FAQs

The Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) is a $4-billion-dollar Federal funding initiative that supports Canadian municipalities to accelerate the delivery of housing and create the conditions for additional housing to be built. The program aims to increase the housing supply and enhance certainty in the approvals and building process in response to the national housing crisis. The City applied to the HAF because the objectives and priorities of the HAF strongly align with the City’s Strategic Priorities and guiding policies. It is vital for Regina to ensure that our housing supply keeps pace with population growth so that we maintain housing availability and affordability. 

The changes to the Zoning Bylaw regulations are part of a City Council-directed shift for our municipality to be more nimble in addressing our critical housing shortage.   These changes enable the City to take advantage of $35.2 million in federal funding (Housing Accelerator Fund) to fast track more than 1,000 housing units over the next three years.

Direction for the changes came during the regular Council and Committee meeting process, including posting the reports publicly and providing interested parties with an opportunity to participate as delegates.  The initial direction was approved at a public Council meeting in November; the bylaw changes in phase 1 were outlined in reports made public and discussed in public during meetings of the Regina Planning Council and Council earlier this year. 

These changes represent a pivot in how the City of Regina will be supporting housing development, including removing barriers to housing developments and speeding up approval processes citywide.  The City will continue to make residents aware of the changes on this page (Regina.ca/housingoptions) and through emails to residents who sign up for updates. Those on the update list will also be provided email notice of further reports outlining bylaw changes that will go to Council over the next few months.