housing units. Where possible, we will modify large multi-bedroom units into smaller units for single individuals." — For All of Us, retrieved 2025-10-08

  • Invest $26M to build seniors' communities across the province

    "While speaking to a local seniors' organization, Wakeham announced a new PC government will invest $26 million to help build vibrant, active, seniors communities across the province.

    'My government will work with communities - just like the one here in Lab west, to help create affordable and independent housing for seniors who prefer to move into a community environment,' said Wakeham 'We want seniors to live healthy, active lives surrounded by their friends in their communities' "

    pcnl.ca, retrieved 2025-10-06

Liberal

  • Advance plans for 40 seniors units in collaboration with the Town of Labrador City

    "Seniors in Labrador West are choosing to stay in the community they, and their children and grandchildren, call home. To support their desire to age in place, a Liberal Government will also advance plans for 40 seniors units in collaboration with the Town of Labrador City." — Our Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-10-08

  • Review the Crown Lands inventory to find areas for new housing developments, and use revenue from selling or leasing crown lands to build affordable housing

    "A re-elected Liberal Government will review its Crown Lands inventory to identify areas of the Province for new housing development opportunities, and will use the funds from the lease or sale of crown lands to build affordable housing." — Our Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-10-08

Rental housing

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NDP

  • Introduce a Tenants' Bill of Rights
  • Limit rent increases
  • End no-cause evictions
  • Ban application and holding fees
  • Close loopholes like renovictions

"We’ll introduce a Tenants’ Bill of Rights – limiting rent increases, ending no-cause evictions, banning application and holding fees, and closing loopholes like renovictions to protect renters and keep housing affordable." — A Better Deal for People in Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-09-27

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We don't have any PC policies on Rental housing.

Liberal

  • Work with municipalities and developers to update zoning requirements and regulations to encourage more multi-unit and mixed-use construction projects

    "To help address these issues, a re-elected Hogan Government will work with municipalities and developers to review zoning requirements and existing regulations to encourage more multi-unit and mixed use construction projects to increase density and availability of rental and affordable housing units." — Our Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-10-08

  • Provide tax incentives for homeowners to rent their apartments, if they haven't already

    "In addition to continuing the $4 million Secondary and Basement Suite Incentive Program that provides up to $40,000 for homeowners to create an affordable home within their existing property, we will also introduce tax incentives for homeowners who already have un-rented apartments to list them on the market." — Our Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-10-08

  • Provide low-interest financing to developers for purpose-built rental housing, and conversion of existing non-residential structures into rental properties

    "A Liberal Government will also begin providing developers with a low-interest financing program that provides capital to assist with the construction of purpose-built rental housing, including modular construction projects, and conversions of existing non-residential structures into rental properties." — Our Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador, retrieved 2025-10-08