HALIFAX – Documents released by Nova Scotia show that a provincial home-sharing program fell far short of the government’s initial target.

The documents were released through freedom of information legislation and show that the government was aiming to have 500 active homeowners with tenants in the program.

It wound up delivering 60 leases over two years and cost $1.35 million.

The Nova Scotia government announced the program in August 2023 as a way to help people find affordable housing by partnering with a non-profit organization called Happipad that operates an online home-sharing platform.

Premier Tim Houston has said he wishes the program’s results had been better, but that the partnership was a success to the 60 people who found a place to rent through the platform.

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