New Brunswick Housing Corporation

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New Brunswick Housing Corporation
Company type Crown Corporation
IndustryHousing
Founded1968;56 years ago (1968)
Re-established:
2023;1 year ago (2023)
Key people
Website www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/new-brunswick-housing-corporation.html

The New Brunswick Housing Corporation (NBHC) is a crown corporation in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

Contents

The New Brunswick Housing Corporation exists as a crown corporation under the guidelines of the New Brunswick Housing Act. It contains a board of directors consisting of a chair, which is the minister, a vice-chair, which is the president and CEO, as well as between three to eight other individuals. [1]

History

The New Brunswick Housing Corporation was initially established in 1968, [2] and was later re-established in March 2023 as a means to address the provincial housing crisis. Upon its re-establishment, it was led by Jill Green, then-Minister responsible for housing. [3] [4] In September 2023, François Boutot was appointed as the president and CEO of the corporation. [5] In November 2024, David Hickey became the minister responsible for the corporation. [6]

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References

  1. "New Brunswick Housing Act, RSNB 1973, c N-6" . Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  2. Task Force on Low Income Housing working paper. No. 5, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick: an institutional analysis / director of institutional research, Susan A. Fish ; primary researcher, Patricia Pond (PDF). Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation. 1971. p. 7. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  3. Sturgeon, Nathalie (March 3, 2023). "N.B. revives housing corporation for 'horsepower' to address homes crisis". Global News . Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  4. "Housing corporation to be renewed and restructured as a separate entity". Service New Brunswick . Government of New Brunswick. March 2, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  5. "New Brunswick Housing Corporation appoints new boss and eight new board members". SaltWire . September 27, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  6. Brown, Silas (November 1, 2024). "Susan Holt reveals her first cabinet as N.B. premier, most are rookies". Global News . Retrieved November 12, 2024.