Montreal Housing Crisis

• Quebec looks to curb evictions with new housing bill

  France-Élaine Duranceau's proposed legislation would prevent landlords from evicting renters in order to subdivide, enlarge or change the use of a unit.

  Canada

  May 22, 2024
  
• Montreal unveils new plan for 20,000 housing units

  Montreal, Quebec and Ottawa will each pitch in $2 million for technical studies on the 95 hectares of land, part of which used to host the Hippodrome.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2024
  
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• Montreal to get hundreds of new affordable housing units for families, homeless youth

  The 12 projects approved in a call for tenders will cost about $310 million. They include hundreds of dwellings for a variety of people, including families and seniors.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2024
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• Accueil Bonneau inaugurates new 114-unit long-term housing centre

  The fully-furnished rooms will be available for low-cost rent to both men and women including, students, seniors and couples in serious financial straits.

  Politics

  Feb 5, 2024
• Taxes could come for Quebec owners of vacant homes and lots

  Bill 39 will give municipalities the power to slap taxes onto owners who keep units empty for more than six months — one per cent of the overall cost of the property.  

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2023
• Quebec’s Bill 31 puts social housing at risk, groups argue

  The FLHMQ argues a section of the bill would make it easier for municipalities to sell social housing units and transform them into affordable housing.

  Politics

  Sep 20, 2023
• Montreal university student says he’s out $700 due to a fraudulent landlord

  Longueuil police issued a warning to the public last month not to fall victim to listings from landlord imposters. One student in Montreal is telling his story.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2023
• 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, 2023
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• Housing crisis affecting Montreal North shelter for asylum seekers

  Kicha Estimé, who operates La Traverse, says now she has to turn away between five and 10 asylum seekers every day, and hers is the only shelter of its kind in Montreal North.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2023
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• Quebec universities reject suggestion by federal minister to cap student visas

  Sean Fraser suggested that capping the explosive growth in the number of international students recruited to Canada recently was an option to cap demand for housing.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2023