Canada Housing Crisis

• Developer to build 5K rental units, cites Liberals’ GST break as motivator

  According the CMHC, Canada needs to build about 3.5 million more units than its current pace of building by 2030 to restore affordability.

  Canada

  Sep 26
  
• Housing ‘prescription’ to combat health impacts of Toronto homelessness

  What was once a UHN parking lot near King Street West and Jameson Avenue will soon be the site of Toronto's latest modular housing project.

  Canada

  Sep 25
  
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• Can Ottawa make a dent in housing, grocery prices? What a new bill would do

  Bill C-56, the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act, was introduced into Parliament on Thursday as the Liberals look to address cost of living concerns in Canada.

  Money

  Sep 21
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• Canada on pace to build fewer — not more — homes by 2030 target: CMHC

  The report added that Canada’s population growth rate is set to fall after 2025, when the current immigration policy comes to an end and Canada sets new immigration targets.

  Canada

  Sep 13
• How more homeless encampments in Ontario signal a housing crisis out of control

  Experts say the growth of homeless encampments in Ontario wasn't caused by the pandemic, but COVID did accelerate already existing trends.

  Canada

  Sep 9
• After the wildfire: Inside the struggle to rebuild homes in Canada

  Those who have lost their homes from wildfires in Canada may have a long wait ahead of them before having a new place to call home.

  Canada

  Sep 4
• Montreal renters are turning to apartment swapping amid ‘crazy’ affordability crunch

  An apartment swap, which is a mutually-agreed-upon transfer of two separate leases, allows tenants to find the right home for them during the ongoing housing crisis in Montreal.

  Canada

  Aug 29
• Who is to blame for the housing crisis? Canadians split in poll

  Leger surveyed 1,537 people between Aug. 18 and 20, asking a series of questions about the rising cost of housing and what should be done about it.

  Consumer

  Aug 23
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• Colleges, universities have role to play in solutions to housing crisis: report

  "Ontario has never built more than 850,000 new homes in any ten-year period. Ever. In short, Ontario must do something it has not done in over forty years, then double it."

  Canada

  Aug 17
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• Hamilton councillors give early support for revised encampment protocol

  City councillors voted in favour of a recommendation to adopt a mini homes pilot and use public land with amenities to alleviate the city’s encampment crisis.

  Environment

  Aug 15