Canada Mortgage And Housing Corporation

• Calgary officials warn repeal of citywide rezoning could risk federal funding

  Calgary was awarded $251.3 million, including top-ups, from the federal Housing Accelerator Fund, with $122.9 million allocated so far.

  Canada

  Feb 6
  
• Alberta’s 2025 housing starts above national average of 5.6%

  Canada’s six largest markets recorded a combined 3.9 per cent year-over-year increase from 2024, driven by record annual starts in Calgary and Edmonton.

  Economy

  Jan 21
  
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• CMHC cancels housing fund deal with City of Red Deer, council won’t return money

  Red Deer city council passed a resolution earlier this week refusing to give back the first installment of funding pending a meeting with the federal housing minister.

  Canada

  Jan 16
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• ‘No decisions’ on Calgary’s federal housing funding, according to CMHC

  Calgary city administration said in a statement to Global News, the memo to city council informing them the federal funding was paused was "preliminary in nature."

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2025
• Calgary’s $129M in federal housing funds ‘paused’ pending citywide rezoning status

  Calgary city council is preparing to debate a motion that calls for the repeal of the citywide rezoning policy in December, which would require a public hearing in the spring.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2025
• Canada isn’t in a housing slump — Ontario is, RBC analysis shows

  Ontario’s lag in housing construction was at 'the root of the housing crisis' in Canada, new analysis by the Royal Bank of Canada shows.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2025
• Nova Scotia must double housing starts to restore pre-COVID affordability: report

  An economist with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, says Nova Scotia should aim to hit 12,540 housing starts a year.

  Economy

  Jul 23, 2025
• Hamilton home prices may rise if mortgage rate drops: CMHC

  A three-year forecast from Canada’s housing agency suggests higher prices could be driven by increased home sales should mortgage rates drop.

  Canada

  May 2, 2024
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• Average rent in Halifax jumped by record-setting 11.9% in 2023: report

  Rent prices in Halifax are rising at rates above the national average, according to a new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2024
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• Liberals to revive ‘war-time housing’ blueprints in bid to speed up builds

  The Liberals plan on restarting a war-time housing program in their latest attempt to ease the high cost of housing across the country.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2023