Housing In Canada
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Carrot or stick? How the feds could push cities to build more homesThe Liberal government's Housing Accelerator Fund is intended to incentivize home construction, but is this the best way to get municipalities to build more homes?CanadaAug 15, 2023
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More action needed as military members struggle to find housing, says AnandA recent email encouraging Canadian Armed Forces members to consider Habitat for Humanity is shedding light on how rising home and rental prices are affecting military personnel.CanadaMay 24, 2022
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Federal budget needs more targeted support on housing, advocates sayWhile the focus on housing affordability in Canada's federal budget is promising, its measures could go further to help people in the most dire need, advocates say.CanadaApr 13, 2022
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‘Get in now’: realtors urge renters to lock in lease before Canada’s border reopensAs many businesses welcome back customers and companies begin planning for a return to offices, prices are starting to creep back up.ConsumerJul 9, 2021
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‘Incredibly stressful:’ Why renting isn’t always a solution for those who can’t buyAs the COVID-19 pandemic brings double-digit property appreciation to small towns, some Canadians priced out of homeownership are feeling the squeeze in the rental market as well.MoneyMay 29, 2021
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Household debt, sky-high home prices remain Canada’s top vulnerabilities: BoCThe central bank said in a report released Thursday that although household credit growth has slowed, indebtedness remains high.EconomyJun 7, 2018
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Trudeau Liberals establish road map for talks to legislate a right to housingThe federal government is offering the first initial hints of how it plans to go about creating a new right to housing.Mar 24, 2018
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Liberals poised to make housing a right in new homelessness strategyGovernment officials have told housing and homeless advocates to expect a declaration in the plan set to be released this fall.CanadaSep 19, 2017
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Canada’s housing strategy needs human rights pillar: UNA United Nations housing watchdog says the federal government's push for a national housing strategy may fall short of its vaunted goals if it doesn't make human rights a central pillar of the plan.CanadaJul 12, 2016
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